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"Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?"
"Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?"
Song by Tonedef Allstars
Language	English
Genre	Parody music
Songwriter(s)	Tonedef Allstars
Composer(s)	Tonedef Allstars

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"Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?" is a song by the English band Tonedef All Stars. It is set to the tune of the Dad's Army theme tune, "Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler?" The song was released to coincide with the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

History

The song was created as part of a competition run by The Sun to determine their official World Cup song. "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?" was selected as the winner. The song was first broadcast on 26 May 2006^[1] on BBC Radio 2 on Chris Evans Drivetime.

The song was performed by Tonedef All Stars with boxer Frank Bruno, 1966 World Cup winners Sir Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, and Bill Pertwee, who played Warden Hodges in Dad's Army.^[1]

Reception

It was initially believed by music journalists and bookmakers^[2] that the song would chart at a higher place than the official world cup song, "World at Your Feet" by Embrace.^[3] Embrace member, Danny McNamara said that the song was "brilliant" and thought that it might beat Embrace in the charts.^[4] The song debuted in the UK Singles Charts at 13, behind "World at Your Feet" at 3.^[3] It spent four weeks in the charts, failing to improve on its initial 13th position^[5] after dropping to 27 in its second week.^[6]

Although appreciated by England fans, the song was not universally liked. Stylus Magazine called it "charming xenophobia",^[7] with it being suggested that The Football Association didn't like it because of the references to the war.^[8] The Germany national team manager, Jürgen Klinsmann reportedly did not like the song because he disliked the connection that the song was comparing him to Adolf Hitler.^[9] Tony Christie, a singer with an entry in the competition, said that while he thought the video was "very good", he felt the change from "Hitler" to "Klinsmann" was unwise and suggested that people should "steer clear".^[10] Manchester Evening News criticised the performers, calling them "just a few celebrities on a karaoke machine"; however, they also stated that the song was "infuriatingly catchy".^[11]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bill Pertwee Dead: Dad's Army Actor Who Played Warden Hodges Passes Away". Huffington Post. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Sheep, frog and disgraced MP sing for Sven". China Daily. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "3AM: This Week's Charts – The Official UK Singles Chart". The Free Online Library. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Anthems vie for World Cup glory". BBC News. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Tonedef Allstars". Official Charts. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Keane in at one on UK album chart". BBC News. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ "Shall We Sing A Song For You?: Footballers on Record". Stylus. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ Owen Gibson, media correspondent (1 June 2006). "Pub singers and golden oldies vie for Cup hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ "Football: They don't like it up 'em, Mr Klinsmann". The Mirror. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ Charles, Chris (6 June 2006). "Christie's World Cup songs verdict". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ Sarah Walters (15 February 2007). "The runners and riders". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

External links

The official music video

[photo-1] "Bill Pertwee Dead: Dad's Army Actor Who Played Warden Hodges Passes Away". Huffington Post. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[2] "Sheep, frog and disgraced MP sing for Sven". China Daily. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[thefreelibrary1-3] "3AM: This Week's Charts – The Official UK Singles Chart". The Free Online Library. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[4] "Anthems vie for World Cup glory". BBC News. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[5] "Tonedef Allstars". Official Charts. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[6] "Keane in at one on UK album chart". BBC News. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[7] "Shall We Sing A Song For You?: Footballers on Record". Stylus. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[8] Owen Gibson, media correspondent (1 June 2006). "Pub singers and golden oldies vie for Cup hit". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[9] "Football: They don't like it up 'em, Mr Klinsmann". The Mirror. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[10] Charles, Chris (6 June 2006). "Christie's World Cup songs verdict". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

[11] Sarah Walters (15 February 2007). "The runners and riders". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

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+"'''Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?'''" is a song by the English band [[Tonedef All Stars]]. It is set to the tune of the ''[[Dad's Army]]'' theme tune, "[[q:Dad's Army#Theme song|Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler?]]" The song was released to coincide with the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].
 == History ==
-The song was created as part of a competition run by ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' to determine their official World Cup song. "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?" was selected as the winner and became The Sun's official world cup song.<ref>{{cite web|author=Derek Brown |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/51629/Our-song-is-footies-No1.html |title=Our song is footie's No.1 |work=The Sun |date=3 August 2007 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> The song was first broadcast on 26 May 2006<ref name=photo /> on [[BBC Radio 2]] on [[Chris Evans Drivetime]].
+The song was created as part of a competition run by ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' to determine their official World Cup song. "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?" was selected as the winner. The song was first broadcast on 26 May 2006<ref name=photo /> on [[BBC Radio 2]] on ''[[Chris Evans Drivetime]]''.
 The song was performed by Tonedef All Stars with boxer [[Frank Bruno]], [[1966 World Cup]] winners [[Sir Geoff Hurst]] and [[Martin Peters]], and [[Bill Pertwee]], who played [[Warden Hodges]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''.<ref name=photo>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/27/dads-army-actor-dies-bill-pertwee-_n_3341773.html#slide=2498744 |title=Bill Pertwee Dead: Dad's Army Actor Who Played Warden Hodges Passes Away |work=Huffington Post |date=27 May 2013 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref>
 == Reception ==
-The song was initially popular, with music journalists and bookmakers<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8853963.html |title=Sheep, frog and disgraced MP sing for Sven |work=China Daily |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> suggesting it would chart higher than the official world cup song, [[World at Your Feet]] by [[Embrace (English band)|Embrace]].<ref name="thefreelibrary1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/3AM%3A+THIS+WEEK'S+CHARTS+-+THE+OFFICIAL+UK+SINGLES+CHART.-a0146879639 |title=3AM: THIS WEEK'S CHARTS – THE OFFICIAL UK SINGLES CHART. |publisher=The Free Online Library |date=12 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> Embrace member, [[Danny McNamara]] said that the song was "brilliant" and thought that it might beat Embrace in the charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5038892.stm#5 |title=Anthems vie for World Cup glory |publisher=BBC News |date=5 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> The song debuted in the [[UK Singles Charts]] at 13, behind World at Your Feet at 3.<ref name="thefreelibrary1"/> It spent four weeks in the charts, failing to improve on its initial 13th position<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/tonedef%20allstars/ |title=Tonedef Allstars |publisher=Official Charts |date=17 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> after dropping to 27 in its second week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5092622.stm |title=Keane in at one on UK album chart |publisher=BBC News |date=18 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref>
+It was initially believed by music journalists and bookmakers<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8853963.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610205651/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8853963.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 June 2014 |title=Sheep, frog and disgraced MP sing for Sven |work=China Daily |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> that the song would chart at a higher place than the official world cup song, "[[World at Your Feet]]" by [[Embrace (English band)|Embrace]].<ref name="thefreelibrary1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/3AM%3A+THIS+WEEK'S+CHARTS+-+THE+OFFICIAL+UK+SINGLES+CHART.-a0146879639 |title=3AM: This Week's Charts – The Official UK Singles Chart |publisher=The Free Online Library |date=12 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> Embrace member, [[Danny McNamara (musician)|Danny McNamara]] said that the song was "brilliant" and thought that it might beat Embrace in the charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5038892.stm#5 |title=Anthems vie for World Cup glory |publisher=BBC News |date=5 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> The song debuted in the [[UK Singles Charts]] at 13, behind "World at Your Feet" at 3.<ref name="thefreelibrary1"/> It spent four weeks in the charts, failing to improve on its initial 13th position<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/tonedef%20allstars/ |title=Tonedef Allstars |publisher=Official Charts |date=17 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> after dropping to 27 in its second week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5092622.stm |title=Keane in at one on UK album chart |publisher=BBC News |date=18 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref>
-Despite being popular with England fans, the song was not universally liked. ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' called it "charming xenophobia",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-footballers-on-record.htm |title=Shall We Sing A Song For You?: Footballers on Record |work=Stylus |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> with it being suggested that [[The Football Association]] didn't like it because of the references to the war.<ref>{{cite web|author=Owen Gibson, media correspondent |url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jun/01/worldcup2006.arts |title=Pub singers and golden oldies vie for Cup hit |work=The Guardian |date=1 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> The [[Germany national football team|German national football team]] manager, [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] reportedly did not like the song because he disliked the connection that the song was comparing him to [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+THEY+DON'T+LIKE+IT+UP+'EM,+MR+KLINSMANN.-a0145428514 |title=Football: THEY DON'T LIKE IT UP 'EM, MR KLINSMANN. |work=The Mirror |date=7 May 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> [[Tony Christie]], a singer with an entry in the competition, said that while he thought the video was "very good", he felt the change from "Hitler" to "Klinsmann" was unwise and suggested that people should "steer clear".<ref>{{cite web|last=Charles |first=Chris |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5052380.stm |title=Christie's World Cup songs verdict |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> ''[[Manchester Evening News]]'' criticised the performers, calling them "just a few celebrities on a karaoke machine"; however, they also stated that the song was "infuriatingly catchy".<ref>{{cite web|author=Sarah Walters |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/the-runners-and-riders-1030723 |title=The runners and riders |work=Manchester Evening News |date=15 February 2007 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref>
+Although appreciated by England fans, the song was not universally liked. ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' called it "charming xenophobia",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/shall-we-sing-a-song-for-you-footballers-on-record.htm |title=Shall We Sing A Song For You?: Footballers on Record |work=Stylus |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> with it being suggested that [[The Football Association]] didn't like it because of the references to the war.<ref>{{cite web|author=Owen Gibson, media correspondent |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/jun/01/worldcup2006.arts |title=Pub singers and golden oldies vie for Cup hit |work=The Guardian |date=1 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> The [[Germany national football team|Germany national team]] manager, [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] reportedly did not like the song because he disliked the connection that the song was comparing him to [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+THEY+DON'T+LIKE+IT+UP+'EM,+MR+KLINSMANN.-a0145428514 |title=Football: They don't like it up 'em, Mr Klinsmann |work=The Mirror |date=7 May 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> [[Tony Christie]], a singer with an entry in the competition, said that while he thought the video was "very good", he felt the change from "Hitler" to "Klinsmann" was unwise and suggested that people should "steer clear".<ref>{{cite web|last=Charles |first=Chris |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5052380.stm |title=Christie's World Cup songs verdict |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 June 2006 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref> ''[[Manchester Evening News]]'' criticised the performers, calling them "just a few celebrities on a karaoke machine"; however, they also stated that the song was "infuriatingly catchy".<ref>{{cite web|author=Sarah Walters |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/the-runners-and-riders-1030723 |title=The runners and riders |work=Manchester Evening News |date=15 February 2007 |accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref>
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uigp52kHopY The official music video]
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uigp52kHopY The official music video]
+{{Music of FIFA World Cup}}
-[[Category:Football songs and chants]]
+[[Category:Association football songs and chants]]
 [[Category:English songs]]
 [[Category:2006 songs]]
+[[Category:Songs about association football players]]
+[[Category:Cultural depictions of German people|Klinsmann]]
+[[Category:Cultural depictions of association football players|Klinsmann]]
+[[Category:England at the 2006 FIFA World Cup]]
+[[Category:England national football team songs]]

v t e FIFA World Cup music
Official albums	Gloryland World Cup USA 94 (1994) Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole! (1998) The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup (2002) Voices from the FIFA World Cup (2006) Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album (2010) One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album (2014) FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack (2022)
Official songs by FIFA	"Un'estate italiana" / "To Be Number One" (1990) "Gloryland" (1994) "The Cup of Life (La Copa de la Vida)" (1998) "Boom" (2002) "The Time of Our Lives" (2006) "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (2010) "We Are One (Ole Ola)" (2014) "Live It Up" (2018) "Hayya Hayya (Better Together)" (2022)
Official anthems by FIFA	"La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)" (1998) "Anthem" (2002) "Celebrate the Day" (2006) "Sign of a Victory" (2010) "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)" (2014)
Other official songs	"El mundial" (1978) "El mundial" (1982) "El mundo unido por un balón" (1986) "Let's Get Together Now" (Official Local Song, 2002) "Game on" (Official Mascot Song, 2010) "Tatu Bom de Bola" (Official Mascot Song, 2014) "Living Football" (Official TV Opening Theme, 2018) "Arhbo" (2022) "Light The Sky" (2022) "Dreamers" (2022)
Tracks from official albums / Promotional songs	"A Special Kind of Hero" (1986) "We Are the Champions" (1994) "Together Now" (1998) "Live For Love United" (2002) "Hips Don't Lie" (2006) "Wavin' Flag" (2010) "La La La" (Brazil 2014)" (2014) "Colors" (2018) "Tukoh Taka" (2022)
Other famous unofficial songs	"Back Home" "Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina)" "Nessun dorma" (1990) "Put 'Em Under Pressure" (1990) "Give It a Lash Jack" "Put 'Em Under Pressure" "Shibobo" "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" "World In Motion" "Watch Your House for Ireland" "Here Come the Good Times" "Vindaloo" "Tema da Vitória" "3 Lions '98" "Three Little Birds" "A Little Less Conversation (JXL version)" "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?" "Zidane y va marquer" "Coup de Boule" "We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)" "Allez Ola Olé" "Love Generation" (2006) "Everywhere You Go" "Shout for England" "We're on the Ball" "World at Your Feet" "Oh Africa" "Vida" "Olé" "Stan's World Cup Song" "(Is This the Way to) The World Cup" "Hurry Up England" "Adrenalina (Univision version)" "Ko Ko Bop" "Ramenez la coupe à la maison" "World Cup" (2022)