One Big Family

"One Big Family" is the third single by English band Embrace, from their debut album The Good Will Out. It narrowly missed the top 20 in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 21. The track is sung by guitarist Richard McNamara rather than Embrace's usual singer, his brother Danny. In 2011, English artist Templecloud released a cover of the song that reached number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.

"One Big Family"
Single by Embrace
ReleasedJuly 7, 1997 (1997-07-07)
GenreAlternative rock
LabelHut Records
Embrace singles chronology
"Fireworks"
(1997)		 "One Big Family"
(1997)		 "Come Back to What You Know"
(1998)

The songs "Dry Kids" and "Butter Wouldn't Melt" are featured on the B-sides compilation, Dry Kids: B-Sides 1997-2005. The B-side "Dry Kids" gave the name to the collection.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara.

Main CD
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."One Big Family"Richard McNamara4:01
2."Dry Kids"Danny McNamara2:45
3."You've Only Got to Stop to Get Better"Danny McNamara4:47
4."Butter Wouldn't Melt"Danny McNamara3:22

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[1] 22
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 21

Templecloud version
"One Big Family"
Single by Templecloud
from the album Over It
Released24 May 2011 (2011-05-24)
Formatdigital download
GenrePop
Length3:11
LabelPolydor Records
Songwriter(s)Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara

English artist Templecloud released a cover version of the song, featuring vocals by English singer Hannah Symons. The single was released in the United Kingdom on 24 May 2011 as a digital download.[3] On 29 May 2011 the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 24.

Music video

The music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on 24 May 2011.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."One Big Family"3:11

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[5] 23
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[6] 24

Release history
Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom 24 May 2011[7] Digital download Polydor Records

References
  1. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  3. "iTunes - Music - One Big Family - Single by Templecloud". Itunes.apple.com. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  4. Templecloud - One Big Family YouTube
  5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. One Big - Single by Templecloud itunes.apple.com/gb/


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