The FA originally approached Mark E Smith's publishers to come up with something for the World Cup, along with four other contenders. But before the FA had heard any of the entries, it decided not to do an official record that year. So Smith decided to release it anyway. Like most of his work, 'England's Heartbeat' is a lot deeper than it appears on the surface and takes a few minutes of listening before it sinks in. The video is brilliantly low budget too. What could be more British than Mark E. Smith hanging around in a park?
