The Anthem

The Anthem may refer to:

The Anthem (album)

The Anthem is a studio album from Swedish singer and former Idol contestant Darin. It was his first commercial release following the independent release of his previous album "Darin Zanyar" in 2002. The album features two top 10 singles including the number one single 'Money For Nothing'. Also included on the album is the song 'Coming True' which was recorded by Darin to be released as a single should he have won the Idol contest but as he came second the song was included as a bonus track.

History

After having taken second place on Idol in 2004, Darin started recording his first studio album, working with producers such as RedOne, Ghost and Jörgen Elofsson. The album consists of 12 tracks, 10 new tracks, 1 bonus track and 1 reproduced tracks from Darin's debut independent album Darin Zanyar. The track What You're Made Of was recorded as a demo for Darin's previous album and written by Darin himself, it was known as What Ya Made Of. The bonus track on the album Coming True, a song written and produced by Jörgen Elofsson, was recorded by Darin and fellow Idol contestant Daniel Lindström and would serve as the single for the eventual winner. Since Lindström won the contest, Darin's version was added as a bonus track.

The Anthem (Good Charlotte song)

"The Anthem" is a song recorded by American pop punk group Good Charlotte. It was released in January 2003 as the second single from their studio album The Young and the Hopeless.

Production and release

"The Anthem" was the band's third U.K. single, as the release was delayed to six months after the American release, and "Girls And Boys" was released in its place. According to Benji Madden, the band was asked to write a new song for a movie soundtrack, and the studio wanted it to be a loser anthem. The song was not used on the film's soundtrack, but somewhat ironically, would go on to feature in more films and television shows than any of Good Charlotte's other songs.

"The Anthem" is the second of three 'anthem' songs that Good Charlotte has recorded. The first was "East Coast Anthem" from their debut album, Good Charlotte, and the third is "Dance Floor Anthem" from Good Morning Revival.

Track list

CD 1: