Sing Our Own Song
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| "Sing Our Own Song" | ||||
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| Single by UB40 | ||||
| from the album Rat in the Kitchen | ||||
| B-side | Sing Our Own Song (Version) | |||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | DEP International DEP23 | |||
| Writer(s) | UB40 | |||
| Producer(s) | UB40 | |||
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"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.
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]
