Crystal Palace - Sunderland Fanatics "We love
you..."
Francesco Errante, Nov 21, 2014
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread are found below in this pancocojams post.
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases -- YouTube videos and presents information & comments about the football chant "We Love It" chanted by fans of Crystal Palace Football Club (South London England).
The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/06/information-about-four-youtube-videos.html for a closely related pancocojams post that showcases videos and presents information about the very similar United States soccer (football) chant "We Like It".
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
There's still some debate about which chant came first -the early United States "We Like It" soccer chant that is credited to the American Outlaws soccer support organization (which isn't the same words at the 2026 United States version) or the "We Love You" chant that is attributed to England's football club Crystal Palace.
Both of these compositions are documented as having been chanted in the early 2010s.
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SOME INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN CRYSTAL PLACE FOOTBALL CLUB SUPPORTERS BEGAN CHANTING THE "WE LOVE You" CHANT
Source #1
All of these comments are from 2025.
Numbers are added to these selected comments for referencing purposes only.]
https://www.reddit.com/r/crystalpalace/comments/1jus3un/when_did_we_start_the_we_love_you_chant/
"When did we start the “We Love You” chant?
I started going to matches in the late 2000s when I was
young so I might have some childhood amnesia but I don’t remember hearing that
chant until around the 2010s.
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This word is fully spelled out in that comment.
2.
"I started going to watch Palace in the late 70’s and I don’t
recall us ever singing this until around 2012. A quick check on Google says
that Napoli originally made the chant famous (although that’s disputed). Point
being I think you’re right, it was around the Holloway promotion season that it
started taking hold at Palace I think."
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3. g_junkin4200
"Yeah Ive heard other clubs sing it as well. I seem to
remember hearing it in the championship. Google says Arsenal and Celtic have
also sung it."
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4. lewiitom
"Around 2010 I think, I remember us singing it in the
administration season and not recognising it at the time"
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Longjumping-Fun-2313
"That does seem like something we’d sing during that
tumultuous season, and I suppose all the positive aspects of the club after
that season helped it stick around
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Source #2
[Pancocojams Editor's Note: This AI Overview is the result of my June 28, 2026 query "When did Crystal palace fans begin chanting "We Like It" or "We love you?)
"AI Overview
Crystal Palace fans first began singing the "We Like
It" (commonly known as "We Love You") chant around 2012. The
melody is an adaptation of the American pop song "I Will Follow Him"
(made famous by Little Peggy March in 1963). It became a staple at Selhurst
Park during their 2012–13 promotion season under manager Ian Holloway.
The lyrics sung by the Palace faithful are:
We love you, we love you, we love you,
And when you play we follow, we follow, we follow,
'Cause we support the Palace, the Palace, the Palace,
And that's the way we like it, we like it, we like it."
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR SHOWCASE VIDEO #1 [presented at the top of this post]
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAmjNgw3Rn4
1. @louis2712l, 2016
"Amazing support respect to Crystal Palace from a Liverpool fan."
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2. @olibonza1233, 2017
"best fans ever๐ด๐ต๐ด๐ต๐ด"
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3. @rickhowarth9658, 2018
"I'm a man city fan but absolutely love that chant by palace it sounds like foreign fans on a European night... full of energy and great bouncy vibe that could just just go on and on..."
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4. @danbest2418, 2018
"about a tenth of the ground is singing"
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5. @ArchieFatcackie, 2021
"Pretty impressive from that 100 or so who were singing."
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6. @maestissimanoctem3649, 2021
"The nation that started the fan club supporting, has the
worst fans in 2020 apart from Crystal Palace. REAL atmosphere and great
support, oldschool."
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7. @stephentriesisachildpredat9588, 2021
"Villa, Leeds and Newcastle still have great support.
Leeds and Villa have one of the best home fan bases in the world, Newcastle
have the best away fans in England."
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8. @0ut2idePocketQB, 2018
"Olibonza123 go Eagles from Italy!!"
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9. @mickmcdonagh1557, 2019
"Support your local team or just dont bother ... palace
are the best supporters in premier league bar none."
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10. @alexmcadam1126, 2020
"Everyone just watched the black guy with the grey hat
let’s be honest LOL"
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11. @alexanderforbes8553, 2020
"Ooft I want permission to adapt this song for the famous
glasgow rangers so I can belt it like him down the bittom left."
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12.@้ๅฃๅ
ๅธ-i5d, 2020
"love this. one of my favourite chants. anybody tell me
this chat come from? is this a original one?"
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13.@Cb-kc7sq, 2020
"Tbf this chant is decent even coming from a brighton fan"
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14. @thanospanionios3349, 2020
"To support the palace..
respect brothers
PANIONIOS-PANTHERS against all.."
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15. @milanjotva2749, 2020
"though they have not a title challanging team/players but they have really made it tough for the other team to at come Selhurst Park and win,all credits to their fan:D,From a chelsea fan."
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16. @ะะตะฝะธัะ ะพะทะธะฝะพะฒ, 2020
"Respect from CSKA Moscow"
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17. @DailyFunnyVids69, 2020
"Wow respect from Leeuwarden the Netherlands3"
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18. @Legionnaire7777, 2021
"This is what football is all about ๐๐ป๐ฌ๐ง"
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19. @jpm051978, 2021
"Respect to the Palace fans. Always a good atmosphere down
there"
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20. @nicolavivarelli4127, 2021
"Great chant! From
Italy"
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21. @no1y354, 2021
"Respect from CELTIC ๐ฎ๐ช"
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22. @wahyumochammad049, 2021
"๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ"
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23. @malolud2118, 2021
"are they still this good ?"
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24. @peterherrington3300, 2023
"Louder now 2023"
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25. @chrisjohnsonadventures, 2021
"I'm a Man Utd fan I no everyone hates us but palace have
the best support in England imo I love to visit an atmosphere like this just to
experience"
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26. @monsiursnowman66, 2021
"One of the best chants if we’re honest, the Chelsea away one is great - Leeds fan
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27. @rjdarlo, 2023
"It's true I'm a Brighton fan and they are out rivals but this song is sooo good.. Im pretty sure every football fan wished they had this song"
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28. @callummccracken7565, 2021
"The cringiest chant imaginable"
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29. @gseventeen.music1, 2021
"Absolutely nothing cringey about it"
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30. @gazza3623, 2022
"Quality chant
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31. @noah_noah1472, 2022
"We love you
we love you
we love you
And when you play we follow
we follow
we follow
We support the palace
the palace
The palace
And thats the way we like it
we like it
we like it
(Whoa oh oha)(Whoa oh oha)
(Whoa oh oha)(Whoa oh oha)
We love you
We love you
We love you
And when you play we follow
we follow
we follow
And we support the palace
the palace
the Palace
And thats the way we like it
we like it
we like it
(Whoa oh oha)(Whoa oh oha)
(Whoa oh oha)(Whoa oh oha"
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32.@lucasdean1776, 2022
"I was watching the black guy with the grey hat
the whole time, made me physically smile even though I’m a Cheltenham Town fan.
This is what football is for"
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33.@stilton946, 2023
"Palace has a place in my heart ๐ด๐ต๐ด๐ต"
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34.@swooshair2505, 2024
'Respect you from KAWASAKI city, JAPAN"
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35.@Johnstone72, 2025
"Singing for your club and your heroes.
Now, that's football!!"
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Crystal Palace Fans Singing "We Love You" At
Wembley 24/4/16
@footballawayfans87, April 24, 2016
https://youtube.com/shorts/urWuEDDQXWk?si=fW4ytdrnzg51YBBO
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This video doesn't have any comments in its discussion thread.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 -" WE LOVE YOU WE LOVE YOU WE LOVE YOU” - Crystal Palace Fans
After Last Nights Youth Game
May 25, 2021
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Here are some comments from the discussion thread for this video:
https://youtube.com/shorts/GLk6TlUwBe0?si=nJR5qhnpm9SA93Gs
1.@Nelson097, 2024
"Stole our USA chant"
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2.@Geo1410, May 2026
"No one steals chants from Americans."
@charlieclayton, June 23, 2022
https://youtube.com/shorts/zb2pxJ1fx1Q?si=utlOjXM06XInS_ve
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers given for referencing purposes only)
1.@ThanosXtl, 2024
"This might be the best chant by English fans alongside
You'll never walk alone,that other club ultras are singing it and not just
Liverpool... Greetings by Greece..."
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2.@HastyBomba, June 2026
"This is ome of the worst british ones ive heard sounds alot
like a us chant, pre school ah lyrics"
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3. @Brumkj, June 2026
"@HastyBomba Prob because usa been chanting it for
years..where do you think Palace got it from...๐บ๐ฒ"
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4. @Brumkj, June 2026
" @HastyBomba It is American that Palace copied..And yes
it's embarrassing..Its to a song called "I will follow "By a singer
called Peggy March released in the early 60s the just changed a few words to
fit..๐"
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5. @Brumkj, June 2026
"It's American..๐"
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6. @ThanosXtl, June 2026
" @Brumkj No it's
not..."
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7. @Brumkj, June 2026
"@ThanosXtl Where did Palace get it from..๐ค"
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8. @ThanosXtl, June 2026
"@Brumkj They made
it? Do you even know how chants work? Even if it is American it doesn't mean
that it's not better than the American one..."
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9. @Brumkj, June 2026
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10. @ThanosXtl, 2026
"@Brumkj AGAIN, you
don't know how chants even work. If it's better than the original, then who
cares about the original... Give me a break, next you'll say that 1312 today
and forever is stolen by A.C kenitra."
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12. @Brumkj, June 2026
"@ThanosXtl ๐
Don't know how chants
work..๐คBeen going football long before the
Internet..When we'd make our own up to the tune of a popular song (So what's
changed)๐ค..Not just copy vids off YouTube...Stop being
condescending...Not a good look.or are you just being Obtuse..๐คช"
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13. @ThanosXtl, June 2026
"@Brumkj So you're
saying that American chants are basically copies of popular songs? No
creativity at all? That speaks for itself..."
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14. @Brumkj, June 2026
"@ThanosXtl Yes..๐
Same as any other
chant..From all over the world..Whats so hard to understand. ๐คDefinitely
Obtuse..๐
"
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15. @leoksila. June 2026
"SO THAT'S WHERE THE AMERICANS GOT IT FROM!"
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16. @JG17-z1p, June 2026
"Haha ikr I have been a palace fan my whole life and when the
Americans started singing it I was like, what?!?"
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17. @WEST_LOST2024, 2025
"Stolen from Celtic……?"
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18. @EMLEM10, 2025
"Nah we had it first"
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19. @PlaneTrainSpotter, 2025
"Nope, palace had it way earlier than you lot"
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20. @EMLEM10, 2025
"@PlaneTrainSpotter yo I mean palace had it first lad"
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21. @PlaneTrainSpotter, 2025
"@EMLEM10 don’t worry mate I got that from the beginning ๐"
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22. @EMLEM10, 2025
"@PlaneTrainSpotter oh my bad๐
"
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23. @EMLEM10, 2025
"@PlaneTrainSpotter I’m a palace supporter ๐"
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24. @tfinde, APRIL 2026
"Don't you mean stolen from sister act ๐"
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25. @killiemucken, 2025
"Do all English clubs just steal chants instead of creating them because the ones started with Celtic"
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26. @GIGANOTA_GAMER34, 2025
"shut it"
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27. @Zoomzoom-ld8qw, June 2026
"Stealing things is in their blood"
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28. @hannahbrown8300, December 2025
"Best chant in the world"
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29. @MohamedAdam-l5g, Feb. 2026
"easily the best chant in English football, if not the world."
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30. @TwistedMetal007, March 2026
"We need to nab this chant!"
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31. @andymills2985, June 2026
"Sounds like the usa chant"
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32. @annierminx, June 2026
"Maybe because the US can't even come up with sh_t* on their own lmao"
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*This word is fully spelled out in that comment.
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33. @mcfc-c5l, June 2026
"The usa atmosphere was dead
This one is way better"
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34. @nicklarson6241, June 2026
"LMAOOOOO USA stole the chant for the WC"
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35. @dennis7ckrii343, June 2026
"Hey this sounds like it was stolen from the USMNT for the Soccer World Cup 2026"
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"USNNT" = United States men's national soccer team
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36. @StrongKickMan, June 2026
"The U.S does it better"
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37. @BestANT832, June 2026
"We like it we like it love it๐ฅฑ"
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