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That's the Thing About Football

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"That's the Thing About Football"
Single by Greg Champion
from the album That's What I Like About Football
Released15 August 1994
Length2:40
LabelMassive
Songwriter(s)
Music video
"That's the Thing About Football" on YouTube

"That's the Thing about Football" is a song written and performed by Australian artist Greg Champion, featured for almost a decade on Seven Network's coverage of the Australian Football League.

Champion shares songwriting credit on the song with Mike Brady and Paul Kelly.[1]

Released in August 1994,[2] the song reached a peak of number 31 on the Australian ARIA Charts and is widely regarded as a classic in mainstream Australian sporting culture.[1]

The song was performed by Champion at both the 1995 AFL Grand Final and 2002 AFL Grand Final.[1]

Charts

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Chart performance for "That's the Thing About Football"
Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 31

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gill, Shannon (13 April 2024). "Greg Champion on 30 years of his AFL footy anthem, 'That's the Thing About Football'". Code Sports. Melbourne, Victoria: News Corporation Australia.
  2. ^ Roberts, Michael (14 August 1994). "Champs on song". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria: Fairfax Media Publications Pty Limited. p. 24. Tomorrow it will be released as a single on CD and cassette
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 45.