Come On England

"Come On England"
Single by 4-4-2
Released7 June 2004 (2004-06-07)
GenreFootball, novelty
Length4:17
LabelGut
ComposersKevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson, Billy Adams
LyricistsSteve Fox, Lindsey Stead, Rob McCewan
ProducerGavin 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.

Music video

The video features the popular glamour models Lucy Pinder and Michelle Marsh.

Charts

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 5 June 2004. p. 33.
  2. ↑ "Hamptons set to score hit with football anthem".
  3. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 26/6/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 19/6/2004 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart on 19/6/2004 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 14 December 2018.