Jun 3, 2004 • 1 min read

Hooten doesn't expect overnight Alltogethernow sales

The Farm's Peter Hooten says football songs often take time to catch on, pointing to 'Three Lions' as an example, as the remix of 'Alltogethernow' struggles to reach the Top 20.

With the really rather awful remix of The Farm's Alltogethernow - the official song of the England football team for Euro 2004 - struggling to go Top 20 at the moment, The Farm's Peter Hooten has reminded Radio 1 that football songs sometimes take a while to take off - often helped along by a few successes on the pitch.

Hooten: "You can never judge the fans' reaction can you? People think that 'Three Lions' was an instant terrace hit but it wasn't. It was only after the Scotland game, and that was because it was a hot, sunny, summers day in London, Gasgoine just scored that classic goal, and 'Football's coming home' started to get sung on the terraces. It all depends on the mood of the nation, I think. I think it's the type of song that can unite people. There's a whole generation that have already heard the song but there's also a whole new generation out there."

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