"Go England" | |
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Single by The England Boys | |
Released | 2002 |
Studio | Virgin Radio |
Genre | football song |
Label | Mercury Records |
Composer(s) | Paul Weller |
Lyricist(s) | Daryl Denham |
"Go England" is an English 2002 single performed by The England Boys. It was written by the Virgin Radio DJ Daryl Denham and published by Mercury Records as an adaptation of The Jam's 1980 " Going Underground" song to support the England national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [1] [2] The song entered the British charts and reached a peak of 26 in the singles charts. [3]
"Going Underground" was written in 1980. The frontman of The Jam, Paul Weller had hoped that he could adapt his music to fit a football song to support the England national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [4] Weller gave permission to Daryl Denham to write new lyrics to adapt "Going Underground" into a football song in April 2002. [5] "Go England" was created as a result and was performed by the England Boys, a band which comprised a number of Virgin Radio staff and presenters which was fronted by Denham. [6] [7] The song was intended to be used as the official fan's anthem for England at the tournament. [8] However that commission from The Football Association went to " We're on the Ball" by Ant & Dec. [6]
"Go England" was released as a single in June 2002 with the CD release containing the original song as well as a commentary and karaoke mix. [2] The song first entered the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 2002 at number 26 however it charted below competing football songs; " Hey! Baby" by DJ Ötzi and " Goldenballs (Mr Beckham to You)" by Bell & Spurling. [9] The following two weeks it fell to numbers 46 and 52 before exiting the charts after three weeks. [3]
"Go England" | |
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Single by The England Boys | |
Released | 2002 |
Studio | Virgin Radio |
Genre | football song |
Label | Mercury Records |
Composer(s) | Paul Weller |
Lyricist(s) | Daryl Denham |
"Go England" is an English 2002 single performed by The England Boys. It was written by the Virgin Radio DJ Daryl Denham and published by Mercury Records as an adaptation of The Jam's 1980 " Going Underground" song to support the England national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [1] [2] The song entered the British charts and reached a peak of 26 in the singles charts. [3]
"Going Underground" was written in 1980. The frontman of The Jam, Paul Weller had hoped that he could adapt his music to fit a football song to support the England national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [4] Weller gave permission to Daryl Denham to write new lyrics to adapt "Going Underground" into a football song in April 2002. [5] "Go England" was created as a result and was performed by the England Boys, a band which comprised a number of Virgin Radio staff and presenters which was fronted by Denham. [6] [7] The song was intended to be used as the official fan's anthem for England at the tournament. [8] However that commission from The Football Association went to " We're on the Ball" by Ant & Dec. [6]
"Go England" was released as a single in June 2002 with the CD release containing the original song as well as a commentary and karaoke mix. [2] The song first entered the UK Singles Chart on 8 June 2002 at number 26 however it charted below competing football songs; " Hey! Baby" by DJ Ötzi and " Goldenballs (Mr Beckham to You)" by Bell & Spurling. [9] The following two weeks it fell to numbers 46 and 52 before exiting the charts after three weeks. [3]