"Don't Come Home Too Soon" was a single released by
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
band
Del Amitri
Del Amitri are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 1980. Between 1985 and 2002, the band released six studio albums. Their 1995 single " Roll to Me" reached number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Five Del Amitri albums have ...
to mark
the Scottish football team's qualification for the
1998 World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for the ...
in
France.
The single reached No. 15 in the
UK Singles Chart and topped the
Scottish Singles Chart in June 1998.
Reception
The song received a mixed critical reception. Despite this, 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
References
External links
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1998 singles
Del Amitri songs
1998 songs
1998 in Scotland
Number-one singles in Scotland
Association football songs and chants
Scotland national football team songs
Scottish songs
Scotland at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
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