In June 2018, the single " Three Lions" re-entered the UK chart and reached number one on the chart dated 19 July 2018, [14] celebrating the progress of England national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, [15] with the phrase "it's coming home" featuring heavily on social media and television. [16] [17]

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During this period the band achieved three more UK Top 20 hits, including a cover version of The Turtles " You Showed Me", which became one of their biggest hits.It just seems I edit out a lot of the radio records that were in the charts for weeks on end - the true pop music being Top 10 - and instead the songs it turns out I like mostly were in the Top 40 for one or two weeks only or didn't pop their head above no 40 for one classic hit daytime radio play, once and never again - always on the Top 40 show on Sunday afternoon. I liked, and still do, the low new entries, bought by a few thousand DJs to play in clubs, and by the late 1990s I was disliking the radio records surrounding them that had been on the charts for weeks. Keh, Andrew (7 July 2018). "England Takes Another Step Toward Bringing 'It' Home". The New York Times . Retrieved 9 July 2018. Lightning Seeds (Single)". charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts . Retrieved 21 July 2013. [ dead link] a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDFed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.165. Hann, Michael (14 May 2009). "Pop review: Lightning Seeds, Four Winds". The Guardian . Retrieved 22 January 2018.

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A new single, "Sunshine", was released on 15 June 2022. Alongside the new song "Emily Smiles" it was taken from the studio album See You in the Stars, which was released in October 2022. [18] [19] The Lightning Seeds on new album ‘See You In The Stars’: “I’d lost confidence in myself”. NME. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022 Dean Carlson of AllMusic awarded the album 4/5 stars, and wrote: "Even in these early days, with singles like "Pure" and "All I Want", you can hear why comparisons to a less burlesque Pet Shop Boys or a Matthew Sweet synth tribute band didn't have to be unpleasant criticisms." [4] All I Want" was covered by Susanna Hoffs, formerly of the Bangles, on her 1996 album Susanna Hoffs. It was a minor US hit and a UK hit at No. 33 for two weeks.

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a b c d e Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music (Firsted.). Guinness Publishing. p.162. ISBN 0-85112-579-4. Broudie agreed to release the song, but there was another obstacle: he didn't have a record deal. His new industry friend had a solution: They would press 500 copies of the song and release it on the indie label Rough Trade. They'd also send promotional copies to radio stations to try to get it some airplay.

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a b c Damas, Jason. "The Lightning Seeds: Jollification> Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 August 2010. In 2009, the band released their sixth studio album, Four Winds, [9] and returned to touring in April 2010 after a ten-year hiatus. [10] Their album Tilt (1999) was dance-oriented and featured collaborations with Stephen Jones. The single "Life's Too Short" was heralded by BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles as "one of the band's strongest singles to date" and rose to No. 27 in the UK Singles Chart. [8] 2006–present Broudie signed the Lightning Seeds to Epic Records, put other projects on hold and embarked on a touring schedule:Dave Simpson (11 June 2014). "The Lightning Seeds' Ian Broudie: 'People didn't know what was on the England badge before Three Lions' ". The Guardian. I'd been wanting to perform live again for some time and this was the first time I found myself talking to somebody at a record company who believed in Lightning Seeds [5] Search the Charts". irishcharts.ie. Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original (enter "The Lightning Seeds" into the "Search by Artist" box, then select "Search") on 21 July 2011 . Retrieved 21 July 2013. JAMIE WEBSTER | BOILERSHOP". Innewcastle.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021 . Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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The album Sense (1992) featured the song " The Life of Riley", written by Broudie for his son, which reached No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart. An instrumental version of the song later became better known as the BBC TV theme for the Goal of the Month competition. The album Sense would mark Broudie's first Lightning Seeds songwriting collaborations with former Specials singer Terry Hall. Plastic Bag” is a song about searching for an escape from personal problems and hoping to find it in the lively atmosphere of a Saturday night party. Ed Sheeran tells the story of his friend and the myriad of troubles he is going through. Unable to find any solutions, this friend seeks a last resort in a party and the vanity that comes with it. Ian Broudie's pop life was Joy, Marvellous and Perfect...but then came Three Lions". Herald Scotland. 3 December 2009. Madness announce Lightning Seeds support for arena tour". Music-news.com . Retrieved 22 January 2018. The Life of Riley": "Top Singles – Volume 55, No. 18, May 02 1992". RPM. Walt Grealis . Retrieved 21 July 2013.Don't Walk On By (Radio Mix) – Single by Lightning Seeds". iTunes Store. Apple. January 2009 . Retrieved 21 July 2013.