For the longest time, the Kansas City Chiefs used Gary Glitter’s “Rock ‘N’ Roll Part Two” at Arrowhead Stadium as the song that would play every time the team scored a touchdown. In 2015, the team opted to move away from the song and fans were given the option to vote for a new touchdown song.
They were given the following three options:
- “Hey, Kansas City!” by David George and A Crooked Mile
- “Let Me Clear My Throat” by DJ Kool
- “Song 2” by Blur
None of these options quite filled the void left by the original touchdown song, but voters ultimately went with “Hey, Kansas City!” because it was from a local group. Eventually, they chose to rotate between some of these options but that was short-lived. Following the Chiefs’ Super Bowl-winning 2019 season, the team has decided to bring in a new touchdown song that resonates a bit better with the fanbase.
It’s a song that the Chiefs started using late in the 2019 season to celebrate touchdowns. It wasn’t made official as the touchdown song, at least until Chiefs TE Travis Kelce first announced it during his Super Bowl parade speech (watch here).
“. . .Every single touchdown, every single point we score at Arrowhead is going to end with the anthem,” Kelce said. “And you all have got to help me say it right here, one last time for the 2019-2020 world champions. You gotta fight, for your right, to party!”
That’s right folks, Beastie Boys hit “(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)” is going to be the next touchdown song at Arrowhead Stadium. Kelce mentioned it was cleared by team president Mark Donovan and the Hunt Family during his parade speech, and he recently reiterated that message to media members.
“. . .Then El Presidente, [Chiefs team president] Mark Donovan came up to me before the parade and let me know that we’re going to make ‘Fight For Your Right to Party’ the anthem for every time we score a point,” Kelce said.
Why did the Chiefs choose this song? Well, it really all started with Kelce’s postgame interview with CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz following the win against the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game.
“I’ll tell you what, it has been seven years coming baby,” Kelce told Nantz “I’ve learned one thing since I’ve been here. You gotta fight, for your right, to party!”
That moment turned out to be really iconic and something that will remind fans of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win. Kelce obviously brought us back to that moment in his parade speech. It sparked a wave of merchandise like this shirt from BreakingT. It makes plenty of sense from a marketing standpoint this to become the new touchdown song at Arrowhead Stadium. It’s also just a fun and timeless song that seems to mesh with the team well.
How does Chiefs Kingdom feel about this song becoming the new touchdown song at Arrowhead Stadium? You can watch the music video for the song at the top of the page. Be sure to let us know your thoughts on Facebook and Twitter.