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One in Ten (4:32)

Cover of The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000

From The Very Best of UB40 1980-2000 and 38 other releases

“One in Ten” is a single by UB40 released in 1981 on their second album Present Arms. It reached No. 7 on the UK singles charts.

One in Ten is a reference to the number of unemployed in the UK at that time.
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I am a one in ten
A number on a list
I am a one in ten
Even though I don't exist

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  • kiteo

    Hideous update.

    18 Feb 11:09pm Reply

  • CDPETE01

    I left school in the summer of 1981,this song was around that time and it felt like one in ten,you either could sign on and get dole,or like me too young to claim dole the careers service pushed towards Youth oppurtunities programmes,i ended up on one making double glazing earning £23.50 a week for fourty hours,my parents made it very clear if i didnt do this id be a homeless statistic.

    15 Mar 2011 Reply

  • UKrockers

    Superb British reggae / roots. Very poignant. A very very good 'steppers' track, and the second half (instrumental) is wicked. They should re-release this, would get lots of cred'...

    4 Jan 2011 Reply

  • daily2

    great great ....i love it ****

    1 Nov 2010 Reply

  • mrjordan77

    great tune

    10 Sep 2010 Reply

  • frasip

    I AM THE ONE IN TEN!!!! NOBODY KNOWS ME BUT I`M ALWAYS THERE!!!:-) LOVE UB40

    23 May 2010 Reply

  • shep_shepherd

    Reminds me of how good they were before they started to endlessly churn out covers.

    6 May 2010 Reply

  • gungh0

    still sounds good

    2 Mar 2010 Reply

  • dourado2

    muito , mas muito very gooooooooood

    10 Feb 2010 Reply

  • danielyuki

    "I have a one inch head!"

    4 Jan 2010 Reply

  • ABM1708

    Takes me back! I loved this period of time for UB40 songs.

    7 Dec 2009 Reply

  • battleraid1967

    rock maggie,rock NOW 6 OUT OF10 IS UNEMPLOYED.....

    24 Nov 2009 Reply

  • Mebyon

    From the Maggie Thatcher years but so true today. This song in ageless

    10 Oct 2009 Reply

  • SideFlower

    http://www.last.fm/group/THE+JOB+CENTRE+UNEMPLOYED+GROUP

    3 Sep 2009 Reply

  • Jaichef

    This track was written 28 years ago,but still makes a lot of sense today. Great track :)

    28 Jul 2009 Reply

  • crazykaz02

    good song

    15 Jun 2009 Reply

  • Pfeng39

    ein echt geiler song den man immer hören kann peace!

    27 May 2009 Reply

  • pe84

    Ohh excellent song!!!!

    25 May 2009 Reply

  • rwitte

    Heading back that way again, unfortunately!

    13 May 2009 Reply

  • An80sMan

    Still a great song after all these years. I was a One in Ten (when I wasn't being a student) - GRIM!

    11 May 2009 Reply
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