The star also provided FIFA 2000’s opening song, ‘It’s Only Us’.
In 1999, EA Sports made an agreement with the famous UK singer Robbie Williams to feature his latest single “It’s Only Us” as the opening song for FIFA 2000. The publisher had licensed popular music in the past, cutting deals with the likes of Blur, Chumbawamba, and Fat Boy Slim. However, this time, the terms were slightly different. Williams, a self-professed FIFA fanatic, didn’t request a ton of money for the use of the track, instead asking the development team for two favours in return: that they add his favourite club, the first division side Port Vale, to FIFA’s team selection, and that he be mo-capped and allowed to appear somewhere in the game himself.
Over the last few months, here at Time Extension, we’ve been speaking to a bunch of former FIFA developers to look into the history of the series and they told us more about the unusual way in which this incredible collaboration came together, pinpointing a random comment that the star gave during a televised awards show as the catalyst for the crossover.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
The star also provided FIFA 2000’s opening song, ‘It’s Only Us’.
In 1999, EA Sports made an agreement with the famous UK singer Robbie Williams to feature his latest single “It’s Only Us” as the opening song for FIFA 2000. The publisher had licensed popular music in the past, cutting deals with the likes of Blur, Chumbawamba, and Fat Boy Slim. However, this time, the terms were slightly different. Williams, a self-professed FIFA fanatic, didn’t request a ton of money for the use of the track, instead asking the development team for two favours in return: that they add his favourite club, the first division side Port Vale, to FIFA’s team selection, and that he be mo-capped and allowed to appear somewhere in the game himself.
Over the last few months, here at Time Extension, we’ve been speaking to a bunch of former FIFA developers to look into the history of the series and they told us more about the unusual way in which this incredible collaboration came together, pinpointing a random comment that the star gave during a televised awards show as the catalyst for the crossover.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
