“It’s really cool to reach people who have never heard of you before,” she continues. Not that everyone is a fan. “Someone did a TikTok about the FIFA soundtrack using ‘Two Seater’ and I commented, ‘OMG that’s my song’. I got bombarded by kids saying it was shit but I’m the one on the soundtrack so…”

“I’m just happy to be part of it. For me, it was a bit of reassurance that Im doing alright. I feel like I can actually call myself a musician now, which is cool. I needed that.”

“Everyone aware of FIFA growing up so to be on it, it’s massive,” says Yard Act’s vocalist James Smith. ”It also one of the things you can tell your mum about and she understands that youre doing alright. That, and you can brag to all your mates from school about it as well.”

When they signed to Island Records, Yard Act were asked about their ambitions. They said about FIFA and Tony Hawk but were told “don’t get your hopes up” since FIFA 23 was out in six weeks. However it was confirmed later that week that ‘’The Overload’ would be included, the band just had to edit out all the swear words. “We still didn’t think it would happen, even though we were explicitly told it would. That’s how we approach everything though. That way, we’re always pleasantly surprised.”

Once they got over their worries about their not being enough space on the cloud, “all I wanted to see was the whole lineup, because I know how many of the songs become defining anthems, and how good the mix of unknown bands like us and well-known acts like Denzel Curry or Little Simz is. Going shoulder to shoulder with them is a really nice thing, it’s validation.”

“Not that that why we do it,” Smith adds. “We didn’t start a band to get on the FIFA soundtrack but it does make you feel good about what youre doing. You exist in the same realm as a lot of artists that you love.”

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