Don't Come Home Too Soon
| "Don't Come Home Too Soon" | ||||
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| Single by Del Amitri | ||||
| from the album Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole! | ||||
| B-side | "Paper Thin (Ambient Mix)" | |||
| Released | 1 June 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter | Justin Currie | |||
| Producer | Pete Smith | |||
| Del Amitri singles chronology | ||||
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"Don't Come Home Too Soon" was a song released by Scottish band Del Amitri to mark the Scottish football team's qualification for the 1998 World Cup in France.[1][2][3] The single reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the Scottish Singles Chart in June 1998.
Music video
[edit]The music video shows Scotland fans waiting on a delayed flight to Paris and was filmed at Prestwick Airport[4]. The video features members of the Scotland team, including Gordon Durie, Christian Dailly and Colin Hendry.[5]
Chart success
[edit]The single topped the Scottish Singles Chart for the week of 7 June 1998. On the UK Singles Chart the same week, the song debuted at No. 15, its peak position.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scotland Singles (OCC)[6] | 1 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 15 |
References
[edit]- ^ Perrone, Pierre (21 May 1998). "Music: Rocking all over the World Cup". The Independent. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ Drysdale, Neil (22 June 2014). "Del Amitri's Justin Currie eviscerates modern pop and English football". Scottish Television. Retrieved 27 June 2014.[dead link]
- ^ Smith, Aidan (10 August 2013). "Justin Currie: Del Amitri and me". The Scotsman. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/archive-photos-show-how-prestwick-10242241
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T68AXsUAEI
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
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