El pueblo unido jamás será vencido

"El pueblo unido jamás será vencido"
Cover of the 7" vinyl release
Single by Quilapayún
from the album El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido
LanguageSpanish
B-side"Chacarilla"
Released1975 (1975)
LabelMovieplay
Composer(s)Sergio Ortega
Lyricist(s)Quilapayun

"¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!" (Latin American Spanish: [el ˈpweβlo wˈniðo xaˈma(s)seˈɾa βenˈsiðo]; English: "The people united will never be defeated") is a Chilean protest song, whose music was composed by Sergio Ortega Alvarado and the text written in conjunction with the Quilapayún band. Together with the song "Venceremos", also by Ortega, it is one of the most successful songs of the Nueva canción chilena (New Chilean Song) movement. The theme has a marching rhythm, highlighting its chorus, which is a shout or slogan with only percussion. The song has been used in various protests around the world against either left or right-wing dictatorships, most of which have no direct connection to the Chilean coup or Latin America. The lyrics have been adapted or translated into many languages.