Quiz! Can you recite every word of John Barnes' World In Motion rap?

John Barnes in the studio as England recorded World In Motion in 1990
John Barnes in the studio as England recorded World In Motion in 1990 (Image credit: Chris Grieve/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

For our latest quiz we're not asking you to recall a 2000s line-up, name every England player to be born on a Wednesday or anything like that. No, today's is about your ability to recall the famous John Barnes rap from World in Motion. 

So how well do you remember it?

Famously, Smithy and Gavin couldn't remember every word in Gavin and Stacey – leading to Gav's parents having to join in. Can you do better?

The New Order classic remains the greatest football song ever released and provided the soundtrack for Italia 90, an era-defining tournament which brought us England's first-ever penalty shootout defeat. 

We're giving you three minutes to spit out all 85 words of the iconic rap. Remember to tweet your scores @FourFourTwo and share with your mates. How many can you get right?

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Joe Mewis

For more than a decade Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor, with stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others. He is the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team.