Come On England

"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.

"Come On England"
Single by 4-4-2
Released	7 June 2004 (2004-06-07)[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

4-4-2 consisted of Phil Doleman (banjo), Mark Knight (fiddle), Jimmy McCafferty (drums), Lucy Wills (trumpet), Neil Murray (vocals), Micky Quinn (vocals) and Ian Murphy (vocals). The band appeared on the U.K. TV shows CD:UK and Top of the Pops to promote the single.^[2]

Music video

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Scotland (OCC)[3] 12 UK Singles (OCC)[4] 2 UK Indie (OCC)[5] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (OCC)[6] 81

See also

• "Three Lions"
• "World in Motion"