| "Share the Land" | ||||
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Cover of the 1970 German single
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| Single by The Guess Who | ||||
| from the album Share the Land | ||||
| B-side | "Bus Rider" | |||
| Released |
September 1970 (CAN, US) November 1970 (UK) |
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| Recorded | 1970 at RCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
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Nimbus Records 0388 (CAN) RCA Victor 0388 (US) RCA Records 2026 (UK) |
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| Songwriter(s) | Burton Cummings | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Richardson | |||
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"Share the Land" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #2 in Canada, #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #63 in Australia in 1970. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. The song is featured on their 1970 album, Share the Land.
The song was produced by Jack Richardson and arranged by The Guess Who. A communalist anthem, the song looks forward to a future point where the world's land is to be given away and everyone will live together.