England (song)

England (song)

"England" is a song written by Justin Hawkins from "The Darkness" and released by him under the name British Whale and used as the unofficial World Cup single for the England National Team.when|date = May 2008 The song was deemed controversial even before release because it contains a jovial anti-German sentiment with references to the World War II.fact|date = May 2008


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