New Radicals broke up in 1999, just months after the release of their 1998 single “You Get What You Give.” On Wednesday, January 20, the band will reunite for the first time in 22 years to perform their hit single as part of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ inaugural virtual act, “Parade Across America,” Rolling stone reports. New radicals will close the parade that takes place after the swearing-in ceremony.
“If there’s anything on Earth that would possibly make us reunite the band, even if only for a day, it’s hope that our song can be even the smallest beacon of light at such a dark time.” , New Radicals director Gregg Alexander said in a statement.
During the campaign, the song became the favorite music for Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff. Joe Biden has talked about how the song became important to his family during the last days of his son Beau Biden.
“During breakfast, Beau often made me listen to what I thought was his main song,‘ You Get What You Give ’from the New Radicals,” Biden wrote in his memoirs Promise me, Dad. “Performing the song again after so long is a huge honor because we all have a deep respect for Beau’s military service and such high hopes in unity and normalcy that Joe and Kamala will bring our country back at this time. of crisis, “Alexander added.
The opening day celebrations will also feature performances by Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, John Legend and others.
“You Get What You Give” was named one of the “200 best tracks of the 1990s by Pitchfork.”