Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina)

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"Argentine Melody
(Cancion de Argentina)"
Single by San Jose featuring Rodriguez Argentina (Rod Argent)
ReleasedJune 1978
Recorded1978
Label MCA
Songwriter Andrew Lloyd Webber
Producer Andrew Lloyd Webber

"Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina)" is an instrumental tune composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber as the BBC theme music for the 1978 FIFA World Cup held in Argentina that same year. [1]

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Reception

Released as a single in the United Kingdom in June 1978, this instrumental piece peaked at position #14 on the UK Singles Chart. It was performed by San Jose featuring Rodriguez Argentina (a.k.a. Rod Argent), who would also go on to perform "Aztec Gold", the ITV theme for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico; [2] the group included Don Airey of Deep Purple and the trio appeared on Top of the Pops twice, in June and July 1978, [3] which marked Lloyd Webber's only appearances on the show as a performer. [4]

Chart history

Chart (1978)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [5] 14

See also

References

  1. ↑ "My strong vote for BBC World Cup dream theme". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Maw, James (2018-06-14). "BBC vs ITV: The battle of the World Cup theme tunes". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  3. ↑ "San José & Rodriguez Argentina". TOTP Archive. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Lloyd Webber, Andrew (2018). Unmasked. London: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 256. ISBN   000823759X.
  5. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. HIT Entertainment.
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