It's coming home! David Baddiel and Frank Skinner to perform Three Lions at BBC Sports Personality of the Year

It's coming home: David Baddiel and Frank Skinner are reuniting with The Lightning Seeds to sing the World Cup anthem
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Joe Krishnan8 December 2018

The Three Lions tune was the sound of the summer as England made it to the World Cup semi-finals.

Now David Baddiel and Frank Skinner are reuniting with The Lightning Seeds to sing the World Cup anthem 22 years after recording the original.

The band are reuniting for an unmissable performance at the BBC Sport Personality of the Year awards at the Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on December 16.

The never-seen-before live rendition, featuring a host of special performers, will provide the soundtrack to a special moment in the show which reflects on England team’s remarkable World Cup journey this summer.

The song's famous line "It's coming home" captured the imagination of Brits all around the the country as Gareth Southgate's men reached the semi-finals in Russia.

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The song was originally created to mark the England football team's hosting of the 1996 European Championships, its first major football tournament since the 1966 World Cup, and is also the only track in history to reach number one in the charts four times with the original artists.

The music was written by Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds and comedians Baddiel and Skinner, who were presenters of the football-themed comedy show Fantasy Football League, provided the inspiring lyrics.

The contenders for the award will be announced on the night of the show for the first time, having previously announced the 10 nominees in the weeks running up to the event.

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