I Shall Overcome
| "I Shall Overcome" | ||||
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| Single by Hard-Fi | ||||
| from the album Once Upon a Time in the West | ||||
| B-side | "Empty Streets, Don't Wanna Fight, Pain in My Heart, I Shall Overcome (acoustic)" | |||
| Released | 29 February 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | Warner Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Archer | |||
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"I Shall Overcome" is the third single from English indie rock band Hard-Fi's second album Once Upon a Time in the West. It was released on 29 February 2008. Written and co-produced by Richard Archer, it features a gospel choir and acoustic guitars along with a mariachi trumpet on the "Per un Pugno di Hard-Fi version". Tracy Ackerman contributes backing vocals on the song.
The song reached #35 in the UK Singles Charts, despite the fact that 1,000 copies were not counted due to a mistake made by Concert Live. It followed the success of "Suburban Knights" and "Can't Get Along (Without You)" in Peru by reaching #4.