Don't Come Home Too Soon

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"Don't Come Home Too Soon"
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Single by Del Amitri
from the album Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!
B-side "Paper Thin (Ambient Mix)"
Released1 June 1998
Recorded1998
Length4:00
Label A&M
Songwriter Justin Currie
Producer Pete Smith
Del Amitri singles chronology
"Some Other Sucker's Parade""
(1997)		"Don't Come Home Too Soon"
(1998)		"Cry to Be Found"
(1998)

"Don't Come Home Too Soon" was a song released by Scottish band Del Amitri to mark the Scottish football team's qualification for the 1998 World Cup in France. [1] [2] The single reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the Scottish Singles Chart in June 1998.

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Music video

The music video shows Scotland fans waiting on a delayed flight to Paris and was filmed at Prestwick Airport. [3]

Chart success

The single topped the Scottish Singles Chart for the week of 7 June 1998. On the UK Singles Chart the same week, the song debuted at No. 15, its peak position.

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Scotland Singles (OCC) [4] 1
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 15

References

  1. ↑ Perrone, Pierre (21 May 1998). "Music: Rocking all over the World Cup". The Independent . Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Smith, Aidan (10 August 2013). "Justin Currie: Del Amitri and me". The Scotsman . Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Archive photos show how Prestwick Airport has changed through the years". Daily Record . 17 April 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2025.


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