All Together Now (The Farm song)

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"All Together Now"
Song

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

Composition and release

The song was produced by Graham McPherson, better known as Suggs, a founding member of the band Madness, and recorded at Mayfair Studios. It took its inspiration from the Christmas Day Truce in World War I where on Christmas Day 1914 soldiers from both sides put their weapons down and met in no-mans-land to exchange gifts and play football. The song is heavily influenced musically by Johann Pachelbel's "Canon" and its descending chord sequence.

It was originally released on 26 November 1990 peaking at no.4 on the UK Singles Chart, no.1 in the NME Independent chart and no.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.[1] It was also shown on The Power Station while the last music video is played on 8 April 1991.

Promotion

In March 1994, it was performed by the band and a host of famous Liverpudlians in front of the Spion Kop at Anfield before the last ever Merseyside derby in front of the old Kop, which was demolished later that year and replaced by an all-seater stand.[2] 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 and as the ending theme of the 1994 movie Double Dragon.

Track listing

UK 7" single (1990)
  1. "All Together Now" [7" version] - 3:59
  2. "All Together Now" (Terry Farley/Peter Heller Mix) [edit] - 3:45
UK 12"/CD single (1990)
  1. "All Together Now" - 5:45
  2. "All Together Now" (Terry Farley/Peter Heller Mix) - 7:21
  3. "All Together Now" (Rocky/Diesel Mix) - 5:13
US CD Single (1990)
  1. "All Together Now" (Single Mix) - 4:25
  2. "All Together Now" (12" Mix) - 5:42
  3. "All Together Now" (Indie Rock Mix) - 6:22
  4. "All Together Now" (Farley/Heller 12" Remix) - 7:21
  5. "Over Again" (Live Demo) - 4:16
  6. "All Together Now" (Club Mix) - 6:13
  7. "All Together Now" (Rocky & Diesel Mix) - 5:18
  8. "All Together Now" (Dream Remix) - 9:27
UK CD single (2004)
  1. "All Together Now" (DJ Spoony radio edit)
  2. "All Together Now" (The Choral Mix)
  3. "All Together Now" (Spoony Wants to Move Mix)
  4. "The Wembley Experience" (Virtual Tour of the New Stadium)

Charts

1990 version

Chart (1990–1995) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 18
UK Singles Chart[6] 4

2004 version

Chart (2004) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[6] 5

Goleo VI and Atomic Kitten version

"All Together Now"
Song

"All Together Now (Strong Together)" is a song by British recording artists Goleo VI and Atomic Kitten, 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.

Release

It was only released in German speaking Europe. It reached no. 16 in Germany, becoming their fifth highest charting single over there. It peaked at no.35 and no.42 in Austria and Switzerland.

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 35
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 42

Other versions

The song was re-released for two football causes, Everton's appearance in the 1995 FA Cup Final, 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 remade to accompany the England national football team to the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament. 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. On the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Day Truce, during World War One, which inspired The Farm’s 1990 hit All Together Now, many of the UK’s biggest music stars have united as The Peace Collective, to re-record the song. The new track features a backing choir of schoolboy footballers from the Premier League and German Bundesliga. All profits from the release, out December 15th, will go to the British Red Cross and the Shorncliffe Trust. Recorded at Sensible Music in Islington (London) the 2014 version includes Gorgon City and Clean Bandit, Gabrielle, Alexandra Burke, David Gray, Guy Chambers, Amelle Berrabah, Mick Jones (The Clash), The Voice 2014 winner Jermain Jackman, Massive Attack’s Shara Nelson and more.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Single cover for The Farm's "All Together Now"[dead link]
  2. ^ "The Farm play in front of the Kop 1994". YouTube. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. ^ "The Farm – All Together Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  4. ^ "The Farm – All Together Now" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "{{{artist}}} – All Together Now". Swiss Singles Chart.
  6. ^ a b "The Farm - Songs peaked on UK Charts". UK Charts. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Goleo VI & Atomic Kitten – All Together Now (Strong Together)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  8. ^ "Goleo VI & Atomic Kitten – All Together Now (Strong Together)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  9. ^ http://stagedoor.fm/2014/11/06/clean-bandit-gabrielle-gorgon-city-collaborate-wealth-stars-christmas-1-contender/
  10. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29894441

External links

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