The story behind famous Liverpool chant 'Allez Allez Allez'! 🎶

If you've watched a Liverpool game this season, chances are you've heard choruses of the popular Anfield song bellowed by Reds fans

There are few clubs in England who better embody both football and music as much as Liverpool do. With Merseyside the birthplace of all four of the Beatles and home to the Anfield club, it's natural that Liverpool and its supporters would incorporate song into the framework of their club .

"You'll Never Walk Alone" has long been Liverpool's official anthem, philosophy and mantra, played at Anfield and sung by its scarf-bearing supporters before every kick-off and all over the world.

In recent seasons, however, there has been another song that has captured the hearts and minds of Liverpool fans, mostly sung during European games with the chorus comprising just three words: " Allez, Allez, Allez!"

The three words have become synonymous with Liverpool and can be heard loudly from wherever their fans congregate in numbers, even through the television, the latest iteration of a European anthem in the vein of 2005's "Ring of Fire".

But how did the chant come about, who wrote it, and how did it get popular?

What is the story behind Allez Allez Allez?

"Allez Allez Allez" is a relatively new Liverpool chant, despite its popularity and reputation. It was the trademark song to accompany the Reds during their quest for European glory in 2017-18, when they reached their first Champions League final in 11 years. It has a unique origin story, having first been sung by a group of travelling, singing Liverpool fans in Porto in February 2018.

Originally inspired from a 1980s Italian disco classic whose lyrics had been shared by supporters form Genoa, Napoli, Atletico Madrid and Juventus, it was during the away leg at Estadio do Dragao where the first rough inklings of the song was born.

But it was around February 2016 that the song started gaining popularity by the sharing of YouTube videos. Scottish side Rangers had adopted it as well, and by the time that Porto played Dortmund in the Europa League later that season, it had been a staple in their songbook – and is, according to them, how it was noticed by Liverpool supporters and adapted for their own.

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And so, in February 2018 when the Reds were 5-0 up against Porto, a handful of fans who had seen videos of the chant doing the rounds on social media tried to get a new Liverpool version going.

Not everyone knew the words straight off the bat, but the melody was catchy enough. More and more fans were able to follow along with the simple "Allez Allez Allez" chorus.

Footage of the game – and the song – was shared online and quickly went viral. Shortly after, fans at the Newcastle game were caught on video singing it, followed by fans at Anfield for the return leg against Porto.

The song in its current and most well-known iteration, however, with its full lyrics, were written by Scouse musician and Liverpool fan Jamie Webster.

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The song was bellowed out on the road to the Kiev final in 2018, and continued to be sung passionately from Liverpool terraces as the Reds booked their spot in a second successive Champions League final in 2019 against Tottenham in Madrid.

The singer was also invited along to Liverpool's U.S. pre-season summer tour in 2018, and was given a surprise when Jurgen Klopp joined him for an impromptu rendition and a few bars in Michigan.

It's not hard to see why "Allez Allez Allez" has earned its permanent place in the Anfield songbook.

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As for Webster, he's been able to take the song he adapted and its lyrics around the world, even duetting on it with Liverpool goalkeeper and guitar-player Alisson.

What are the lyrics to Allez Allez Allez?

We conquered all of Europe, And we will never stop, From Paris on to Turkey, We've won the f*cking lot!

Bob Paisley and Bill Shankly, The Fields of Anfield Road, We are the supporters, We come from Liverpool!

Allez, allez, allez! Allez, allez, allez! Allez, allez, allez! Allez, allez, allez!