World in Motion released

In 1990, New Order recorded the official song of the England national football team ‘s 1990 World Cup campaign, ” World in Motion “, under the ad hoc band name EnglandNewOrder. The song, co-written by comedian Keith Allen , was the band’s sole number one UK hit. The song was originally planned to be titled “E for England”; however the Football Association vetoed the title upon realizing that this was a reference to ecstasy , a drug heavily associated with the Hacienda. (Allen claimed that his original draft lyrics included “E is for England, England starts with E / We’ll all be smiling when we’re in Italy.” ) The song also featured chanting from members of the England team and Allen, and a guest rap from England player John Barnes . It was again produced by Stephen Hague , whom the band chose to produce their next album.