"Anthem" by

Vangelis Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou ( el, Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου ; 29 March 1943 – 17 May 2022), known professionally as Vangelis ( ; el, Βαγγέλης, links=no ), was a Greek composer and arranger of ...

is the

theme music Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at so ...

for

2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...

held in

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and

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and served as the official anthem of the

. The single was commercially successful in Japan, being certified platinum for sales of over 100,000 copies. The single reached number 98 on the

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. It received the Song of the Year award by the

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. The versions were included in the official soundtrack ''

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'' and ''

The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup ''The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup'' is a compilation album with various artists, released in 2002 by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. This albums is the official music album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan. The alb ...

''. The single also included for TV opening for 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Track listing

#"Anthem – 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem" (orchestra version with choral introduction) – 4:31 #"Anthem – 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem" (synthesizer version) – 3:30 #"Anthem – JS 16 Radio Edit – 2002 FIFA World Cup Official Anthem" (radio edit) – 3:44 #"Anthem – Takkyu Ishino Remix Radio Edit – 2002 Fifa World Cup Official Anthem" (radio edit) – 3:36

References

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Track listing

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