were of the view that World Cup records were all dire and many did not want to be associated with a band that few of them were familiar with. Gary Lineker was an absentee, not wishing to add his support to the official track because he was working on his own World Cup single, the poorly received "If we win it all". Recording The recording session took place before the squad met up on a Sunday afternoon, prior to an international match at Wembley. The FA had requested members of the squad be involved in recording the song and six players turned up on the day; John Barnes, Peter Beardsley, Paul Gascoigne, Steve McMahon, Chris Waddle and Des Walker. On the day of the recording, the lyrics had yet to be finalised, with players, band members and others all collaborating on parts. There was a good mood in the studio as the players added their vocals to the backing track that New Order had put together. The FA placed no restrictions or indeed gave any guidance to New Order, although Bloomfield had warned that he did not want anything associated with hooliganism. A plan to have each player take turns to sing a line of the rap verse was abandoned, and instead it was decided to audition each player to perform the rap in its entirety. John Barnes ended up being selected after Beardsley, Gascoigne, McMahon and Walker were all deemed unsuitable either due to their broad northern English accents or inability to keep the required rhythm. Waddle was not auditioned as Barnes was selected before he was trialled. As such, Barnes was the only player given a leading vocal on the song, the others being restricted to backing vocals. The backing track for "World in Motion..." bore some similarities to the instrumental theme tune for the DEF II current affairs programme, Reportage, which had been written for the show by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order. "World in Motion..." was produced by Stephen Hague, who had also produced one of the group's earlier hits, "True Faith". The single was released on 21 May 1990. It was New Order's last release on Factory Records. The "They think it's all over" quotation, uttered by football commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme at the end of the 1966 World Cup Final, between England and West Germany, is utilised at the beginning and end