Baddiel and Skinner score as Three Lions gets to number 1
It’s coming home – to the top of the charts that is.
Three Lions is back where it belongs when it comes to the Official Vodafone Big Top 40. Baddiel, Skinner and the Lightning Seeds have scored the winning goal in shooting to the top of the Top 40, reaching the number one spot for this week’s chart ahead of the semi final on Wednesday.
The absolute banger of a tune, which has been sung spontaneously by many an England fan on the streets in the last couple of weeks, first hit the charts in 1996 when it was released for the Euros. It was later re-released for the 1998 World Cup.
Two decades later it’s knocked Clean Bandit’s Solo feat. Demi Lovato from the top as England continues to triumph.
It shot up 32 places after England’s win against Sweden on 7 July.
Marvin Humes, presenter of The Official Vodafone Big Top 40, said: ‘What an incredible day! It’s only right that Three Lions is number one on the chart. Our boys in Russia are doing us so proud. The nation has come together and hopefully this is only the beginning of the celebrations!’
The Official Vodafone Big Top 40 airs Sundays from 4pm – 7pm.
The song is about the origins of Football...a contentious subject BUT it's meaning as in "It's coming home" alludes to what Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds Lead Singer / Songwriter) perceived as where Football was invented!
The song has now reached Number 1 in the UK charts, 3 different times - Euro 96, World Cup 98, World Cup 2018.
The Lightning Seeds are from Liverpool and they also penned the song "The Life of Riley" which is the backing music for Match Of The Day's Goal Of The Month Competition.
Ian Broudie played in Liverpool's early punk scene in the 1970s he was a member of the band Big in Japan, which also featured Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
I prefer 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. I have about a dozen recorded versions of it in various formats, by various artists, and whichever one I'm currently listening to, is the one I like best!
