(Is This the Way to) The World Cup like it" and the BBC commissioned him to review other 2006 World Cup songs competing with him. The "Manchester Evening News" said about "Is This the Way to The World Cup" that: "It's that cheesy, it's a classic". Like with ""Amarillo"" the year before, the profits for the single went to charity, specifically SportsAid. Christie later came to regret performing the song, stating in a 2010 interview that it was "dreadful" and said he would "...never ever do it again because it was crap". "(Is This the Way to) The World Cup" entered the UK singles charts at number 11.
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