National anthem a world-renowned composer. Exceptions include Germany, whose anthem "Das Lied der Deutschen" uses a melody written by Joseph Haydn, and Austria, whose national anthem "Land der Berge, Land am Strome" is sometimes credited to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The "Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic" was composed by Aram Khachaturian. The music of the "Pontifical Anthem", anthem of the Vatican City, was composed in 1869 by Charles Gounod, for the golden jubilee of Pope Pius IX's priestly ordination. The committee charged with choosing a national anthem for Malaysia at independence decided to invite selected composers of international repute to submit
Anthem for the Year 2000 Anthem for the Year 2000 "Anthem for the Year 2000" is a song by Silverchair, which was released as the first single from their third album, "Neon Ballroom". The song reached number 3 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, but did not make #1 like the first singles from their previous albums, "Frogstomp"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Tomorrow" and "Freak Show"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Freak". This trend would continue with "Diorama"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s lead single, "The Greatest View", but would end with "Young Modern"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s lead, "Straight Lines". "Anthem for the Year 2000" is included on the MuchMusic's "Big Shiny Tunes 4". The music video was directed by Gavin Bowden,