Three songs that went from pop hits to soccer chants
Ethnomusicologist Max Jack talks about three pop songs that have gone from pop hits to soccer stadium chants.
This segment originally aired on July 9, 2018.
If you've been watching the UEFA Euro 2020, this might make you take a closer listen to what's happening in the stands.
In preparation for the 2018 World Cup, we talked to ethnomusicologist Max Jack, who studies soccer chants at the University of California Santa Barbara. He told us about three pop songs that have gone from pop hits to soccer stadium chants: Seven Nation Army, Despacito and A Little Respect.
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- Three Lions: how England's World Cup fever has driven a 20-year-old anthem to the top of the charts
Below are the hit songs that became huge soccer anthems:
White Stripes, Seven Nation Army
Luis Fonsi, Despacito ft. Daddy Yankee
Erasure, A Little Respect
— Produced by Beza Seife