Five years since its 2003 release, The White Stripes’ Seven Nation Army has found a place among those big, blaring European soccer anthems.
Like tiny scooters and the renaissance, this trend began in Italy. Despite Seven Nation Army not being particularly well-known (some called it simply the “po po po po po pooo pooo song”) it became the anthem of the Italians’ world cup win in 2006. A version - with fans singing the chorus - even got to No 1 in the country and Jack White was moved to comment on the matter. “Nothing is more beautiful in music than when people embrace a melody and allow it to enter the pantheon of folk music,” he said, though this process may have passed fans of the Azzurri by.
It has since been adopted by Liverpool fans for their player Javier Mascherano (sing his name to the beat and you’ve pretty much got it) and this year it’s an anthem for everybody.
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