Everything about We Are Family Sister Sledge Song totally explained
"
We Are Family" is a
1979 dance hit song by
Sister Sledge, composed by
Bernard Edwards and
Nile Rodgers. Rodgers and Edwards offered the song to
Atlantic Records; although the record label initially declined, the track was released as a single from
the album of the same name and quickly began to gain club and radio play. It eventually went
gold, becoming the number one
R&B and number two
pop song on the charts in 1979. It was also the theme song for the 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates, and was featured in the
1996 film
The Birdcage, starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane.
Popularity
The song was used as the 1979 theme song for the
Pittsburgh Pirates, who won baseball's
World Series that year. The song was also played during the
2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Artists who have covered the song include
Jordan Pruitt (see below), the
Spice Girls,
The Corrs, and
Babes in Toyland. In addition, it was re-recorded in 2001 as a benefit record for the
September 11, 2001 attacks. The song was announced as one of the 2008 inductees to the
Grammy Hall of Fame in December of 2007.
This song was also re-released in
1993 in remix form in the
UK, where the original had peaked at number seven on the singles chart. Titled the "Sure Is Pure Remix Edit", the single surpassed the success of the original, reaching number five on the UK chart and remains their biggest hit to date in that country. This song is also featured on
DANCE! Online, a
multiplayer online casual rhythm game.
Jordan Pruitt cover
Jordan Pruitt covered the song for the soundtrack of the 2006 Disney sequel
Air Buddies. It is available through the
iTunes Store and has reached #98 on the iTunes Pop Chart. This single is also included on Pruitt's 2007 debut album,
No Ordinary Girl. The music video for the song featured actress
Samantha Cope. The Bonus of the
DVDs of
Air Buddies and
No Ordinary Girl have the music video of "We Are Family".
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