Don't Come Home Too Soon

"Don't Come Home Too Soon"
Single by Del Amitri
from the album Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!
Released 13 June 1998
Format CD single
Recorded 1998
Genre Alternative rock, Pop rock
Length 4:00
Label A&M
Writer(s) Justin Currie
Del Amitri singles chronology
"Some Other Sucker's Parade""
(1997)
"Don't Come Home Too Soon"
(1998)
"Cry To Be Found"
(1998)

"Don't Come Home Too Soon" was a single released by Scottish band Del Amitri to mark the Scottish football team's qualification for the 1998 World Cup in France.[1][2][3] The single reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart.[4][5]

Reception

The song had a mixed reception.[6][7]

References

  1. Pierre Perrone (1998-05-22). "Music: Rocking all over the World Cup - Life & Style". The Independent. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  2. Drysdale, Neil (2014-06-22). "Del Amitri's Justin Currie eviscerates modern pop and English football | STV". Glasgow. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  3. "Justin Currie: Del Amitri and me". The Scotsman. 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  4. "DEL AMITRI | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  5. English, Paul (2014-01-12). "Del Amitri: We'll play our hometown for first time in 12 years but it's not a reunion.. we never split up". Daily Record. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  6. Peter Vincent (2013-11-28). "World Cup songs: the good, the mad and the forgettable". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  7. Glendenning, Barry (2010-04-30). "The Joy of Six: Awful World Cup songs | Barry Glendenning | Sport". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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