Listen to Lionesses’ World Cup song featuring Mel C, Self Esteem and more
nme.comMel C, Self Esteem and more have come together to record a song for the England Women’s World Cup team. Check out ‘Call Me A Lioness’ below.Shared today (July 19), the track celebrates their win at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, and rallies behind them ahead of the World Cup, which kicks off in Australia this week.
It also makes reference to both Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone, who scored the winning goals at last year’s Euro Final.The song arrives as an “unofficial” anthem for the England team, as the Football Association no longer commissions music for England’s international campaigns, following the 2014 men’s World Cup in Brazil.‘Call Me A Lioness’ was co-written by Glen Roberts and London singer Olivia Dean, and features contributions from an 11-person squad including Self Esteem, Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice, Shura and former Spice Girl Mel C.Marika Hackman, Rachel Chinouriri, Jasmine Jethwa, Rose Gray, Highlyy, and Al Greenwood of Sports Team also join the track, which is released under the name Hope FC — a reference to the former manager, player and coach of the national team, Hope Powell.“We wanted to make a song that gives girls a soundtrack to their pride of the Lionesses and of being a woman, and to unite everyone in that pride,” Dean said of the track. “Whenever I hear Call Me A Lioness I think about being in a beer garden singing it at the top of my lungs with my friends.”Mel C added: “It’s been amazing to see the popularity of women’s football grow and their incredible win last year was a huge inspiration for this new song for the world cup.
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