Chelsea Dagger

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"Chelsea Dagger"
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[[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Jon Fratelli
[[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Tony Hoffer
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"Chelsea Dagger" is a song by Scottish rock band the Fratellis. It was released as the second single from their debut studio album, Costello Music (2006), on 28 August 2006. It is named after Jon Fratelli's wife Heather, a burlesque dancer whose stage name is a play on Britney Spears.[3][4] Fratelli described the tune as "a rock 'n' roll gig in an old speakeasy or something like that."[2]

This song was number 77 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.[5] "Chelsea Dagger" has become notable for its usage in sports. It has also been featured in adverts for Amstel Light and KitKat, the films Run Fatboy Run and Pitch Perfect, a trailer to Shrek the Third, a TV spot for Open Season, an episode of The Inbetweeners, as well as the video games Burnout Dominator and Guitar Hero: On Tour Modern Hits.[6][7] The song peaked at number 2 on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry in 2024.

Track listing

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Usage in sports

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"Chelsea Dagger" is used heavily as a sports anthem. The first team to adopt it was Celtic, of whom the Fratellis are supporters.[7] It has also been adopted at Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea; Jon Fratelli commented that their use of the song had resulted in the band supporting the club. It is also used by other football teams such as Perth Glory, Major League Soccer franchise CF Montreal, Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt and Belgian club Cercle Brugge when a goal is scored, while Italian club Juventus used it for more than 8 years and 500 goals, until 15 December 2019. Currently Sporting Clube de Portugal and New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix also play the song after every victory by their team. The song is also used as the goal celebration song of the Nottingham Panthers in the Elite Ice Hockey League, and by Melbourne Ice (one of two Melbourne teams playing Hockey in the AIHL – the Australian Ice Hockey League)

Outside of football, it is best known as the goal song of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks, first used late in the 2007–08 NHL season.[8][9][10][11] The song gained popularity within the team and its fans during the Blackhawks' first Stanley Cup run in 49 years in 2010,[2] and as of the 2025–26 NHL season, it remains the team's current goal song. The song was then adopted by the entire Blackhawks' minor league system, the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) and Indy Fuel (ECHL) clubs. During the Blackhawks' successful run to the 2013 Stanley Cup, Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor Riccardo Muti arranged an orchestral version of the song that was performed after the victory, and again after the Blackhawks' 2015 Stanley Cup win.[12][13] The song was also ranked "best goal song in NHL" by Sports Illustrated in 2014.[14][15]

Opposing NHL teams have also used the song as a taunt against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Vancouver Canucks, who had lost to the Blackhawks in previous years in the playoffs, used the song after Alexandre Burrows scored in overtime in Game 7 of their 2011 series with Chicago.[16] Five years later, St. Louis Blues organist Jeremy Boyer played the song in a somber tone after the Blues eliminated the Blackhawks in Game 7 of their 2016 series.[17][18]

The success of the Blackhawks has led "Chelsea Dagger" to be adopted as a goal song by the University of North Dakota, as well as the Pensacola Ice Flyers and the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs of the SPHL among others. This song is played during Professional Darts Corporation matches shown on ITV4 and at the Hong Kong Sevens.[19] The song is also played after every try scored at European Championship home games of the Leinster Rugby club in the RDS Dublin Ireland. It was also a favorite of the now defunct LSUA Rugby Club which made a Championship run in each of its seasons in NSCRO.

It is also used by the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League after the team scores a goal at all home games. While the song is played, fans hold their arms out in the air and move them up and down. This also occurs at the home games of the Brisbane Broncos rugby league team.

The song has been regularly played during ITV4's coverage of the PDC darts events. Sky Sports had popularised the use of "Chase the Sun" by Planet Funk as 'the darts song', but when ITV4 picked up the rights to certain tournaments, they opted instead to use "Chelsea Dagger" for their intros and outros.[20]

Charts

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Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[25] Gold 0 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26] Platinum 0 
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] 3× Platinum 1,800,000 

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reviews: Singles". Music Week. 19 August 2006. p. 18.
  2. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ruppenthal, Alex (28 May 2010). "'Chelsea Dagger' has become the song of the spring for Chicago Blackhawks fans". ESPN.com.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."One For The Dagger". Scotsman.com. 25 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sullivan, Caroline (26 June 2008). "'We don't want to be a pop band'". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The 100 Best Songs of 2007". Rolling Stone. 11 December 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Trailer Music: Open Season (2006)". www.soundtrack.net. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  7. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Caro, Mark (21 May 2009). "Thank Scottish rockers for Blackhawks song". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."NHL.com players poll: Blackhawks goal song best in League". NHL.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Allen, Kevin (13 May 2009). "Blackhawks score with catchy tune 'Chelsea Dagger'". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Patton, Alli (3 November 2022). "How The Fratellis' 'Chelsea Dagger' Became the Chicago Blackhawks' Goal-Scoring Song". American Songwriter. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Why do the Blackhawks play 'Chelsea Dagger' after goals?". Chicago Sun-Times. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chelsea Dagger - CSO and Riccardo Muti. 19 June 2015 – via YouTube.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.CSO Salutes the Blackhawks with Chelsea Dagger Goal Song. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chelsea Dagger Ranked Best Goal Song in NHL". MyFoxChicago.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Muir, Allan (17 October 2014). "Ranking all 30 NHL teams' goal songs". SI. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Canada Owns Hockey. "Alex Burrows slays the dragon (CBC)". YouTube. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Blues' organist trolls Blackhawks with Chelsea Dagger (Video)". FanSided. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Heffernan, Erin (29 December 2018). "Playing for God and the St. Louis Blues, organist provides soundtrack to ups and downs of life and sport". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.2015 Japan Darts Masters - Peter Wright & Haruki Muramatsu. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Frequently Asked Questions". 15 March 2007.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  22. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2007". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jaaroverzichten – Single 2007" (in Nederlands). MegaCharts. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  24. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Official UK Singles Chart 2007" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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