Come On England
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| "Come On England" | |
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| Single by 4-4-2 | |
| Released | 7 June 2004[1] |
| Genre | Football, novelty |
| Length | 4:17 |
| Label | Gut |
| Composers | Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson, Billy Adams |
| Lyricists | Steve Fox, Lindsey Stead, Rob McCewan |
| Producer | Gavin Monaghan |
"Come On England" is a music single by the band 4-4-2. The song is a re-working of the Dexys Midnight Runners hit "Come On Eileen". A football-themed song, it was released on 7 June 2004 to coincide with the England national team's appearance at the European Championships. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number two, held off the number-one spot by "I Don't Wanna Know" by Mario Winans.
4-4-2 consisted of Phil Doleman (banjo), Mark 'madfiddler' Knight (fiddle), Jimmy McCafferty (drums), Ian Murphy (lead vocals), Neil Murray (backing vocals), Micky Quinn (guest vocals), Lucy Wills (trumpet). The band appeared on the U.K. TV shows CD:UK and Top of the Pops to promote the single.[2]
Music video
[edit]The video features the popular glamour models Lucy Pinder and Michelle Marsh.
Charts
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 5 June 2004. p. 33.
- ↑ "Hamptons set to score hit with football anthem".
- ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 26/6/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 19/6/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart on 19/6/2004 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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