"United" is the fifth track and last single to be released from the album '' British Steel'' by heavy metal group Judas Priest. The song was written very much in the same vein as " Take On the World" from ''

Killing Machine Killing machine may refer to: Film * ''The Killing Machine'', English language title for ''Shorinji Kempo'' a 1975 Japanese action film with Sonny Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada and Etsuko Shiomi * ''The Killing Machine'', a 1994 American action film with ...

'' (''Hell Bent for Leather'' in the U.S.) and meant to be a crowd shout-along. It is the fifth track and final song on the first side on the LP version. The single, with " Grinder" on the B-side, peaked at number 26 on the

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and spent a total of eight weeks on the chart.Judas Priest
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. Retrieved 30 April 2015 The "crowd" noise on the live version was enhanced by dub overlay using family members and friends.

Personnel

* Rob Halford – vocals *

K. K. Downing Kenneth Keith Downing Jr. (born 27 October 1951) is an English guitarist and a former member of the heavy metal band Judas Priest. Early life and career Downing was born in West Bromwich, West Midlands. In the late 1960s, he developed a p ...

– guitars *

Glenn Tipton Glenn Raymond Tipton (born 25 October 1947) is an English guitarist. Often noted for his complex playing style and classically influenced solos, he is best known as one of the lead guitarists for heavy metal band Judas Priest. Early life and ...

– guitars *

Ian Hill Ian Frank Hill (born 20 January 1951) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and the sole continuous member for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. Biography Hill learned how to play the double bass from his father, a bass player ...

– bass guitar *

Dave Holland David “Dave” Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His extensive discography r ...

– drums

Charts

References

{{Judas Priest 1980 singles Judas Priest songs British hard rock songs 1980 songs CBS Records singles Songs written by Rob Halford Songs written by K. K. Downing Songs written by Glenn Tipton