Career
The biggest hit for Uniting Nations was their debut hit "Out of Touch", a cover of Hall & Oates. Main vocals on the single were sung by the vocalist and session artist Jinian Wilde. The video for the song featured the actor Paul Spicer. The single stayed in the UK Singles Chart charts for 21 weeks, peaking at #7. It also peaked at #5 in Ireland, #8 in Norway, #9 in Finland and the Netherlands. It also charted in Australia, Austria, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland.
Uniting Nation's follow-up single was "You and Me" that also used the vocals of Jinian Wilde in studio recordings. The song was written by the band members Daz Sampson and Paul Keenan. The video for the song however featured the newly joining band member Craig Powell. Powell also performed the song live in Uniting Nations performances including on Top of the Pops. The single peaked at #15 in the UK charts. It also reached #3 in Finland, #16 in Denmark, also charting in Ireland and Sweden.
Their third single from the album was "Ai No Corrida", which featured the vocals of Laura More and backing vocals of Steve M. Smith and Yolanda Quartey. The single had its UK release on 7 November 2005 which was made to coincide with the band's release of the album. The cover reached the UK Top 20, peaking at #18.
Following the success of the singles on the British charts, the album One World was released on 14 November 2005, and included twelve tracks with 9 of the tracks using Jinian Wilde's vocals. The track "She's Special" however carried the vocals of Donovan Blackwood. The album also included an additional extended version of "Out of Touch" titled "Out of Touch (I Love You So Much)", five a cappellas of the album songs and two short samples. Wilde also did the various a cappellas as DJ tools and samples for use by remixers. Smash Hits readers and T4 viewers voted Uniting Nations as "Best Dance Act" at their last ever Pollwinners Party in 2005.
Craig Powell left the band in March 2006 for a solo career. The band continued to remain popular with releases that included "Music in Me" and the promotional "High Energy" in 2006 and a fourth and final official single called "Do It Yourself" in 2007. Uniting Nations called it quits in 2008 after the release of "Pressure Us" that featured the vocals of Lucia Horn.
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