Unity (Nina Hagen album)
Unity is the fourteenth solo (and sixteenth overall) studio album by Nina Hagen, released on December 9, 2022, via Grönland records. The album was preceded by the singles "Unity", "Shadrack", "16 tons" and "United Women of the World". Background and composition Unity is a rock pop album with country and electronic elements and among its themes are biblical miracles and politics. The album is the singer's first studio album since Volksbeat in 2011 and her first album featuring English songs since 2010's Personal Jesus. It was released on streaming platforms, CD, LP and also on limited edition purple coloured vinyl LP. Album opener "Shadrack" tells the Bible story of three Hebrew men saved by God from death. "United Women of the World" was co-written by Jamaican singer Liz Mitchell and English-American singer Lene Lovich and was described in a press statement as "a feminist punk reggae anthem of solidarity". The reggae-influenced title-track features George Clinton and is a homage to the Black Lives Matter movement. It was written after the murder of George Floyd. Hagen said the song is "about the indestructible dream of charity. From the longing for human values, for social unity and justice.” The song quotes the