Anthem (The 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem)

"Anthem (The 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem)"

Single by Vangelis
Released	June 2002
Genre	Theme music, trance music
Writer(s)	Vangelis
Producer(s)	Takkyu Ishino

Anthem (The 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem) by Vangelis and produced and mixed by Takkyu Ishino is the theme song for 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan.

The single was commercially successful in Japan, being certified platinum for sales of over 100,000 copies.^[1] The single reached #89 position in the UK single charts.^[2]

It received the "Song of the Year" award by RIAJ.^[3]

The versions were included in the official soundtrack Fever Pitch and The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Track list

"Anthem – 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem" (orchestra version with choral introduction) - (4:31)
"Anthem – 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem" (synthesizer version) - (3:30)
"Anthem – Js Radio Edit – 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem" (radio edit) - (3:44)
"Anthem – Takkyu Ishino Remix Radio Edit – 2002 Fifa World Cup Official Anthem" (radio edit) - (3:36)

References

↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2002年6月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. June 2002 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan. 513: 10. August 10, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
↑ "Vangelis" (select "Single" tab). Official Charts Company.
↑ "RIAJ Yearbook 2003" (PDF). RIAJ. Retrieved August 19, 2016.

Preceded by "The Cup of Life" by Ricky Martin and "Together Now" by Jean Michel Jarre and Tetsuya Komuro	FIFA World Cup theme song 2002 with "Boom" by Anastacia	Succeeded by "Celebrate the Day" by Herbert Grönemeyer and "The Time of Our Lives" by Il Divo with Toni Braxton

Music of FIFA World Cup

Albums	Gloryland Allez! Ola! Ole! The Official Album Voices Listen Up! One Love, One Rhythm

Themes	"Hot Hot Hot" "Un'estate italiana" "Gloryland" "The Cup of Life (La Copa de la Vida)" "Boom" "The Time of Our Lives" "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" "We Are One (Ole Ola)"

Anthems	"Anthem" "Let's Get Together Now" "Celebrate the Day" "Sign of a Victory" "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)"

Other official songs	"Back Home" "A Special Kind of Hero" "We Are the Champions" "World in Motion" "Together Now" "We're on the Ball" "Oh Africa" "Vida" "Olé" "La La La (Brazil 2014)"

Other songs / Non-official songs	"Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina)" "Nessun dorma" "Shibobo" "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" "Vindaloo" "Carnaval de Paris" "Tema da Vitória" "3 Lions '98" "A Little Less Conversation (JXL version)" "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?" "We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)" "Allez Ola Olé" "Everywhere You Go" "Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)" "Adrenalina (Univision version)

Vangelis

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Studio albums	Fais que ton rêve soit plus long que la nuit Earth Heaven and Hell Albedo 0.39 Spiral Beaubourg Hypothesis The Dragon China See You Later Soil Festivities Mask Invisible Connections Direct The City Foros Timis Ston Greco Voices Oceanic El Greco Mythodea Rosetta

Soundtracks	L'Apocalypse des animaux Entends-tu les chiens aboyer ? La Fête sauvage Opéra sauvage Chariots of Fire Antarctica Conquest of Paradise Blade Runner Alexander Blade Runner Trilogy. 25th Anniversary El Greco Chariots of Fire: The Play

Compilations	Themes Portraits (So Long Ago, So Clear) Reprise 1990–1999 Odyssey: The Definitive Collection The Collection

Jon and Vangelis	Short Stories The Friends of Mr Cairo Private Collection Page of Life The Best of Jon and Vangelis Chronicles

Songs	"Chariots of Fire – Titles" "I'll Find My Way Home" "State of Independence" "Conquest of Paradise" "2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem"

Other Collaborations	Odes Rapsodies

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