List of UEFA European Championship anthems and songs
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UEFA European Championship anthems and songs are tunes and songs adopted officially to be used as warm-ups to the event, to accompany the championships during the event and as a souvenir reminder of the events as well as for advertising campaigns leading for the European Championship, giving the singers exceptional universal world coverage and notoriety.[1]
The songs chosen are usually multilingual using English, the language of the official language of the organising country as well as other world languages, most notably Spanish. The official versions also results in cover versions in many other languages by the original artist or by local artists.
List of songs[]
Year | Host country | Title | Language | Performer(s) | Writer(s) & producer(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | Sweden | "More Than a Game" | English | Towe Jaarnek & Peter Jöback | Peter Jöback and Lasse Holm |
1996 | England | "We're in This Together" | English | Simply Red | |
2000 | Netherlands Belgium |
"Campione 2000" | English | E-Type | E-Type, , |
2004 | Portugal | "Força" | English | Nelly Furtado | Nelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton, Brian West |
2008 | Austria Switzerland |
"Can You Hear Me" | English | Enrique Iglesias | Enrique Iglesias, , , |
2012 | Poland Ukraine |
"Endless Summer" | English | Oceana | Oceana Mahlmann, , Blair Mackichan, , , |
2016 | France | "This One's for You"[2] | English | David Guetta featuring Zara Larsson | David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Afrojack, Ester Dean |
2020 | Europe | "We Are the People" | English | Martin Garrix featuring Bono and the Edge | Martin Garrix, Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark, Bono, the Edge, Giorgio Tuinfort, Simon Edmund Carmody |
Official albums[]
- 1996 – The Beautiful Game
- 2000 – Euro 2000: The Official Album
- 2004 – Vive O 2004!
See also[]
- FIFA World Cup anthems and songs
- AFC Asian Cup anthems and songs
References[]
- ^ "Enrique Iglesias, David Guetta, Martin Garrix: all the EURO finals' songs". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Swedish star Zara Larsson sings summer football hit". 11 May 2016.
Categories:
- UEFA European Championship
- UEFA European Championship songs
- UEFA European Championship symbols
- Association football songs and chants