Champion is the official Commonwealth Games song and celebrates the games coming to England for the first time in 20 years. It’s also a celebration of Birmingham. It is the first single from UB40’s new album UB45 which will be released early 2023.
The song is both aspirational and inspirational. Everyone is good at something and it’s about competing in what you’re best at, excelling and achieving your goals.
While “Champion” could refer to almost any form of competition, there is accompanying rap from ‘Gilly G’ that specifically references and champions our city of Birmingham and it’s proud hosting of the 2022 Commonwealth Games and another from ‘Dapz On The Maps’ which talks about the mind set and approach needed to be the No 1 Champion.