England World Cup Fans Are Obsessed with "Three Lions (Football's Coming Home)" Again

World Cup fever is reaching its peak as the semi-finals kick off today — and surprisingly enough, England has managed to hold on to a spot in the final four. A wave of optimism seems to have washed over fans of the Three Lions, and as such, the Lightning Seeds' 1996 anthem "Three Lions (It's Coming Home)" is seeing a resurgence.
 
The track was originally released in 1996 (when England hosted that year's European Championships) and features comedians David Baddiel and Frank Skinner.
 
In addition to climbing up the UK's pop charts, "Three Lions" has been turned into a viral meme on Twitter, as Deadspin points out. Fans have swapped out the sound from iconic film and pop culture scenes and replaced it with the cheesy bombast of the UK football anthem.
 
From parodies of The Matrix, Shrek and The Office to rewrites of the royal wedding and Michael Jackson videos, see some of the most hilarious results below.
 

MADE A MEME BECAUSE #ITSCOMINGHOME pic.twitter.com/SMgqzxoRVk

— Teddy Souter (@deedtryouts) July 7, 2018

Whoever done this has too much time on their hands, unreal though 😂👏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #ItsComingHome pic.twitter.com/QnAac2RGSK

— Rhys (@rhysgoode1) July 5, 2018

Had to jump on the bandwagon, the only way I knew how...#ItsComingHome pic.twitter.com/9LtDNxiupA

— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E) July 5, 2018

What if I told you it's coming home? pic.twitter.com/sUjxFLkGJo

— Puppy (@puppyvybes) July 3, 2018

Even 'Friends' know 😉
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #itscominghome pic.twitter.com/TBCRxowKaX

— that guy ellis (@that_guy_ellis) July 3, 2018

We have a winner 😂😂 #itscominghome pic.twitter.com/BgSrLn6nJ2

— ITS COMING HOME 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@JasperBeck) July 5, 2018

Can't get enough of this nonsense  #ItsComingHome pic.twitter.com/n8hJ9XObIM

— OJ (@Owz46) July 5, 2018

For all those interested in the England v Croatia game on Wednesday, this is a fun take by the Facebook page "It's Coming Home" pic.twitter.com/vfBwafztVp

— Sheku Kanneh-Mason (@ShekuKM) July 9, 2018

I've watched many. But none as good as this 🕺#ItsComingHome pic.twitter.com/zc7GlO07e5

— Daniel Mays (@DanielMays9) July 6, 2018

This is possibly the best one yet. #WorldCup #itscominghome #ENG @Baddiel pic.twitter.com/JY5bE2f0KC

— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) July 5, 2018

😭 pic.twitter.com/nnZO4te7FL

— Peter Crouch (@petercrouch) July 3, 2018

By order of The Peaky Blinders it's coming home! pic.twitter.com/82hF21zbT5

— Yasin (@Yasiinali_) July 10, 2018

As you probably already know if you're reading this, England face off against Croatia in the World Cup semi-finals tomorrow (July 11) at 2 p.m. EDT.