Roma in 2006, the Italian team won, and their fans began singing the song to taunt their Belgian rivals - in the process bringing the song back to Italy. When Brugge later hosted a UEFA Cup match against A.S.

Milan, started chanting along to the song then at home, the Belgian team began playing the song every time they scored. Legend has it that it all started in a Milan bar in 2003 when visiting Club Brugge fans, in town for a matchup against A.C. In Italy, the chant is not referred to as Seven Nation Army, but rather as 'the Po po po po po po song' - and the southern European nation is also where the track reportedly transformed into a soccer anthem. So how did Seven Nation Army become a soccer megahit? How did it spread to other sports? And what does frontman Jack White think about the song being co-opted by footie fans? In fact, some argue it has become one of the most recognizable melodies of all time.

Now sung by millions around the globe - especially in soccer stadiums, but also in sports arenas from hockey rinks to basketball courts - those seven little notes have taken on a life of their own. A few years later, it also began its transformation from indie rock staple to a worldwide sports anthem. Even if you don't know the White Stripes song Seven Nation Army, you almost certainly know the unmistakable opening notes.įirst released in March 2003, the track became the Detroit duo's biggest song.

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