Sing Our Own Song

"Sing Our Own Song" is a song and single written and performed by British group UB40. [1] It featured backing singers Jaki Graham, Mo Birch and Ruby Turner[1] and was the ninth and final track on their album Rat in the Kitchen. Released in 1986 it reached 5, on the UK charts, staying for nine weeks. [2] It made 1 on the Dutch charts in 1986.

"Sing Our Own Song"
Single by UB40
from the album Rat in the Kitchen
B-side"Sing Our Own Song (Version)"
Released1986
GenreReggae
Length4:00
LabelDEP International DEP23
Songwriter(s)UB40
Producer(s)UB40
UB40 singles chronology
"Little Baggariddim"
(1985)		 "Sing Our Own Song"
(1986)		 "All I Want"
(1986)

The song was written as an anti-apartheid song and was censored in South Africa.[3] Featuring the ANC rallying cry of "Amandla Awethu", it is considered a protest song of the time.[4]

Charts

References
  1. "Sing Our Own Song". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. "UK Official charts - UB40". www.officialscharts.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. "Avoid the censored songs". SABC Media Libraries. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. "UB40". www.thebiographychannel.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  5. "Ultratop.be – UB40 – Sing Our Own Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 34, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – UB40 – Sing Our Own Song" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  8. "Charts.nz – UB40 – Sing Our Own Song". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. "Jaaroverzichten 1986". Ultratop. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  11. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1986". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  12. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
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