anie ▁de ▁Sy kes ▁performing ▁her ▁highest ▁UK ▁chart ing ▁song , ▁" B orn ▁With ▁a ▁Sm ile ▁on ▁My ▁Face ". ▁The ▁late ▁Dave ▁Mount , ▁drum mer ▁of ▁M ud , ▁had ▁a ▁st arring ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁sound track ▁album ▁was ▁re - re leased ▁as ▁Original ▁Rock ing ▁H its ▁from ▁the ▁film ▁Side ▁By ▁Side ▁on ▁the ▁Pick wick ▁Records ▁label ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁track ▁order . ▁The ▁artist ▁" Tw ogether " ▁that ▁performs ▁the ▁" Side ▁By ▁Side " ▁film ▁theme , ▁may ▁actually ▁be ▁Lyn sey ▁de ▁Paul ▁and ▁Barry ▁Blue , ▁the ▁song ' s ▁compos ers . ▁The ▁film ▁clos es ▁with ▁a ▁sing al ong ▁rend ition ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁standard ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁Side ▁by ▁Side , ▁led ▁by ▁M ud ▁and ▁Hello ▁with ▁Barry ▁Hum ph ries ▁on ▁piano . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁Graham ▁McC ann ' s ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Terry - Th omas , ▁B ound er !, ▁describes ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁" a ▁low - bud get ▁piece ▁of ▁n ons ense " ▁which ▁was ▁sav aged ▁by ▁critics ▁" both ▁for ▁its ▁' mar sh m allow ▁plot ' ▁and ▁the ▁' ev ident ▁lack ▁of ▁enthus ias m ' ▁shown ▁by ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁cast ." ▁ ▁Musical ▁film ▁author ▁Stephen ▁G lyn n ▁wrote ▁that ▁Side ▁by ▁Side ▁used ▁the ▁two ▁clubs ' ▁rival ry ▁"