Index  ›  sport  ›  BBC
sport · BBC ↗

Dizzee Rascal and James Corden record World Cup song

BBC Published Jun 3, 2010 Reviewed Jul 3, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors
Citation-ready fact
The song is released on 13 June and all royalties will be donated to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.
View source ↗
Citation-ready fact
The official World Cup tournament begins on 11 June in South Africa.
View source ↗
Citation-ready fact
There has been no official England World Cup song for the first time since 1966.
View source ↗

Dizzee Rascal and actor James Corden have joined forces to record a song to mark the World Cup.

The tune, which is a rap reworking of Tears For Fears' hit Shout, has the backing of Simon Cowell.

England fans are being offered the chance to add their vocals to the chorus via mobile phone.

The song is one of the numerous unofficial World Cup releases in the absence of an official England song for the first time since 1966.

The rapper and Gavin and Stacey star will donate all royalties from the track, which is released on 13 June, to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.

Dizzee's rap includes the lyric: "Leave the wags alone, set aside your ego, we're tired of bragging about 40 years ago.

Other England World Cup songs include a remake of 3 Lions, featuring Robbie Williams and Russell Brand on vocals.

The official anthem of the tournament, which gets under way in South Africa on 11 June, is performed by Shakira and local group Freshlyground.

This article was originally published by BBC ↗. citations.press indexes the source-backed facts above and links to the original. Something wrong? Corrections policy · Report an error