Don't Come Home Too Soon

"Don't Come Home Too Soon"
Single by Del Amitri
from the album Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!
B-side	"Paper Thin (Ambient Mix)"
Released	1 June 1998
Recorded	1998
Length	4:00
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] [3]} The single reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart and topped the Scottish Singles Chart in June 1998.

Music video

The music video shows Scotland fans waiting on a delayed flight to Paris and was filmed at Prestwick Airport ^[4] . The video features members of the Scotland team, including Gordon Durie, Christian Dailly and Colin Hendry. ^[5]

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) [6]	1
UK Singles (OCC) [7]	15

References

1. Perrone, Pierre (21 May 1998). "Music: Rocking all over the World Cup". The Independent . Retrieved 17 November 2025.
2. Drysdale, Neil (22 June 2014). "Del Amitri's Justin Currie eviscerates modern pop and English football". Scottish Television . Retrieved 27 June 2014.^{[ dead link ]}
3. Smith, Aidan (10 August 2013). "Justin Currie: Del Amitri and me". The Scotsman . Retrieved 17 November 2025.
4. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/archive-photos-show-how-prestwick-10242241
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T68AXsUAEI
6. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

External links

• Don't Come Home Too Soon (Official Team Scotland Song World Cup) on YouTube