Corden: 'I turned down World Cup song'

James Corden has claimed that he turned down the chance to record a song for the World Cup.

The Sun says that the comedian was approached to re-record New Order track 'World In Motion', but he said no because he is a big fan of the original.

"I thought, why do that? 'World In Motion' is the greatest song ever," he said. "What next, re-record 'Three Lions'? It's pointless. Those things have to happen organically, to come out of a feeling."

He added: "You can't try and manufacture a chant for the terraces or a song that a whole nation will adopt."

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