List of UEFA European Championship songs and anthems explained

UEFA European Championship songs and anthems are songs and tunes adopted officially to be used as warm-ups to the event, to accompany the championships during the event and as a souvenir reminder of the events as well as for advertising campaigns leading for the European Championship, giving the singers exceptional universal world coverage and notoriety.[1]

The songs chosen are usually multilingual using English, the language of the official language of the organising country as well as other world languages, most notably Spanish. The official versions also results in cover versions in many other languages by the original artist or by local artists.

Official songs and anthems

Championshipwidth=100Host countryTitle LanguagePerformer(s)Writer(s) & producer(s)Audios & VideosLive Performance
1992 Sweden"More Than a Game"EnglishTowe Jaarnek & Peter JöbackPeter Jöback and Lasse HolmMusic Video
1996"We're in This Together"EnglishSimply RedMick Hucknall and Stewart LevineOfficial Music Video
2000 Netherlands
Belgium
"Campione 2000"EnglishE-TypeE-Type, Rick Blaskey, Kent BrainerdOfficial Music Video
2004 Portugal"Força"English
Portuguese
Nelly FurtadoNelly Furtado, Gerald Eaton, Brian WestOfficial Music Video
2008 Austria
Switzerland
"Can You Hear Me"EnglishEnrique IglesiasEnrique Iglesias, Steve Morales, Frankie Storm
Big Ben Diehl, Carlos Paucar
Official Music Video
2012 Poland
Ukraine
"Endless Summer"EnglishOceanaOceana Mahlmann, Marc F. Jackson
Andreas Litterscheid, Blair Mackichan, Hugo Oscar
Reinhard Raith, Mense Reents, Jakobus Siebels
Official Music Video
2016 France"This One's for You"[2] EnglishDavid Guetta featuring Zara LarssonDavid Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Afrojack, Ester DeanOfficial Music VideoClosing Ceremony
"We Are the People"EnglishMartin Garrix featuring Bono and the EdgeMartin Garrix, Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark
Bono, the Edge, Giorgio Tuinfort, Simon Edmund Carmody
Official Music VideoOpening Ceremony
Germany"Fire"EnglishMeduza, OneRepublic & LeonyMattia Vitale, Simon de Jano, Luca De Gregorio, Ryan Tedder, Kim Petras, Leonie Burger, Brent Kutzle, Josh Varnadore, VitaliZe & Tyler SpryOfficial Music VideoClosing Ceremony
United Kingdom
Ireland
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Italy
Turkey
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Broadcast theme music

While usually most music used at the tournament is a UEFA Euro official theme song, in some cases broadcasters will use other songs. The following is a list of these aforementioned songs.

!Edition!Host country!Broadcaster!Song title!Languages/instrumental!Performers!Writing and producing
2012 Poland
Ukraine
ESPNUntitled or unknown[3] [4] Instrumental
BBCEscapeInstrumentalCraig Armstrong
ITVPeter and the WolfInstrumentalSergei Prokofiev
2016 FranceESPNUntitled or unknown[5] [6] Instrumental
BBCLa FouleFrenchIzzy Bizu
BBC Concert Orchestra
Angel Cabral
Ben Foster
ITVLa MerFrenchCharles TrenetCharles Trenet
Albert Lasry
2020ESPNUntitled or unknown[7] Instrumental
BBCForce Majeure [8] InstrumentalGaspard Auge
Victor Le Masne
Michael Declerck
ITVYou Ain't The ProblemEnglishMichael KiwanukaBrian Burton
Dean Josiah Cover
Michael Kiwanuka
2024 GermanyBBC"Welcome to the DCC" (instrumental)[9] [10] InstrumentalDominic Craik
Jonathan Gilmore
ITV"The NeverEnding Story"[11] InstrumentalGiorgio Moroder
Keith Forsey
Fox Sports"FOX Sports FIFA World Cup Theme"[12] InstrumentalPete Calandra

Entrance music

Championshipwidth=100Host countryMusic Notes
1992 Sweden
1996
2000 Netherlands
Belgium
2004 Portugal
2008 Austria
Switzerland
"Seven Nation Army"
2012 Poland
Ukraine
"Heart of Courage"
2016 France"This One's for You (Orchestral Version)"
"We Are the People (Orchestral Version)"
Germany"Fire (Orchestral Version)"
United Kingdom
Ireland
(to be decided)
Italy
Turkey
(to be decided)

Official albums

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Enrique Iglesias, David Guetta, Martin Garrix: all the EURO finals' songs . UEFA.com . . 18 December 2019 . 10 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210613202855/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0257-0de95694e167-814a39b323fa-1000/ . 13 June 2021 . live .
  2. Web site: Swedish star Zara Larsson sings summer football hit. 11 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512100646/https://www.thelocal.se/20160511/zara-larsson-links-up-with-david-guetta-for-official-euro-2016-song. 12 May 2016. live.
  3. Web site: ESPN: UEFA EURO 2012 . 22 May 2024 . Prologue.
  4. ESPN UEFA Euro 2012 Intro Logos Edition 720p . 18 June 2012 . 22 May 2024 . YouTube.
  5. Web site: ESPN UEFA Euro 2016 Motion Graphics Gallery . 22 May 2024 . NewscastStudio.
  6. ESPN EURO 2016 INTRO . 16 June 2016 . 22 May 2024 . YouTube.
  7. UEFA EURO 2020 on ESPN - Intro . 9 June 2021 . 22 May 2024 . YouTube.
  8. Web site: Gaspard Auge's Force Majeure to soundtrack BBC's UEFA Euro 2020 coverage . 22 May 2024 . Music Week.
  9. Web site: Euros 2024: Sound designers make BBC trailer 'big and powerful' . 2024-06-18 . www.bbc.com . en-GB.
  10. BBC (UK) UEFA Euro 2024 Intro . 14 June 2024 . 18 June 2024 . YouTube.
  11. ITV (UK) UEFA Euro 2024 Intro . 14 June 2024 . 14 June 2024 . YouTube.
  12. UEFA EURO 2024 Intro FS1 . 3 December 2023 . 22 May 2024 . YouTube.