List of UEFA European Championship songs and anthems
UEFA European Championship songs and anthems are songs and tunes adopted officially to be used as warm-ups to the event, to accompany the championships during the event and as a souvenir reminder of the events as well as for advertising campaigns leading for the European Championship, giving the singers exceptional universal world coverage and notoriety.[1]
The songs chosen are usually multilingual using English, the language of the official language of the organising country as well as other world languages, most notably Spanish. The official versions also results in cover versions in many other languages by the original artist or by local artists.
Official songs and anthems
Championship | Host country | Title | Language | Performer(s) | Writer(s) & producer(s) | Audios & Videos | Live Performance |
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1992 | Sweden | "More Than a Game" | English | Towe Jaarnek & Peter Jöback | Peter Jöback and Lasse Holm | Music Video | |
1996 | England | "We're in This Together" | English | Simply Red | Mick Hucknall and Stewart Levine | Official Music Video | |
2000 | Netherlands Belgium | "Campione 2000" | English | E-Type | E-Type, Rick Blaskey, Kent Brainerd | Official Music Video | |
2004 | Portugal | "Força" | English Portuguese | Nelly Furtado | Nelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton, Brian West | Official Audio | |
2008 | Austria Switzerland | "Can You Hear Me" | English | Enrique Iglesias | Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales, Frankie Storm Big Ben Diehl, Carlos Paucar | Official Music Video | |
2012 | Poland Ukraine | "Endless Summer" | English | Oceana | Oceana Mahlmann, Marc F. Jackson Andreas Litterscheid, Blair Mackichan, Hugo Oscar Reinhard Raith, Mense Reents, Jakobus Siebels | Official Music Video | |
2016 | France | "This One's for You"[2] | English | David Guetta featuring Zara Larsson | David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Afrojack, Ester Dean | Official Music Video | Closing Ceremony |
2020 | Europe | "We Are the People" | English | Martin Garrix featuring Bono and the Edge | Martin Garrix, Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark Bono, the Edge, Giorgio Tuinfort, Simon Edmund Carmody | Official Music Video | Opening Ceremony |
2024 | Germany | Fire | English | Meduza, OneRepublic & Leony | "TBD (= to be decided)" |
Entrance music
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2022) |
Championship | Host country | Music | Notes |
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1992 | Sweden | ||
1996 | England | ||
2000 | Netherlands Belgium | ||
2004 | Portugal | ||
2008 | Austria Switzerland | "Seven Nation Army" | |
2012 | Poland Ukraine | "Heart of Courage" | |
2016 | France | "This One's for You (Orchestral Version)" | |
2020 | Europe | "We Are the People (Orchestral Version)" | |
2024 | Germany | (to be decided) |
Official albums
- 1996 – The Beautiful Game
- 2000 – Euro 2000: The Official Album
- 2004 – Vive O 2004!
See also
- List of FIFA World Cup songs and anthems
- List of Copa América songs and anthems
- List of Africa Cup of Nations songs and anthems
- List of AFC Asian Cup songs and anthems
References
- ^ "Enrique Iglesias, David Guetta, Martin Garrix: all the EURO finals' songs". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Swedish star Zara Larsson sings summer football hit". 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016.
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- France 1960
- Spain 1964
- Italy 1968
- Belgium 1972
- Yugoslavia 1976
- Italy 1980
- France 1984
- West Germany 1988
- Sweden 1992
- England 1996
- Belgium / Netherlands 2000
- Portugal 2004
- Austria / Switzerland 2008
- Poland / Ukraine 2012
- France 2016
- Pan-European 2020†
- Germany 2024
- England / Northern Ireland / Ireland / Scotland / Wales 2028
- Italy / Turkey 2032