Rik Mayall's World Cup song 'Noble England' is on the cusp of the UK Singles Chart top ten, after soaring 27 places in the charts overnight.

The comedian died at the age of 56 on Monday (June 9), sparking a fan-led campaign to get 'Noble England' to number one.

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Mayall's track was originally released for the 2010 World Cup, but failed to chart first time around, reports Official Charts. Yesterday, the track was soaring up the iTunes chart.

The campaign to get the song to the top of the charts was set up by Jon Morter, who was also responsible for the 2009 campaign that pushed Rage Against The Machine to victory for Christmas number one over X Factor winner Joe McElderry.

Morter said: "It's a cruel irony that on the eve of the World Cup, we have lost him. It's now time for everyone to wake up to this fantastic song."

At yesterday's midweek stage 'Noble England' was at number 38, but it has since shot up to number 11. It is up against former X Factor contestant Ella Henderson's debut single 'Ghost', which is currently on track to take the number one spot on Sunday.



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"Football chants are one of the great traditions of following football and Shakespeare is also part of our national heritage. It seemed only natural that they should go together," Mayall said of the single back in 2010.

"I'm doing my bit, just like every other Englishman, as we stand shoulder-to-shoulder, doing our bit, stiff upper lip - apart from when you're screaming out the lyrics to 'Noble England'."

England don't currently have an official World Cup 2014 anthem, after the Football Association decided against releasing a new rendition of Take That's 'Greatest Day' featuring Gary Barlow and Michael Owen.

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