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| "Leeds United" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Leeds United Football Team | |
| B-side | "Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!" |
| Released | 1972 |
| Recorded | 1972 |
| Genre | Football music |
| Label | Chapter 1 |
"Leeds United" was a single released by the English football team Leeds United in 1972, as the official song for their appearance in the Centenary FA Cup Final. It reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] Its B-side was the better known song "Leeds Leeds Leeds", also known as "Marching On Together".
"Leeds United" had new lyrics written by Les Reed, to the tune of "Sally Sunshine", a song originally written by Reed with Geoff Stephens. "Sally Sunshine" was recorded by the Mills Brothers for their 1972 What A Wonderful World album (Paramount, PAS 6024).[2] It was also recorded in the German translation by Cliff Richard as "Wenn Du Lachst, Lacht das Gluck (Sally Sunshine)", released in Germany in August 1971 (Columbia Germany, 1C 006-04 903).[3]
- ^ Roberts, David, ed. (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles & Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records. p. 291. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ Billboard. 19 February 1972. p. 42. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Cliff Richard - Wenn du lachst, lacht das Glück Sally Sunshine". Germancharts.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.