World In Motion

World In Motion is the title of a song written and recorded by British group New Order featuring members of the England football squad ahead of the 1990 World Cup held in in Italy. It was released as a single on 21 May 1990 on the Factory label under the name of ENGLANDneworder.

The song was co-written with comedian Keith Allen, who also features. England footballer John Barnes provides the 'rap' and several other squad members contribute to the vocals and chant.

The record features samples of the "They think it's all over" quotation, spoken by football commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme at the end of the 1966 World Cup Final, between England and West Germany, recalling England's last victory in the tournament.

Single release
World In Motion went straight into the Top 40 at no.2 the week after its release and then to no.1 (replacing Adamski's Killer) and stayed at the top for two weeks. It was New Order's twentieth single, their only UK number 1 and also their last single on Factory.

Promo video
The promo video features all the four members of New Order (including Bernard Sumner on lead vocals), Keith Allen, John Barnes and other members of the squad such as Paul Gasgoigne, Peter Shilton and David Platt

Successive chart positions
In the age of music downloading and streaming, and coinciding with the England team playing in major international football tournaments, the single hit the UK charts again in 2002 (also as a physical release with new track Such a Good Thing), 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2021. In 2002 it became the 22nd best-selling single of the year.