| "Campione 2000" | ||||
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| from the albumEuro IV Ever | ||||
| Released | 19 June 2000 | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Stockholm | |||
| Songwriters | E-Type, Rick Blaskey, Kent Brainerd | |||
| Producers | Kent Brainerd, E-Type, Johan Amatiello | |||
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"Campione 2000" is the official song of theUEFA Euro 2000 held in the Netherlands and Belgium. It was performed by Swedish musicianE-Type and written by E-Type, Rick Blaskey and Kent Brainerd. It gained a huge popularity during the tournament and has since been heard in football games around Europe, both in national and international games. It translates as "Champion" in English.
The chorus of the song resembles the chorus of a Dutch popular song "Oranje Boven", which insist the link between Netherlands with the Royal Dutch Family and a national chant honoring the red-white-blue tricolor Dutch national flag.
The song was included on E-Type's albumEuro IV Ever (2001), and on the Sport Edition ofLoud Pipes Save Lives (2004). It was also included onThe Official Euro 2000 Album.
CD maxi – Europe (2000)
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| Sweden (GLF)[14] | Platinum | 30,000^ |
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