Fat Les Fat Les is an English band consisting of Alex James , the bassist from Blur ; actor Keith Allen ; and artist Damien Hirst . Fat Les created the England national football anthem `` Vindaloo `` as an unofficial theme song for the 1998 FIFA World Cup . The song was a sort of homage to the lighter English football culture stereotypes : lager drinking , curry eating 'lads ' passionate about football , the sort who visit exotic holiday destinations only to watch English football matches all afternoon via satellite in English themed pubs . The song reached number two in the UK charts . The promo video was a parody of a video by The Verve for `` Bitter Sweet Symphony `` and along with the band members features Paul Kaye , Rowland Rivron , Ed Tudor-Pole , Matt Lucas and David Walliams . Fat Les also provided a song for the England football team at Euro 2000 held in Belgium and the Netherlands with a marchy rendition of the hymn Jerusalem . It was again , fronted by the actor Keith Allen alongside the then popular entertainer , Michael Barrymore ( featured in the video ) . Singles Vindaloo Jerusalem Naughty Christmas Who Invented Fish 'n ' Chips ? External links Vindaloo music video Vindaloo sung by a crowd of England Supporters during the European Championships in Portugal 2004 This article on a United Kingdom pop music band is a stub . You can help by expanding it . Categories : English musical groups | United Kingdom pop musical group stubs 