"''The Danish Way to Rock''" is a

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theme song for

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and a hit single by

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band

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featuring Landsholdet (meaning "the national team" in

). The song went straight into #1 in the

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, the

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. "The Danish Way to Rock" was a song written in Danish (despite its English language title) by Nephew band member

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and music by the band Nephew and arranged and produced by Nephew and Carsten Heller. The song was released in cooperation with the

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(DBU), the Danish Football Association for the support of the 2010 Denmark national football team.

Recording

The song was recorded on 1 March 2010. That day, the members of the Danish band Nephew and vocalist

and guitarist Kristian Riis accompanied by song producer Carsten Heller travelled to

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, where the Denmark national team was scheduled to compete and briefed the team of the song and their part. Some players notably

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and

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recorded their parts separately, then a collective take was made of the entire group singing in a hotel room. Footage of the recording process was made available.Video of recording the part performed by the Danish National Football Team
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Credits

*Lyrics: Simon Kvamm *Music: Nephew *Arrangement: Nephew and Carsten Heller *Drums: Søren Arnholt *Bas: Kasper Toustrup *Vocals and keys: Simon Kvamm *Guitars: Kristian Riis *Keys: René Munk Thalund *Chorus vocals by Landsholdet/

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*Additional vocals: Søren Arnholt and Kristian Riis *Production, recording and mix: Carsten Heller *Recorded at Carsten Heller **Player chorus recorded at Courtyard Vienna Messe Hotel **Additional recordings at Walkie Talkie Boy Studio, Coach Studio and Funkydev Studio

Chart performance

The single was released in March 2010 and reached #1 on chart of 23 April 2010 staying 1 week at the top of the Danish Singles Chart.

References

External links

"The Danish Way to Rock" Facebook page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Danish Way To Rock 2010 singles Number-one singles in Denmark Denmark at the 2010 FIFA World Cup 2010 songs