Come On England

Come On England was a music single by the band 4-4-2. 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.

"Come On England"
Single by 4-4-2
Released7 June 2004 (2004-06-07)
GenreFootball, novelty
LabelGut Records
Songwriter(s)Music: Kevin Rowland, "Big" Jim Paterson, Billy Adams
Lyrics: Steve Fox, Lindsey Stead, Rob McCewan
Producer(s)Gavin Monaghan

The song is a re-working of the Dexys Midnight Runners hit "Come On Eileen" with additional lyrics by Lindsey Stead and Rob McCewan. It was played exclusively on talkSPORT radio and several of the station's presenters, including Adrian Durham, Alvin Martin and Micky Quinn, appeared on Top of the Pops and CD:UK miming backing vocals.

Background

Steven Fox took the song to Barry "BURBs" Ratcliffe, who ran the BURBs (British Underground Rock Bands) website. Ratcliffe formed the band, called 4-4-2, specifically to record the song.

The band consisted of several unsigned musicians including Neil Murray (guitar/vocals), Mark "Madfiddler" Knight (fiddle), Phil Doleman (Banjo) and Ian Murphy (vocals).

4-4-2 also went on to record a Christmas single and a World Cup 2006 song, both recorded without Ian Murphy who instead provided guest vocals on the BBC Sports World Cup 2006 charity single "Come On, Come On England", which was unrelated to the similarly titled 4-4-2 hit.

Music video

The video features the popular glamour models Lucy Pinder and Michelle Marsh. No band members featured on the video but the band did appear on both CD:UK and Top of the Pops to promote the record.

Charts

See also

References
  1. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  3. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 14 December 2018.



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