List of England national football team songs
This is a list of songs released with the approval of the Football Association to coincide with the England national football team's participation in the finals of the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship.
The tradition of World Cup songs began in 1970. Some of the later official songs were eclipsed by unofficial songs released around the same time; at least 15 World Cup-themed singles were released for the 2002 finals, and 30 for 2006.
The FA announced in January 2010 there would be no official England song for the 2010 World Cup. Likewise, no official song was commissioned for the 2018 tournament.
| Tournament | Year | Song | Chart | Writers | Performers | Notes |
| World Cup | 1970 | "Back Home" | 1 | Bill Martin, Phil Coulter | The tune was reused in the 1990s for Fantasy Football League, on which Jeff Astle, who sang poorly on the original, often appeared and sang. | |
| World Cup | 1982 | "This time " | 2 | Chris Norman, Pete Spencer | Norman & Spencer, of Smokie, had written "Head Over Heels in Love" for Kevin Keegan in 1979. | |
| World Cup | 1986 | "We've Got the Whole World at Our Feet" | 66 | Tony Hiller, Stan James, Bobby James | To the tune of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"; modified from Nottingham Forest's anthem for the 1980 European Cup Final. The same team co-wrote Scotland's World Cup song, "Big trip to Mexico". | |
| Euro | 1988 | "All The Way" | 64 | Stock, Aitken and Waterman | ||
| World Cup | 1990 | "World in Motion" | 1 | New Order and Keith Allen | Englandneworder | Featuring a rap from John Barnes |
| Euro | 1996 | "Three Lions" | 1 | David Baddiel, Frank Skinner et al. | The Lightning Seeds/Baddiel & Skinner | Re-released for the 1998 World Cup when it topped the No. 1 spot again. "We're In This Together" by Simply Red was the official song of the tournament, which England hosted. |
| World Cup | 1998 | " on Top of the World?" | 9 | Ian McCulloch | England United | Overshadowed by the unofficial anthems "Three Lions '98" and "Vindaloo". |
| Euro | 2000 | "Jerusalem" | 10 | William Blake, Sir Hubert Parry, Alex James, Keith Allen, Damien Hirst | Fat Les | Endorsed, but not originally commissioned, by the FA. |
| World Cup | 2002 | "We're On The Ball" | 3 | Ant & Dec | Ant & Dec | |
| Euro | 2004 | "All Together Now 2004" | 5 | Peter Hooton, Steve Grimes | The Farm featuring the SFX Boys' Choir, Liverpool | Originally released in 1990, the 2004 version was edited by DJ Spoony |
| World Cup | 2006 | "World at Your Feet" | 3 | Embrace | Embrace | |
| World Cup | 2010 | "Shout " | 1 | Roland Orzabal et al. | Dizzee Rascal | Not an official song, though permission was given for the England football team's logo, and footage of England matches and players was used in the video. Royalties of the single went to Great Ormond Street Hospital. |
| Euro | 2012 | "Sing 4 England" | Paul Baker, B. Routedge | Chris 'Kammy' Kamara | A charity single not commissioned by the FA but subsequently endorsed by it. | |
| World Cup | 2014 | "Sport Relief's Greatest Day" | Take That | Gary Barlow, Eliza Doolittle, Katy B and Spice Girls Melanie C and Emma Bunton with former footballers such as Gary Lineker, Michael Owen, Peter Shilton, Glenn Hoddle and Sir Geoff Hurst | A re-recorded version of the Take That song featuring vocals from Barlow and other pop singers. It was announced as the official song for the England football team at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, with the video being presented on YouTube, but it was never released as a single. |