Even if you don't know the song "Seven Nation Army", then chances are you know the opening 7 notes.
First released in 2003, by the rock duo "The White Stripes", the song has gone on to become an Anthem was sung by football fans in stadiums across the world.
So, how did the song make it a transformation from an Indie rock staple to a world-wide sports Anthem?
Well, it all began with the Belgians in Italy.
In 2003, a group of Belgian fans from Club Brugge heard the tune play at an Italian bar in Milan. They quickly started chanting along to the song and took it back to Belgium, where it started playing every time Club Brugge scored a goal.Then in 2006, an Italian club A.S. Roma played against club Brugge, where the song fascinated the Italian fans and they took it back home to Rome.
The timing was perfect for the Italians, as it became their unofficial anthem for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, as the world took notice of this catchy tune.
A FUN FACT: The song is known as "The Po Po Po Po song" in Italy.
Since then, the song has become the life of stadiums across the footballing world and has also made its way into other sports like basketball, baseball, and American Football.Even though millions of fans chant together to the opening notes of this song, a large portion of them do not even know the name of this song.
This is what Jack White, the man behind "Seven Nation Army" had to say about it,
"I especially love that most people have no idea what song the melody they are chanting came from. The fewer people know where it came from, the more it is integrated into the tradition of folk music, and the more it feels anonymous to the public, the more I'm fulfilled as a songwriter."
