All Together Now (The Farm song)

"All Together Now" is a song by British band The Farm from their album Spartacus.

"All Together Now"
Single by The Farm
from the album Spartacus
Released26 November 1990 (original)
May 1995 (Everton release)
31 May 2004 (Euro 2004 version)
Recorded1990
GenreMadchester[1]
Length5:41
Label
Songwriter(s)Johann Pachelbel, Peter Hooton and Steve Grimes
Producer(s)Suggs
The Farm singles chronology
"Groovy Train"
(1990)		 "All Together Now"
(1990)		 "Sinful!"
(1991)
Music video
"All Together Now" on YouTube

Peter Hooton wrote the lyrics in his early 20s after reading about the Christmas truce of 1914. The song was first recorded under the title "No Man's Land" for a John Peel session in 1983.[2] In 1990, Hooton wrote the chorus after Steve Grimes suggested putting the lyrics of No Man's Land to the chord progression of Pachelbel's Canon. To shorten the song for radio, the producer Suggs cut the song to three verses from its original six. It has been used by numerous football teams since, as well as by the Labour Party for their 2017 general election campaign, often played during rallies.

Composition and release

The song was produced by Suggs, a founding member of the band Madness, and recorded at Mayfair Studios. The lyrics were written about 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 has a chord sequence taken directly from Johann Pachelbel's "Canon".[3]

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.[4] It was also the last video shown on The Power Station on 8 April 1991.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic called "All Together Now" "goofily endearing"[5] and a "truly memorable" single.[6] Larry Flick from American magazine Billboard described it as "anthemic".[7] Daily Mirror stated that it is one of 1990's "most memorable songs" and "such a catchy song".[8]

Promotion

In March 1994, it was performed by the band and a host of 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.[9] 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
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 13
Germany (Official German Charts) 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 9
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 18
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 4

2004 version
Chart (2004) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[14] 5

Goleo VI and Atomic Kitten version
"All Together Now (Strong Together)"
Promotional single by Goleo VI and Atomic Kitten
Released13 May 2006
Recorded2006
GenrePop
Songwriter(s)Hooton, Grimes

"All Together Now (Strong Together)" is a version of the song purportedly by 2006 FIFA World Cup mascot Goleo VI with the British girl group Atomic Kitten, for the World Cup. The computer animated music video shows 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)[15] 35
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 42

Everton F.C. version

In May 1995, the song was released by Everton F.C. on occasion of its appearance in the 1995 FA Cup Final. The hit credited to "Everton FA Cup Squad 1995" peaked at 24 in the UK Singles chart.[18] The release also contained a second version as "All Together Now - D.i.y Mix".

Euro 2004 version

The song was released in another football context this time to promote the campaign of the England national football team during Euro 2004 which took place in Portugal in June and July 2004. Titled "Euro 2004 (All Together Now)", it was edited by DJ Spoony and featured additional vocals by the St Francis Xavier Boys Choir of Liverpool.[19] This version, released on 31 May 2004, peaked at 5 in the UK Singles Chart.

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.

This version was also included in the compilation Sports Themes subtitled "20 Classic Sport Themes" in July 2004.

Peace Collective version

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 united as The Peace Collective, to re-record the song for charity. The new track featured a backing choir of schoolboy footballers from the Premier League and German Bundesliga. All profits from the release, on 15 December, went to the British Red Cross and the Shorncliffe Trust.

Produced and Recorded by Simon Britton & Jon Moon at Sensible Music in Islington (London) the 2014 version included Gorgon City and Clean Bandit, Gabrielle, Alexandra Burke, Engelbert Humperdinck, Julian Lennon, David Gray, Guy Chambers, Amelle Berrabah, Alison Levi, Mick Jones (The Clash), The Voice 2014 winner Jermain Jackman, Massive Attack’s Shara Nelson and more.[20][21] The 2014 version reached Number One in the UK Independent Singles Breakers Charts On 19 December and number 70 on the UK Singles Chart.[22]

References
  1. McLean, Craig (January 1998). "Essentials: Madchester". Spin. p. 98. ISSN 0886-3032.
  2. Ken Garner (15 December 2010). The Peel Sessions: A story of teenage dreams and one man's love of new music. Ebury Publishing. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-4090-7483-0.
  3. Green, Thomas H. (27 May 2004). "Altogether now with Pachelbel". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. Single cover for The Farm's "All Together Now" Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Farm – Spartacus". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Farm – The Best of the Farm". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  7. Flick, Larry (13 July 1991). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 77. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. Daily Mirror. 1991-03-07. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  9. "The Farm play in front of the Kop 1994". YouTube. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  10. "Ultratop.be – The Farm – All Together Now" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Farm" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Farm – All Together Now" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – {{{artist}}} – All Together Now". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. "The Farm - Songs peaked on UK Charts". UK Charts. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  15. "Austriancharts.at – Goleo VI & Atomic Kitten – All Together Now (Strong Together)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  16. "Offiziellecharts.de – Goleo VI & Atomic Kitten – All Together Now (Strong Together)". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  17. "Swisscharts.com – Goleo VI & Atomic Kitten – All Together Now (Strong Together)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  18. Official Charts: EVERTON FC page
  19. BBC News: England's Euro 2004 song revealed
  20. http://stagedoor.fm/2014/11/06/clean-bandit-gabrielle-gorgon-city-collaborate-wealth-stars-christmas-1-contender/
  21. http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-breakers-chart/20141221/254/
  22. Official Charts: All Together Now by Peace Collective
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