All Together Now (The Farm song)
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"All Together Now" is a song by Liverpudlian pop band The Farm
from their album Spartacus, and is said to link many of the band's favourite themes, socialism
, brotherhood and football
.
It took its lyrical/subject inspiration from the Christmas Day Truce in World War I
where on Christmas Day 1914 soldiers from both sides put their weapons down and met in no-mans-land to exchange gifts and play football. The song is heavily influenced musically by Johann Pachelbel
's "Canon" and its descending chord sequence.
The song was produced by Graham McPherson, better known as Suggs
, a founding member of the band Madness
, and recorded at Mayfair Studios. It was originally released on November 26, 1990 peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart
and #7 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
chart and its single cover showed a subbuteo
figure wearing an army uniform and brandishing a BREN
machine gun. It was also shown on The Power Station while the last music video is played on 8 April 1991.
In March 1994, it was performed by the band and a host of famous Liverpudlians
in front of the Spion Kop
at Anfield
before the last ever Merseyside derby
in front of the old Kop, which was demolished later that year and replaced by an all-seater stand.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORFxsPwmn6s
In 2007 it was used in Scottish television adverts for Clydesdale Bank
and in UK-wide advertisements promoting Cancer Research UK
's Race for Life
. It is also used as the theme tune for Sky Sports
Football League coverage.
causes, Everton
's appearance in the 1995 FA Cup
Final, and the campaign of the England
team at Euro 2004. The Everton release peaked at #24 in the UK and the Euro 2004 release peaked at #5 in the UK.
The song was remade to accompany the English National Football Team
to the Euro 2004 tournament.
The song was once again remade by Atomic Kitten
in 2006 as an official song for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
and was featured in an entirely computer animated
music video
showing the World Cup mascots Goleo and Pille travelling around the world until they eventually arrive to Berlin
's Olympic Stadium
, the setting of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. It was only released in German speaking Europe. It peaked at #16 in Germany, becoming their fifth highest charting single over there. It peaked at #35 and #42 in Austria and Switzerland.
The song was also remixed by Scouse producers BCD Project (Lee Butler of Radio City, Les Calvert and Mike Di Scala). The remix was featured on the Clubland 5 compilation in 2004.
Contains a sample from 'My Way' by Sid Vicious.
The Farm (band)
The Farm were a British band from Liverpool, popular through the early 1990s. Their album Spartacus reached the top position on the UK Albums Chart when it was released in March, 1991.-History:They formed in early 1983....
from their album Spartacus, and is said to link many of the band's favourite themes, socialism
Socialism
Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy; or a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises,...
, brotherhood and football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
.
It took its lyrical/subject inspiration from the Christmas Day Truce in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
where on Christmas Day 1914 soldiers from both sides put their weapons down and met in no-mans-land to exchange gifts and play football. The song is heavily influenced musically by Johann Pachelbel
Johann Pachelbel
Johann Pachelbel was a German Baroque composer, organist and teacher, who brought the south German organ tradition to its peak. He composed a large body of sacred and secular music, and his contributions to the development of the chorale prelude and fugue have earned him a place among the most...
's "Canon" and its descending chord sequence.
The song was produced by Graham McPherson, better known as Suggs
Suggs (singer)
Graham McPherson , better known as Suggs, is an English singer, actor, former radio DJ, TV personality, and most famous as the frontman of the band Madness.-Early life:...
, a founding member of the band Madness
Madness (band)
In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts...
, and recorded at Mayfair Studios. It was originally released on November 26, 1990 peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
and #7 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...
chart and its single cover showed a subbuteo
Subbuteo
Subbuteo is a set of table top games simulating team sports such as association football, cricket, both codes of rugby and hockey. The name is most closely associated with the football game, which for many years was marketed as "the replica of Association Football".The "Subbuteo" name is derived...
figure wearing an army uniform and brandishing a BREN
BREN
BREN is both the name of the Bulgarian National research and education network as well as the name of the Association that plans, deploys and maintains it....
machine gun. It was also shown on The Power Station while the last music video is played on 8 April 1991.
In March 1994, it was performed by the band and a host of famous Liverpudlians
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
in front of the Spion Kop
Spion Kop
Spion Kop may refer to:* Battle of Spion Kop, a battle fought during the Second Boer War in 1900 on Spioenkop , a hill in South Africa.* Spion Kop is a name for a number of sports terraces and stands....
at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
before the last ever Merseyside derby
Merseyside derby
The Merseyside derby is the name given to any football match contested between Everton and Liverpool football clubs, the two most successful clubs from the city of Liverpool in England...
in front of the old Kop, which was demolished later that year and replaced by an all-seater stand.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORFxsPwmn6s
In 2007 it was used in Scottish television adverts for Clydesdale Bank
Clydesdale Bank
Clydesdale Bank is a commercial bank in Scotland, a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank Group. In Scotland, Clydesdale Bank is the third largest clearing bank, although it also retains a branch network in London and the north of England...
and in UK-wide advertisements promoting Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Research UK is a cancer research and awareness charity in the United Kingdom, formed on 4 February 2002 by the merger of The Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Its aim is to reduce the number of deaths from cancer. As the world's largest independent cancer...
's Race for Life
Race for Life
Race for Life is a series of fundraising events organised by the British charity, Cancer Research UK. They involve running, jogging or walking a 5-kilometre course and raising sponsorship for doing so. The money raised is donated to the charity to fund cancer research and campaigns...
. It is also used as the theme tune for Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
Football League coverage.
UK 7" single (1990)
- "All Together Now" [7" version] - 3:59
- "All Together Now" (Terry Farley/Peter Heller Mix) [edit] - 3:45
UK 12"/CD single (1990)
- "All Together Now" - 5:45
- "All Together Now" (Terry Farley/Peter Heller Mix) - 7:21
- "All Together Now" (Rocky/Diesel Mix) - 5:13
US CD Single (1990)
- "All Together Now" (Single Mix) - 4:25
- "All Together Now" (12" Mix) - 5:42
- "All Together Now" (Indie Rock Mix) - 6:22
- "All Together Now" (Farley/Heller 12" Remix) - 7:21
- "Over Again" (Live Demo) - 4:16
- "All Together Now" (Club Mix) - 6:13
- "All Together Now" (Rocky & Diesel Mix) - 5:18
- "All Together Now" (Dream Remix) - 9:27
UK CD single (2004)
- "All Together Now" (DJ SpoonyDJ SpoonyDJ Spoony is the stage name of Johnathan Joseph who is a British DJ, and former BBC Radio 1 presenter.-Radio and Dj career:...
radio edit) - "All Together Now" (The Choral Mix)
- "All Together Now" (Spoony Wants to Move Mix)
- "The Wembley Experience" (Virtual Tour of the New Stadium)
Other versions
The song was re-released for two footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
causes, Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
's appearance in the 1995 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
Final, and the campaign of the England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
team at Euro 2004. The Everton release peaked at #24 in the UK and the Euro 2004 release peaked at #5 in the UK.
The song was remade to accompany the English National Football Team
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
to the Euro 2004 tournament.
The song was once again remade by Atomic Kitten
Atomic Kitten
Atomic Kitten were an English girl group from Liverpool, first established in 1997. Created by Andy McCluskey, the final line-up, and most commercially successful, consisted of Natasha Hamilton, Liz McClarnon, and Jenny Frost...
in 2006 as an official song for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
and was featured in an entirely computer animated
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
showing the World Cup mascots Goleo and Pille travelling around the world until they eventually arrive to Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
's Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Berlin)
The Olympiastadion is a sports stadium in Berlin, Germany. There have been two stadiums on the site: the present facility, and one that is called the Deutsches Stadion which was built for the aborted 1916 Summer Olympics. Both were designed by members of the same family, the first by Otto March...
, the setting of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. It was only released in German speaking Europe. It peaked at #16 in Germany, becoming their fifth highest charting single over there. It peaked at #35 and #42 in Austria and Switzerland.
The song was also remixed by Scouse producers BCD Project (Lee Butler of Radio City, Les Calvert and Mike Di Scala). The remix was featured on the Clubland 5 compilation in 2004.
Contains a sample from 'My Way' by Sid Vicious.
