Frank Skinner reveals exactly how much Three Lions anthem made him over four years

Frank Skinner, a songwriter for the Three Lions and David Baddiel and the Lightning Seeds, has spoken about earning money from the anthem.

Three Lions co-writer Frank Skinner has spoken about the profits from the football anthem following the Lionesses’ victory in the Euro 2025 final last week. He’s dismissed the “myth” that he has made “loads of money” from the song.

Frank, 68, and David Baddiel, 61, released the song with the Lightning Seeds in 1996 in celebrate England’s participation in the UEFA European Championship that year. The two comedians, who hosted Fantasy Football League together, co-wrote the song, which has since been re-released.

Although it’s topped the Official Singles Chart in the UK four times since its first release almost 30 years ago, Frank has said it hasn’t made him as much money as some people may suspect. It comes after England’s Euro 2025 winners to lose major chunk of prize money after return home.

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On a recent episode of Frank Off the Radio, Frank was questioned about Three Lions, which is known for its “it’s coming home” chant. A fan posed a query regarding the song’s royalties after the announcement.

Has David Baddiel inquired about any recent increases in royalties since reading out the question from a listener? Frank responded to the question with a sense of the circumstances.

Frank responded, “Um… I… no… I’m not sure what’s going on with the. “. Instead of saying anything, he told Emily, “As I always say, it’s a myth that we made a lot of money out of Three Lions,” without finishing his previous comment.

You once told me how much money you made, Emily said. Although he didn’t specify when and if it was just his share, Frank continued to claim that the profits from Three Lions were estimated to be worth £38, 000 over a four-year period.

He added, “I believe it was about… It cost about 38 thousand, as I believe it to have been released. more than four years. That’s a lot of money, not to get me wrong, Frank continued: “Don’t get me wrong! However, as you know, you might be thinking that people will receive four Number Ones.

However, his co-star Emily said she had anticipated more from the track from him. Sara Barron, a guest on the episode, made similar comments and questioned why that wasn’t the case.

I’ll be honest, Emily said, “I thought it was about $ 4 million.” Sara then questioned, “Yeah, why isn’t it £4 million?” during the podcast discussion. Have you met my manager, Frank continued to make fun of it?

It isn’t the first time that Frank has spoken about the financial impact of Three Lions. Asked about it on Radio X last year, he told Chris Moyles: “Honestly, I would say I made about £50,000 out of Three Lions.” He added: “Seriously.”

At the time, Frank claimed to own a quarter of the company’s profits. He also said: “I do, yeah, I do. I still get a kick” out of it when football fans sing Three Lions.” They sing it more on the terraces than they did [though]”!

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