"Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina)" is an instrumental tune composed by
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948), is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 21 musicals, ...
as the
BBC theme music for the
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
The Cup was won by t ...
held in Argentina that same year. Released as a single in the United Kingdom in June 1978, this instrumental piece peaked at position #14 on the
UK Singles Chart. It was performed by San Jose featuring Rodriguez Argentina (a.k.a.
Rod Argent), who would also go on to perform the instrumental tune "Aztec Gold" eight years later for the
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia ha ...
in
Mexico (ITV theme).
Chart history
See also
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FIFA World Cup official songs
FIFA World Cup anthems and songs are tunes and songs adopted officially by FIFA (or by official broadcasters and partners selected by FIFA), to be used prior to the World Cup event and to accompany the championships during the event. They are als ...
References
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1978 singles
Songs with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
1978 songs
MCA Records singles