"Here Come the Good Times" is a song by Irish

Ireland

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 indie rock

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 band A House

A House

A House was an Irish band from the 1980s to the 1990s, recognized for the clever, "often bitter or irony laden lyrics of [frontman] Dave Couse ... bolstered by the [band's] seemingly effortless musicality". The single "Endless Art" is one of their best known charting successes. A House were managed...

, released as a single from their 1994 album Wide-Eyed and Ignorant

Wide-Eyed and Ignorant

Wide-Eyed and Ignorant is the fourth album from Irish rock band A House. It features the single "Here Come the Good Times", which was A House's only entry in the UK Top 40, at number 40....

. It is the only single by A House to reach the UK charts, reaching number 40.

"Here Come the Good Times" was re-recorded by members of the Irish soccer squad

Republic of Ireland national football team

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, and various Irish celebrities and boy band

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 members for use as the official Irish 2002 World Cup

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 anthem. Proceeds went to charity, and €40,000 was raised for Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children

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, Crumlin

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 in Dublin.

"Here Comes the Good Times" was included on A House's 2002 greatest hits album, The Way We Were.

Track listing

"Here Come the Good Times" was released in two parts. Part 1 came in a 2-CD fold-out digipak, with space to contain Part 2.

CD1 Here Come the Good Times [Part 1]

1. "Here Come the Good Times"
2. "Children of the Revolution" (T.Rex)
3. "I Feel Love
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4. "Love Song" (The Damned)

CD2 Here Come the Good Times [Part 2]

1. "Here Come the Good Times"
2. "Everybody Needs Something"
3. "Soon"
4. "All We Need"

Track listing (2002)

1. "Here Come the Good Times" (radio version)
2. "Here Come the Good Times" (karaoke version)

External links

• Football's coming home (to A House), Hot Press