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dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-9-16</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-nz_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nz-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Opera" title="Opera">Opera</a>, <a href="/wiki/Classical_music" title="Classical music">classical</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">3</span>:<span class="s">58</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Gustav_Holst" title="Gustav Holst">Gustav Holst</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Skarbek" title="Charlie Skarbek">Charlie Skarbek</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Skarbek" title="Charlie Skarbek">Charlie Skarbek</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>New Zealand operatic soprano <a href="/wiki/Kiri_Te_Kanawa" title="Kiri Te Kanawa">Kiri Te Kanawa</a> recorded the first version of this song for the <a href="/wiki/1991_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1991 Rugby World Cup">1991 Rugby World Cup</a>. Her version peaked at <abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> 4 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>, No. 5 in Ireland, and No. 10 in New Zealand. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charts">Charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1991) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Europe (<a href="/wiki/European_Hot_100_Singles" title="European Hot 100 Singles">Eurochart Hot 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Ireland2_-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-nz_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nz-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_UK_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_UK_-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1991) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">UK Singles (OCC)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>28 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ladysmith_Black_Mambazo_ft._PJ_Powers_version">Ladysmith Black Mambazo ft. 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You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"World in Union 95"</th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by Ladysmith Black Mambazo ft. P.J. Powers</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1995</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Crossover_music" title="Crossover music">Classical crossover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Isicathamiya" title="Isicathamiya">isicathamiya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mbube_(genre)" title="Mbube (genre)">mbube</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">3.49 </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/PolyGram" title="PolyGram">PolyGram</a> (UK)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Gustav_Holst" title="Gustav Holst">Gustav Holst</a>, Charlie Skarbek</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>For the <a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995 Rugby World Cup</a> a version of the song was recorded by <a href="/wiki/Ladysmith_Black_Mambazo" title="Ladysmith Black Mambazo">Ladysmith Black Mambazo</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/PJ_Powers" title="PJ Powers">PJ Powers</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Shirley_Bassey_and_Bryn_Terfel_version">Shirley Bassey and Bryn Terfel version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Shirley Bassey and Bryn Terfel version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"World in Union"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:WorldInUnion99.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/WorldInUnion99.jpg/250px-WorldInUnion99.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/WorldInUnion99.jpg/330px-WorldInUnion99.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/WorldInUnion99.jpg 2x" data-file-width="347" data-file-height="288" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by Shirley Bassey and Bryn Terfel</th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> Land of My Fathers </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">11 October 1999</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1999</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Crossover_music" title="Crossover music">Classical crossover</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">3.45 </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Gustav_Holst" title="Gustav Holst">Gustav Holst</a>, Charlie Skarbek</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Charlie Skarbek</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Bassey" title="Shirley Bassey">Shirley Bassey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bryn_Terfel" title="Bryn Terfel">Bryn Terfel</a> released a version of the song on 11 October 1999. It was performed live by both artists at the opening ceremony of the <a href="/wiki/1999_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1999 Rugby World Cup">1999 Rugby World Cup</a> on 1 October 1999, with Bassey wearing a gown designed on the <a href="/wiki/Welsh_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Welsh flag">Welsh flag</a>. Three versions are featured on the single: a duet with Bassey and Terfel, Bassey's solo version and a version which features the choirs only. The duet version is performed partially in Welsh by Terfel. The official video was filmed at the <a href="/wiki/Millennium_Stadium" title="Millennium Stadium">Millennium Stadium</a>, Cardiff and features various other Welsh landscapes. The single reached No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in October 1999. </p><p><b>UK 3 track maxi CD single</b> </p> <ol><li>"World in Union" (<a href="/wiki/Duet" title="Duet">Duet</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bryn_Terfel" title="Bryn Terfel">Bryn Terfel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shirley_Bassey" title="Shirley Bassey">Shirley Bassey</a>) – 3:42</li> <li>"World in Union" (Shirley Bassey) – 3:45</li> <li>"World in Union" (Welsh Mountain Mix) – 3:45</li></ol> <p><b>Personnel</b> </p> <ul><li>Shirley Bassey – vocal (tracks 1 and 2)</li> <li>Bryn Terfel – vocal (track 1)</li> <li>The Black Mountain Male Chorus – choir (all tracks)</li> <li>The Morriston Rugby Club Choir – choir (all tracks)</li> <li>Robert Fardell and Charlie Skarbek – backing singers (track 2)</li> <li>The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra</li> <li>Llio Rhydderch – Welsh triple harp</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Donockley" title="Troy Donockley">Troy Donockley</a> – <a href="/wiki/Uilleann_pipes" title="Uilleann pipes">uilleann pipes</a></li> <li>David Thomas – drums</li> <li>Simon Hale – orchestral arrangements</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Rhys-Evans" title="Tim Rhys-Evans">Tim Rhys-Evans</a> and D. Huw Rees – choral arrangements</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hayley_Westenra_version">Hayley Westenra version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Hayley Westenra version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"World in Union"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Album_World_In_Union_(English)_cover.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/54/Album_World_In_Union_%28English%29_cover.jpg/220px-Album_World_In_Union_%28English%29_cover.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/Album_World_In_Union_%28English%29_cover.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Hayley_Westenra" title="Hayley Westenra">Hayley Westenra</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> World in Union : The Rugby World Cup 2011 (The Official Album) </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">26 August 2011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">2011</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Crossover_music" title="Crossover music">Classical crossover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">3.20 </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Gustav_Holst" title="Gustav Holst">Gustav Holst</a>, Charlie Skarbek</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The official album of the <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011 Rugby World Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> was launched on 9 August by New Zealand soprano <a href="/wiki/Hayley_Westenra" title="Hayley Westenra">Hayley Westenra</a>. It was released by Universal Music on 26 August,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and included 22 tracks recorded by classical artists. Westenra had not only recorded the song in English and Māori, as heard on this album, but also in French, Italian, and Japanese.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It got No. 1 album position on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Classical_Charts" title="UK Classical Charts">Classical Compilation Albums Chart</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Official_Charts_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="The Official Charts Company">Official Charts</a> as well as the <a href="/wiki/Classic_FM_(UK)" title="Classic FM (UK)">Classic FM</a> chart after releasing in UK.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>The Official Album track listing</b> </p> <ol><li>World In Union – <a href="/wiki/Hayley_Westenra" title="Hayley Westenra">Hayley Westenra</a></li> <li>Swing Low '99 – Arr. C. Skarbek/ T.R. Evans – <a href="/wiki/Russell_Watson" title="Russell Watson">Russell Watson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Choral_Society" title="Royal Choral Society">Royal Choral Society</a></li> <li>Land of My Fathers – <a href="/wiki/Froncysyllte_Male_Voice_Choir" title="Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir">Fron Male Voice Choir</a></li> <li>Ireland's Call – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kennedy_(singer)" title="Brian Kennedy (singer)">Brian Kennedy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Celtic_Thunder" title="Celtic Thunder">Paul Byrom</a></li> <li>Scottish Medley – <a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Dragoon_Guards" title="Royal Scots Dragoon Guards">Royal Scots Dragoon Guards</a></li> <li>Jerusalem – <a href="/wiki/Band_of_the_Coldstream_Guards" title="Band of the Coldstream Guards">The Coldstream Guards Band</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alfie_Boe" title="Alfie Boe">Alfie Boe</a></li> <li>Glorious – <a href="/wiki/Mary-Jess_Leaverland" title="Mary-Jess Leaverland">Mary-Jess</a></li> <li>Now's The Time – Luigi Corvi</li> <li>Calon Lan – <a href="/wiki/Katherine_Jenkins" title="Katherine Jenkins">Katherine Jenkins</a></li> <li>O Verona – <a href="/wiki/Only_Men_Aloud" class="mw-redirect" title="Only Men Aloud">Only Men Aloud</a></li> <li>Pokarekare Ana – <a href="/wiki/Hayley_Westenra" title="Hayley Westenra">Hayley Westenra</a>, Francois Rive, Robbie McIntosh, <a href="/wiki/Metro_Voices" title="Metro Voices">Metro Voices</a>, Te Tau Choir, Jenny O'Grady, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra" title="Royal Philharmonic Orchestra">Royal Philharmonic Orchestra</a>, Ian Dean</li> <li>Waltzing Matilda – <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Rieu" title="André Rieu">André Rieu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mirusia_Louwerse" title="Mirusia Louwerse">Mirusia Louwerse</a></li> <li>We'll keep a welcome – <a href="/wiki/Bryn_Terfel" title="Bryn Terfel">Bryn Terfel</a>, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Gareth Jones, The Black Mountain Choir, The Risca Choir</li> <li>Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika – <a href="/wiki/Kenyan_Boys_Choir" title="Kenyan Boys Choir">Kenyan Boys Choir</a></li> <li>Men of Harlech – <a href="/wiki/Froncysyllte_Male_Voice_Choir" title="Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir">Fron Male Voice Choir</a></li> <li>God Defend New Zealand – <a href="/wiki/Hayley_Westenra" title="Hayley Westenra">Hayley Westenra</a></li> <li>The Fields Of Athenry – <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A1ir%C3%A9ad_Carlin" class="mw-redirect" title="Máiréad Carlin">Máiréad Carlin</a></li> <li>Cwm Rhondda – <a href="/wiki/Bryn_Terfel" title="Bryn Terfel">Bryn Terfel</a>, Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Gareth Jones, The Black Mountain Choir, The Risca Choir</li> <li>La Marseillaise – <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Alagna" title="Roberto Alagna">Roberto Alagna</a></li> <li>Swing Low – <a href="/wiki/All_Angels" title="All Angels">All Angels</a></li> <li>World In Union (English / Māori) – <a href="/wiki/Hayley_Westenra" title="Hayley Westenra">Hayley Westenra</a></li> <li>Kakari (Haka 2011) – Qube</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Paloma_Faith_version">Paloma Faith version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Paloma Faith version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"World in Union"</th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by Paloma Faith</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">2015</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Power_pop" title="Power pop">Power pop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Sony</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Gustav_Holst" title="Gustav Holst">Gustav Holst</a>, Charlie Skarbek</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>R&B singer <a href="/wiki/Paloma_Faith" title="Paloma Faith">Paloma Faith</a> was selected to record the song as the official <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 Rugby World Cup</a> anthem. Her rendition of the song was used on <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a>'s Rugby World Cup coverage in the opening titles and during advert breaks, a decision that was greeted negatively by some viewers. A petition to have the song removed was set up by viral marketing expert Jonathan Wilson<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and received over 10,000 signatures. The petition was featured on the front page of UK newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kiyoe_Yoshioka_version">Kiyoe Yoshioka version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Kiyoe Yoshioka version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the <a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 Rugby World Cup</a>, the song was recorded by Japanese singer <a href="/wiki/Kiyoe_Yoshioka" title="Kiyoe Yoshioka">Kiyoe Yoshioka</a>. This was also included on her debut solo album <i>Utairo</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> used a version recorded by <a href="/wiki/Emeli_Sand%C3%A9" title="Emeli Sandé">Emeli Sandé</a> for their 2019 World Cup coverage.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ndlovu_Youth_Choir_version">Ndlovu Youth Choir version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Ndlovu Youth Choir version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"World in Union"</th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by Ndlovu Youth Chior</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">2023</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment Africa (Pty) Ltd</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>On the 8th of September 2023, the <a href="/wiki/Ndlovu_Youth_Choir" title="Ndlovu Youth Choir">Ndlovu Youth Choir</a> released their version of <b>World in Union</b> for the <a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2023 Rugby World Cup">2023 Rugby World Cup</a>. The track is a single off their upcoming album <i>Celebrate</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Invictus">Invictus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Invictus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444" /><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/World_in_Union" title="Special:EditPage/World in Union">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"World in Union" features in the film <i><a href="/wiki/Invictus_(film)" title="Invictus (film)">Invictus</a></i> which is based on the events surrounding the <a href="/wiki/1995_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1995 Rugby World Cup">1995 Rugby World Cup</a> in South Africa. The original 1995 World Cup recording by <a href="/wiki/PJ_Powers" title="PJ Powers">PJ Powers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ladysmith_Black_Mambazo" title="Ladysmith Black Mambazo">Ladysmith Black Mambazo</a> is used at the end of the final match. A second recording made for the movie by Yollandi Nortjie and <a href="/wiki/Overtone_(musical_group)" title="Overtone (musical group)">Overtone</a> is played during the closing credits. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=World_in_Union&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/1982/01/treasure-no-47-i-vow-to-thee-my-country/">"Treasure No 47: I Vow To Thee My Country"</a>. 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statistics">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2003 Rugby World Cup statistics">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2007 Rugby World Cup statistics">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2011 Rugby World Cup statistics">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2015 Rugby World Cup statistics">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2019 Rugby World Cup statistics">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Rugby_World_Cup_statistics" title="2023 Rugby World Cup statistics">2023</a></li> <li><i><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2027</span></i></li> <li><i><span class="tmp-color" style="color:grey">2031</span></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Overview</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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