Scotland fans have taken over Munich in the run-up to Euro 2024 (Picture: Carl Recine/Getty Images)
When Baccara topped the charts with Yes Sir, I Can Boogie in 1977, few could have predicted the song becoming an unofficial Euro 2024 anthem for Scottish football fans.
The Spanish duo, made up of singers Matye Matheé and Maria Mendiola, broke out almost overnight in the 1970s when their debut single proved a huge international success.
It went on to sell over 16million physical copies across the world and is officially recognised to this day as the best selling song of all time by a female vocal group.
So, how on earth did it end up as the unofficial anthem for the Scottish national football team and the thousands of Scots who’ve descended on Germany for the Euros?
The story begins in 2015 with footballer Andy Considine, who played for Scottish Premier League team Aberdeen – he later made three appearances for the Scotland national team in 2020.
Five years earlier on a stag do, Andy had dressed up in drag and filmed an unofficial music video for Yes Sir, I Can Boogie, with very few people laying eyes on it.
Yes Sir, I Can Boogie has no doubt graced the streets in Munich this week (Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire)
However, in 2020, while Andy was playing for the Scotland national football team, the video was leaked onto social media and was watched thousands of times.
Before long, Scotland fans were singing the song as the team qualified for Euro 2020, with videos showing the song being belted out in stadiums and beer gardens by hundreds of them.
After qualifying for Euro 2020, a clip of the Scotland players themselves singing the song went viral – from that moment on, Yes Sir, I Can Boogie was enshrined as an anthem for the team.
It’s all thanks to former Aberdeen footballer Andy Considine (Picture: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Ever since then, a Scotland victory has often been followed by a chorus of thousands singing the 1977 disco classic at the team’s national stadium, Hampden Park.
Back in 2015, Andy’s former teammate James Langfield said: ‘It was meant only for the [stag do]. It has come out and he’ll be a bit sheepish about it. But he’s the type who’ll just take it on the chin.’
However, once the video went viral in 2020, another of Andy’s former teammates, Willo Flood, said: ‘It was great to see those scenes in the dressing room. Especially with Andy right in the middle of it. Nobody deserves this success more.’
Spanish duo Baccara took the song to the top of the charts in 1977 (Picture: Redferns)
If the Scots aren’t in the mood for Baccara (although we find that highly unlikely), there’s always No Scotland No Party, a song written by Scottish postman Nick Morgan.
Nick based his song on a tune once written for Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, which has seen him go viral in Argentina and has secured Scotland some support in South America.
Baccara topped the UK charts for one week in 1977, initially keeping the likes of Abba, the Sex Pistols, and Rod Stewart off the top spot. The song briefly re-entered the charts in 2020 after Andy’s video went viral.
Scotland take on Germany on Friday, June 14 in the opening game of Euro 2024, with thousands of Scots fans already in Munich for the game at the Allianz Arena.
The Tartan Army have taken over the streets of the Bavarian capital, bringing the song to thousands of Munich residents who have welcomed them to the city.
Scotland are in a group with Germany, Hungary, and Switzerland, aiming to make it into the knockout rounds of the Euros for the very first time.
Watch Germany vs Scotland on ITV from 6.30pm on Friday June, 14.
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