Here Come the Good Times

"Here Come the Good Times"
Single by A House
from the album Wide-Eyed and Ignorant
Released1994
Label
"Here Come the Good Times"
Single by The Irish World Cup Squad (feat. Christy Dignam, Nicky Byrne, Dustin, Eamonn Dunphy, George Hamilton)
B-side"Here Come the Good Times" (karaoke version)
ReleasedMay 2002
Recorded2002
GenreNovelty
Length4:11
LabelWarner Music UK
Songwriter(s)A House
Producer(s)Ronan Johnston
Republic of Ireland national football team singles chronology
"Put 'Em Under Pressure"
(1990) 		"Here Come the Good Times"
(2002) 		"The Rocky Road to Poland"
(2012)

"Here Come the Good Times" is a song by Irish indie rock band A House, released as a single from their 1994 album Wide-Eyed and Ignorant. It is the only single by A House to reach the UK charts, reaching number 40.

"Here Come the Good Times" was re-recorded by members of the Irish soccer squad, and various Irish celebrities and boy band members for use as the official Irish 2002 World Cup anthem. Proceeds went to charity, and €40,000 was raised for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin in Dublin. This version of the song topped the Irish Singles Chart.

"Here Comes the Good Times" was included on A House's 2002 greatest hits album, The Way We Were.

Track listings

"Here Come the Good Times" was released in two parts. Part 1 came in a 2-CD fold-out digipak, with space to contain Part 2.

CD1 Here Come the Good Times [Part 1]

  1. "Here Come the Good Times"
  2. "Children of the Revolution" (T.Rex)
  3. "I Feel Love" (Donna Summer)
  4. "Love Song" (The Damned)

CD2 Here Come the Good Times [Part 2]

  1. "Here Come the Good Times"
  2. "Everybody Needs Something"
  3. "Soon"
  4. "All We Need"

2002

  1. "Here Come the Good Times" (radio version)
  2. "Here Come the Good Times" (karaoke version)

Charts

A House version

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[1] 91
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 21
Scotland (OCC)[3] 47
UK Singles (OCC)[4] 37

Irish World Cup Squad version

References

  1. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 41. 8 October 1994. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Here Come the Good Times". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Top 100 Songs of 2002". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004. Retrieved 16 March 2022.