Campione 2000

Campione 2000 was the official song of the European football championship 2000 in the Netherlands and Belgium. It was performed by Swedish musician E-Type and written by E-Type, Rick Blaskey and Kent Brainerd. It gained a huge popularity during the tournament and has since been heard in football games around Europe, both in national and international games. It translates as "Champion" in English.

"Campione 2000"
Single by E-Type
from the album Euro IV Ever
Released19 June 2000
GenreEurodance
Length3:34
Songwriter(s)E-Type
Rick Blaskey
Kent Brainerd
E-Type singles chronology
"Es Ist Nie Vorbei"
(2000)		 "Campione 2000"
(2000)		 "Life"
(2001)

The chorus of the song resembles the chorus of a Dutch popular song "Oranje Boven" which insist the link between Netherlands with the Royal Dutch Family and a national chant honoring the red-white-blue tricolor Dutch national flag.

The song was included in E-Type's album Euro IV Ever (2001), and in the Sport Edition of Loud Pipes Save Lives (2004). It was also included in The Official Euro 2000 Album.

Track listing
CD maxi - Europe (2000)
  1. "Campione 2000" (Radio Version) - 3:34
  2. "Campione 2000" (The Only Earthbound Remix) - 6:39
  3. "Campione 2000" (Pinocchio Remix) - 4:53
  4. "Campione 2000" (CF Fonotron Mix) - 2:50

Charts
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 40
France (SNEP)[2] 66
Germany (Official German Charts)[3] 91
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[5] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 61
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company) 58

See also

References
  1. "Ultratop.be – E-Type – Campione 2000" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  2. "Lescharts.com – E-Type – Campione 2000" (in French). Les classement single.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – E-Type – Campione 2000". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. "Nederlandse Top 40 – E-Type" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  5. "Norwegiancharts.com – E-Type – Campione 2000". VG-lista.
  6. "Swedishcharts.com – E-Type – Campione 2000". Singles Top 100.
  7. "Swisscharts.com – E-Type – Campione 2000". Swiss Singles Chart.



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