And you know what, we all have different memories of different things and some of us have blanked things out - not on purpose, just because there's not much space to remember half the things that happened. "I found a picture online of us and I was like, 'that's when we met Sven'. "We were talking about this the other day," says McClarnon.
Coincidentally, they also performed the official England song in the 2001 Ricky Tomlinson film Mike Bassett: England manager. Searches on photo agency archives throw up pictures of the girls singing on the pitch at the Division 1 play-off final between Birmingham City and Norwich City in 2002, and meeting then England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson earlier that year. They may be making history, but this isn't Atomic Kitten's first foray into the world of football. Image: Meeting then England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson in 2002 wasn't so memorable for all the band So, yeah, I feel like we're making history." It's usually really bloke-ish, most songs are male sang. "I feel really proud that there is a girl band song that has crossed over to the football crowds. According to the Official Charts, it ranks among the UK's bestselling singles of all time with 1.03 million pure sales (CD and downloads) - making it the UK's fourth best-selling girl band single ever behind Spice Girls' Wannabe, 2 Become 1 and All Saints' Never Ever. Whole Again is undeniably a brilliant ear-worm of a pop song. "We're just pretending not to hear that bit every time we sing it," laughs McClarnon. it just so happens that everyone's saying that Southgate turns them on now." And it just kind of makes it the perfect song to chant along to. "It's got that very catchy, simple melody. "No, but you only have to hear it once to know the melody," says Hamilton. "I didn't think it would be in football fans' minds, though," McClarnon chimes in. It increased its sales every week over the four weeks, it was number one in 19 countries worldwide. "I think it was more the fact that it was a really catchy song and it was such a successful song 20 years ago. Has Atomic Kitten's love song struck an unlikely chord with football fans because we're all longing for Gareth? "I don't think there was much thought into the origins of the song," says Hamilton. Image: 'One, two, three, four: looking back on when we first met.' Whole Again has become a declaration of love for the England manager Now he has gone one step further and is, according to a viral Twitter thread, the "ultimate middle-aged crush". This is the man who took England to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2018, for the first time since Italia '90, and inspired a soar in sales of waistcoats. "Southgate you're the one, you still turn me on, football's coming home again."
"Looking back on when we first met, I cannot escape and I cannot forget," fans now sing. But now it has become Football's Coming Home again, and an ode to the man in charge. Whole Again is a ballad, a song about pining for someone after a break-up. "They might have something more important on their minds. "I mean, they've probably heard it but I think they're focusing on other things," says McClarnon. Singing for England: The songs you need to know (and some you don't) for the finalĬlearly, the fans have taken the song to their hearts, but Hamilton and McClarnon aren't sure what the reaction is from the England camp.
We just thought we'd release it and a couple of people would buy it and it would be nice to do. we wanted to be a part of it and we had loads of messages to say, 'please release it, please release it', after the Box Park video went viral, and we were just like, oh, okay. So we're just making the most of it now." really intense but this is a special moment in time and this time next week it won't be here. We've been getting sleep but our working schedule has taken us right back, like, 20 years.
I think we did a 20-hour day the other day, so that was quite intense. "It's been absolutely chaotic," says Hamilton. Both are in car passenger seats they're even working during their travel time. McClarnon is also on Zoom, but from a different location. She's joined by McClarnon, who affirms for the record that football is "definitely coming home on Sunday". But is football? "Hell, yes!" says Hamilton, speaking to Sky News on Zoom.
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