Two years ago, the gentle existence of Oxford wonky-pop band Glass Animals was turned upside down – all thanks to a blockbuster video game. “Quite often, I take my dog for a walk and people point and say: ’It's the FIFA guy!” laughs Dave Bayley, the band’s lead songwriter and vocalist.
In 2022, their single Heat Waves became the most popular FIFA soundtrack song of all time – beating artists like Billie Eilish, Blur and Bad Bunny – transforming it from a slow-burner into a full-blown hit, topping the US Billboard Charts after a record climb to the top lasting 59 weeks.
