for not playing the song enough despite being "the only British single in the top five." The single's world premiere occurred on the KROQ-FM Kevin and Bean show on 22 March 2004. The song received consistent airplay throughout April and May on such alternative rock stations as WFNX (Boston), WWCD (Columbus), CIMX (Windsor), KMBY (Monterey / Salinas), XTRA (San Diego), and of course KROQ-FM (Los Angeles), as well as CFNY (Toronto). The single's airplay increased over the next few months and upon its release it reached number 36 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, Morrissey's first single to chart there since "The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get" in 1994. Live performances The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2014 tours. From the 2004 tour it was recorded and put on the DVD, Who Put the M in Manchester?. In December 2013, Morrissey played "Irish Blood, English Heart" as the last of his three-song set during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo. Track listings UK 7-inch single and CD1 "Irish Blood, English Heart" "It's Hard to Walk Tall When You're Small" UK CD2 "Irish Blood, English Heart" "Munich Air Disaster 1958" "The Never Played Symphonies" UK 12-inch single, US 7-inch and CD single "Irish Blood, English Heart" "It's Hard to Walk Tall When You're Small" "Munich Air Disaster 1958" "The Never Played Symphonies" Personnel Morrissey: vocals Alain Whyte: guitar Boz Boorer: guitar Gary Day: bass Dean Butterworth: drums Roger Manning: keyboard Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Release history Media usage An edited version eventually became one of the songs on the EA Sports videogame FIFA Football 2005s soundtrack. The game's version does not include the line "And spit upon the name Oliver Cromwell/And denounce this royal line that still salutes him. And will salute him, forever"; instead, after the verse "I've been dreaming of a time when/The English are sick to death of Labour and Tories", the song reverts to the line that begins "To be standing by the flag not feeling shameful/Racist or partial". The song has also been released as downloadable content for the console versions of the main games in the Rock Band series. See also Irish Briton References Morrissey songs 2004 singles Songs written by Morrissey Songs written by Alain Whyte Irish patriotic songs British patriotic songs Political songs 2004 songs UK Independent