One Big Family EP
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"One Big Family" was the second chart single from English
England
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 band Embrace, from their debut album 'The Good Will Out
The Good Will Out
The Good Will Out is the debut album by English rock band Embrace, first released in 1998 .The album achieved critical acclaim as well as success in terms of sales, going gold on its first day of release, becoming one of the fastest-ever-selling debut albums by a British artist, and going on to...

'. It narrowly missed the top 20, peaking at 21. Many people do not realise that the lead track on this EP was actually sung by guitarist Richard McNamara
Richard McNamara
Richard McNamara is the guitarist for the English band Embrace. He and his older brother, Danny, grew up in the village of Bailiff Bridge, near Bradford, in West Yorkshire....

, rather than Embrace's usual singer, his brother Danny
Danny McNamara
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.

One of the B-sides, "Dry Kids", gave name to their B-sides collection
Dry Kids: B-Sides 1997-2005
Dry Kids: B-sides 1997-2005 is a compilation album of b-sides by English band Embrace, released on 31 October 2005. It features 18 tracks from singles and EPs across their entire career, including a version of "Blind", an early live favourite which was omitted from their debut album The Good Will...

.

The songs "Dry Kids" and "Butter Wouldn't Melt" are featured on the B-sides compilation, Dry Kids: B-Sides 1997-2005
Dry Kids: B-Sides 1997-2005
Dry Kids: B-sides 1997-2005 is a compilation album of b-sides by English band Embrace, released on 31 October 2005. It features 18 tracks from singles and EPs across their entire career, including a version of "Blind", an early live favourite which was omitted from their debut album The Good Will...

.

Templecloud
Templecloud
Templecloud are a pop band formed from Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom. The band members are Hannah Symons, Simon Gwilliam, and Steve Evans. The band are signed to Polydor Records.-One Big Family:...

 have covered the song for use in a KFC
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 advert.

Track listing

Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position

Templecloud version

English artist Templecloud
Templecloud
Templecloud are a pop band formed from Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom. The band members are Hannah Symons, Simon Gwilliam, and Steve Evans. The band are signed to Polydor Records.-One Big Family:...

 released a cover version of the song. The single was released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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 on 24 May 2011 as a digital download
Music download
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. On 29 May 2011 the song entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
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 at number 24.

Chart performance

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Chart (2011) Peak
position

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom 24 May 2011 Digital download
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Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...

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