Nation has chosen anthem for England’s medallists
On St George’s Day 2010 Commonwealth Games England announced that they would let the nation decide which anthem is to be played at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Delhi by allowing the public to vote for the song of their choice.
Voters were able to choose between God Save The Queen, Jerusalem and Land of Hope and Glory – with Jerusalem beating the both the national anthem and the anthem previously used for English athletes competing at Commonwealth Games. The new official anthem of the England Team will be played for English athletes on the podium in Delhi when a Gold medal is won.
England athlete Dean Macey, who won Gold at the 2006 Games in Melbourne, welcomed the new anthem, saying: “Jerusalem’s awesome for getting you pumped before competing. Couple this with the huge pride that comes in wearing the red lion and you’ve got the perfect anthem for England’s Commonwealth Games’.
Duncan Lewis, Marketing Director for Commonwealth Games England, said, “The nation has spoken and we are delighted to accept Jerusalem as the anthem for England athletes in Delhi. The response from the public has been absolutely fantastic and I hope they will carry on this level of enthusiasm in supporting the team in Delhi this summer.”
Survey by YouGov of 1,896 entrants
Results –
1. Jerusalem: 52.5%
2. Land of Hope and Glory: 32.5%
3. God Save The Queen: 12%
Via: We Are England
1,896 votes is not the nation. Lets try again.
I agree we need our own Anthem and our own Identity .I get really annoyed with websites that ask for your Country and the only one available is “United kingdom” which is not a Country .My Country is England Not Uk or Great britain or United Kingdom .
agreed, why do children from other countries get too feel proud of there heratige and learn about their roots, and a english child ( at the risk of sounding racist I mean any child who is english) is not given the same. We should be proud to be english without the other countires around us being mixed in. We are not a continent like america, we are not a united state, WE ARE ENGLAND!