Vindaloo
Fat Les
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Where on earth are you from? We're from England Where you come from Do you put the kettle on? Kick it Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Bonjour Nah Nah Nah Monsieur Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah We're England We're gonna score one more than you England! Can I introduce you please To a lump of Cheddar Cheese Knit one, Pearl one Drop one, Curl one Kick it Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah We're England We're gonna score one more than you England! Me and me Mum and me Dad and me Gran We're off to Waterloo Me and me Mum and me Dad and me Gran And a bucket of Vindaloo Bucket! Vindaloo Vindaloo Vindaloo Vindaloo Vindaloo Nah Nah Vindaloo Vindaloo Vindaloo Vindaloo Nah Nah Vindaloo Vindaloo And we all like Vindaloo We're England We're gonna score one more than you England! Nah Nah Nah Vindaloo Nah Nah Nah Vindaloo Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Vindaloo Nah Nah Nah Vindaloo Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Vindaloo Vindaloo And we all like Vindaloo We're England We're gonna score one more than you England! Nah Nah Nah Vindaloo Nah Nah Nah Vindaloo Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Vindaloo Nah Nah Nah Vindaloo Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Vindaloo Vindaloo And we all like Vindaloo We're England We're gonna score one more than you England!
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Written by: Steven Alexander James, Guy Pratt, Keith Allen
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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10 facts about this song
Creation"Vindaloo" was created by the British band named Fat Les, which was a supergroup formed by artist Damien Hirst, actor Keith Allen, and musician Alex James from the band Blur.
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Release DateThe song was released in 1998 and quickly became one of the unofficial anthems during the FIFA World Cup taking place that year.
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Named After a Curry DishThe title of the song, "Vindaloo," is named after a spicy Indian curry dish, Vindaloo. It is popular in England and across Indian restaurants worldwide.
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Chart PerformanceOn the UK Singles Chart, "Vindaloo" reached number two, held from the top spot by B*Witched's "C'est la Vie."
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Football Chant InspirationThe song was inspired by football chants and is widely sang by football fans in the UK, especially during world cups and European championships.
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Video AppearanceThe video for "Vindaloo" features a look alike of the British football (soccer) player Paul Gascoigne and is a parody of the music video for Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve.
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Inspired SequelFollowing the success of "Vindaloo," Fat Les released another football-inspired song for the Euro 2000 called "Jerusalem."
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Banned by BBCThe song was briefly banned by the BBC for being “too much of a blatant push to use the charts to create national fervour.”
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Achieved Gold StatusDespite facing brief censorship, "Vindaloo" managed to sell over 400,000 copies in the UK and achieved Gold status.
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Re-releasedIn 2010, "Vindaloo" was re-released as the official anthem of the England football team for the World Cup in South Africa.
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