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"Anthem" | ||||
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Single by The Wildhearts | ||||
Released | August 1997 | |||
Genre | Hardcore punk | |||
Label | Mushroom | |||
Songwriter(s) | CJ Wildheart, Ginger, Jef Streatfield, Ritch Battersby | |||
The Wildhearts singles chronology | ||||
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CD 1 cover | ||||
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CD 2 cover | ||||
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"Anthem" is a single released in August 1997 by the Wildhearts,on the Mushroom Records label. It was the first Wildhearts single to be released on multiple formats (formats:CD1 (MUSH6CD),CD2 (MUSH6CDX),7" vinyl (MUSH6S)) with different B-sides on each format,which caused some uproar at the time from longtime fans of the band.[ citation needed ] It reached number 21 on the UK chart. [1]
The single was the first from the album Endless,Nameless and the first officially released Wildhearts song to feature someone other than Ginger on lead vocals,in this case bassist Danny McCormack.