The LaFontaines have celebrated Scotland's return to major football competition with the release of their new single entitled Scotland, Bonnie Scotland.
And the Lanarkshire band teamed up with Scotland goalie David Marshall for the song's video, which also features football stars Charlie Mulgrew, Chris Burke, Gary Caldwell, Kenny Miller, Suzanne Grant and Kris Boyd and a host of famous faces including Grado, Storm Huntley, and Jonathan Watson for a pre-Euros kick about.
The song developed from a bit of fun on the band's podcast but soon turned into an anthem to be sung by fans all over the nation.
Jamie Keenan’s vocal soars through a chorus that demands a sing-along, before the track breaks down, making way for Kerr Okan’s inimitable style of slick indie-rap.
Kerr, The LaFontaines frontman told Lanarkshire Live: “Like the rest of the nation that night we were watching the game and kicked every ball with the team and we were podcasting after it talking about what it meant to qualify for the first time in 23 years.
"So as a joke we just decided that what the nation really needs, after a result like that, is for us to write the national team's anthem so that's what we did. We wrote it live on the podcast in 30 minutes and went to bed.
"We woke up the next morning and it had gone low-key viral with people saying it was our best song. From there players and fans started sharing it. It's magic, I'm absolutely buzzing."
The song samples the famous "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" which became Scotland’s unofficial anthem after a video of the squad dancing to the song post-qualifying for the European Championships went viral.
"Scotland, Bonnie Scotland" is available via Spotify and Youtube. And with a brand new album on the way and their biggest headline show to date at Glasgow’s O2 Academy on 20th August, the future is looking bright for The LaFontaines.
