All Together Now (The Farm song)

Infobox Single
Name = Al Together Now


Artist = The Farm
from Album = Spartacus
Released = November 26, 1990 (original) May 1995 (Everton release) May 31, 2004 (Euro 2004 version)
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Pop
Format = 7", 12", CD single
Label = Sony
Length = 5:41
Writer = Peter Hooton, Steve Grimes
Producer = Suggs
Last single = "Groovy Train" (1990)
This single = "All Together Now" (1990)
Next single = "Sinful!" (1991)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = 1995 vinyl single release
Background = khaki


Lower caption = Vinyl single for the Everton FA Cup Finals versionExtra chronology 2
Last single = "Comfort" (1994)
This single = "All Together Now" (Everton FA Cup Finals version) (1995)
Next single = "All Together Now" (England Euro 2004 version)" (2004) |Extra album cover
Upper caption = 2004 release cover
Background = khaki


Lower caption = Cover for the England Euro 2004 version.Extra chronology 2
Last single = "All Together Now" (Everton FA Cup Finals version) (1995)
This single = "'All Together Now" (England Euro 2004 version) (2004)
Next single = |

"All Together Now" is a song by Liverpudlian pop band The Farm from their album "Spartacus", and is said to link many of the band's favourite themes, socialism, brotherhood and football.

It took its lyrical/subject inspiration from the Christmas Day Truce in World War I and was heavily musically influenced by Johann Pachelbel's "Canon" and its descending chord sequence.

The song was produced by Graham McPherson, better known as Suggs, a founding member of the band Madness, and recorded at Mayfair Studios. It was originally released on November 26 1990 peaking at #4 on the UK Singles Chart and #7 on the U.S. "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart and its single cover showed a subbuteo figure wearing an army uniform and brandishing a BREN machine gun. [ [http://www.thefirstcut.net/f/farall.jpgSingle cover for The Farm's "All Together Now"] ]

In 2007 it was used in Scottish television adverts for Clydesdale Bank and in UK-wide advertisements promoting Cancer Research UK's "Race for Life". It is also used as the theme tune for Sky Sports Football League coverage.

Track listing

UK 12" single (1990)

# "All Together Now" - 5:45
# "All Together Now" (Terry Farley/Peter Heller Mix) - 7:21
# "All Together Now" (Rocky/Diesel Mix) - 5:13

UK CD single (2004)

# "All Together Now" (DJ Spoony radio edit)
# "All Together Now" (The Choral Mix)
# "All Together Now" (Spoony Wants to Move Mix)
# "The Wembley Experience" (Virtual Tour of the New Stadium)

Other versions

The song was remade to accompany the English National Football Team to the Euro 2004 tournament. The song was once again remade by Atomic Kitten in 2006 as an official song for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was featured in an entirely computer animated music video showing the World Cup mascots Goleo and Pille travelling around the world until they eventually arrive to Berlin's Olympic Stadium, the setting of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final.

The song was re-released for two football causes, Everton's appearance in the 1995 FA Cup Final (odd considering the group are made up of fans of Liverpool, Everton's bitter rivals), and the campaign of the England team at Euro 2004. The Everton release peaked at #24 in the UK and the Euro 2004 release peaked at #5 in the UK.

The song was also remixed by Scouse producers BCD Project (Lee Butler of Radio City, Les Calvert and Mike Di Scala). The remix was featured on the "Clubland 5" compilation in 2004.

External links

* [http://www.jah.ne.jp/~fukufuku/footie_songs/club/club_pix/everton/all_together_now.gifEverton release single cover]
* [http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B000FQIT3Y.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V65236013_.jpg2006 World Cup release single cover]

References