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An '''anthem''' is a [[musical composition]] of [[wikt:celebration|celebration]], usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the [[national anthem]]s of [[country|countries]]. Originally, and in [[music theory]] and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short sacred [[choral music|choral work]] (still frequently seen in [[Sacred Harp]] and other types of [[shape note]] singing) and still more particularly to a specific form of [[liturgical music]]. In this sense, its use began {{Circa|1550}} in English-speaking churches; it uses English language words, in contrast to the originally [[Roman Catholic]] '[[motet]]' which sets a [[Latin]] text.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/art/anthem Anthem (Greek antiphōna: "against voice"; Old English antefn: "antiphon")]. ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved 8 October 2020.</ref>

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==Etymology==
''Anthem'' is derived from the [[Ancient Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|ἀντίφωνα}} (''antíphōna'') via [[Old English]] {{lang|ang|antefn}}. Both words originally referred to [[antiphon]]s, a [[call and response (music)|call-and-response]] style of the singing.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} The adjectival form is "anthemic".

==History==
Anthems were originally a form of [[liturgical music]]. In the [[Church of England]], the [[rubric]] appoints them to follow the third [[collect]] at morning and evening prayer. Several anthems are included in the [[Coronation of the British monarch|British coronation service]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} The words are selected from [[Holy Scripture]] or in some cases from the [[Liturgy]] and the music is generally more elaborate and varied than that of [[psalm]] or [[hymn tune]]s.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} Being written for a trained [[choir]] rather than the congregation, the Anglican anthem is analogous to the [[motet]] of the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] and [[Lutheran Church]]es but represents an essentially English [[musical form]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1911}} Anthems may be described as "[[verse anthem|verse]]", "full", or "full with verse", depending on whether they are intended for [[solo (music)|solo]]ists, the [[choir|full choir]], or both. Another way of describing an anthem is that it is a piece of music written specifically to fit a certain accompanying text, and it is often difficult to make any other text fit that same melodic arrangement. It also often changes melody and/or meter, frequently multiple times within a single song, and is sung straight through from start to finish, without repeating the melody for following verses like a normal song (although certain sections may be repeated when marked). An example of an anthem with multiple meter shifts, fuguing, and repeated sections is "Claremont",<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQIKXmsohA| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211122/WhQIKXmsohA| archive-date=2021-11-22 | url-status=live|title=Claremont|last=Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Convention – Topic|date=11 October 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> or "Vital Spark of Heav'nly Flame".<ref name="auto"/> Another well known example is [[William Billings|William Billing]]'s "Easter Anthem",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nccHbHJaGLg| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211122/nccHbHJaGLg| archive-date=2021-11-22 | url-status=live|title=236 Easter Anthem Sacred Harp|last=jsalzer262|date=10 May 2015|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> also known as "The Lord Is Risen Indeed!" after the opening lines. This anthem is still one of the more popular songs in the Sacred Harp tune book.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}}

The anthem developed as a replacement for the [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] "votive antiphon" commonly sung as an appendix to the main [[Liturgy of the Hours|office]] to the [[Blessed Virgin Mary]] or [[saint (Christianity)|other saints]].

===Notable composers of liturgical anthems: historic context===
During the [[Elizabethan period]], notable anthems were composed by [[Thomas Tallis]], [[William Byrd]], Tye, and Farrant{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} but they were not mentioned in the [[Book of Common Prayer]] until 1662 when the famous [[rubric]] "In quires and places where they sing here followeth the Anthem" first appears. Early anthems tended to be simple and [[homophony|homophonic]] in texture, so that the words could be clearly heard. During the 17th century, notable anthems were composed by [[Orlando Gibbons]], [[Henry Purcell]], and [[John Blow]],{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} with the [[verse anthem]] becoming the dominant musical form of the [[English Restoration|Restoration]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Anthem in Reformation England |url=https://www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/the-anthem-in-reformation-england/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Bible Odyssey |date=14 August 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref> In the 18th century, famed anthems were composed by Croft, Boyce, [[James Kent (composer)|James Kent]], [[James Nares (composer)|James Nares]], [[Benjamin Cooke]], and [[Samuel Arnold (composer)|Samuel Arnold]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} In the 19th century, [[Samuel Sebastian Wesley]] wrote anthems influenced by contemporary [[oratorio]] which stretch to several [[movement (music)|movements]] and last twenty minutes or longer. Later in the century, [[Charles Villiers Stanford]] used symphonic techniques to produce a more concise and unified structure. Many anthems have been written since then, generally by [[organist|specialists]] in organ music rather than [[composer]]s, and often in a conservative style. Major composers have usually written anthems in response to commissions and for special occasions: for instance [[Edward Elgar]]'s 1912 "Great is the Lord" and 1914 "Give unto the Lord" (both with orchestral accompaniment); [[Benjamin Britten]]'s 1943 "[[Rejoice in the Lamb]]" (a modern example of a multi-movement anthem, today heard mainly as a concert piece); and, on a much smaller scale, [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]]'s 1952 "O Taste and See" written for the coronation of [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]]. With the relaxation of the rule, in England at least, that anthems should only be in English, the repertoire has been greatly enhanced by the addition of many works from the Latin repertoire.

==Types==
The word "anthem" is commonly used to describe any celebratory song or composition for a distinct group, as in [[national anthem]]s. Further, some songs are artistically styled as anthems, whether or not they are used as such, including [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]'s "[[Irresponsible Hate Anthem]]", [[Silverchair]]'s "[[Anthem for the Year 2000]]", and [[Toto (band)|Toto]]'s "Child's Anthem".

===National anthem===
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A national anthem (also state anthem, national hymn, national song, etc.) is generally a [[Patriotism|patriotic]] musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions, and struggles of a [[Sovereign state|country]]'s people, recognized either by that state's [[government]] as the official national [[song]], or by [[convention (norm)|convention]] through use by the people. The majority of national anthems are [[March (music)|marches]] or [[hymn]]s in style. The countries of [[Latin America]], [[Central Asia]], and [[Europe]] tend towards more ornate and [[opera]]tic pieces, while those in the [[Middle East]], [[Oceania]], [[Africa]], and the [[Caribbean]] use a simpler [[fanfare]]. Some [[List of sovereign states|countries]] that are devolved into multiple constituent states have their own official musical compositions for them (such as with the United Kingdom, Russian Federation, and the former Soviet Union); their constituencies' songs are sometimes referred to as national anthems even though they are not [[sovereign state]]s.

===Flag anthem===
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A [[flag anthem]] is generally a [[Patriotism|patriotic]] musical composition that extols and praises a flag, typically one of a country, in which case it is sometimes called a national flag anthem. It is often either sung or performed during or immediately before the raising or lowering of a flag during a ceremony. Most countries use their respective national anthems or some other patriotic song for this purpose.<ref name=GrandOldFlag>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G-3wIV-ehE| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211122/-G-3wIV-ehE| archive-date=2021-11-22 | url-status=live|date=February 1, 2012|title=Morning Colors Ceremony Camp Pendleton 2-1-12|website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> However, some countries, particularly in South America, use a separate flag anthem for such purposes. Not all countries have flag anthems. Some used them in the past but no longer do so, such as Iran, China, and South Africa. Flag anthems can be officially codified in law, or unofficially recognized by custom and convention. In some countries, the flag anthem may be just another song, and in others, it may be an official symbol of the state akin to a second national anthem, such as in Taiwan.

=== Sports anthem ===
{{main|Sports anthem}}
Many [[Pop music|pop song]]s are used as [[sports anthem]]s, notably including [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s "[[We Are the Champions]]" and "[[We Will Rock You]]", and some sporting events have their own anthems, most notably including [[UEFA Champions League Anthem|UEFA Champions League]].

=== Corporate anthem ===
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Since the 20th century, corporations' senior management have written and performed corporate anthems in an attempt to motivate workers and explain company values. They are most often screened during private conferences, intended only to be heard by workers and sometimes company sponsors.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=September 4, 2003 |title=New Research Reveals Corporations Increasingly Make Employees Face the Music |url=https://warwick.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/ne1000000085104/ |work=[[University of Warwick]] |quote=Although songs or music can help branding and team building, a number of company songs, especially those in the style of Gospel anthems, such as ‘Ahh Fujitsu’, inspire dysfunction amongst employees. Fujitsu’s attempt to get employees to join in a Japanese style sing-song using sheet music failed when few could read sheet music. Without control over the placement and timing of anthems, company music runs the risk of ridicule. For example, KPMG’s anthemic, but now cringe worthy, ‘Vision of Global strategy’ was copied in mp3 format by employees, remixed, and distributed on the net.}}</ref>

In 1937, IBM released a collection of 100 "happy songs" for IBM corporate gatherings.<ref name=":1">[https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/songs-of-the-ibm.pdf SONGS of the IBM], 1937.</ref> Each song borrowed tunes from existing music, with lyrics altered to fit the goals and personages of IBM. For example, an ode to IBM president [[Thomas J. Watson]] was sung to the tune of [[Auld Lang Syne]]:<blockquote>T. J. Watson - you're our leader fine, the greatest in the land, 

We sing your praises from our hearts - we're here to shake your hand. 

You're I. B. M.'s bright guiding star throughout the hemispheres, 

No matter what the future brings, we all will persevere.<ref name=":1" /></blockquote>In 1971, Japanese jazz singer {{Interlanguage link|Martha Miyake|ja|マーサ三宅|de|Martha Miyake}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shimbun |first=The Yomiuri |date=2025-05-16 |title=Jazz Singer Martha Miyake Dies at 92; Legend Nurtured Next Generation Vocalists |url=https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/obituaries/20250516-254835/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |language=en}}</ref> the [[Polydor Records|Polydor Orchestra]]<ref name=":2">{{Citation |title=Martha Miyake, Polydor Orchestra - Song Of Fujitsu |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/9625354-Martha-Miyake-Polydor-Orchestra-Song-Of-Fujitsu |access-date=2025-10-14 |language=en}}</ref> performed the "Song of [[Fujitsu]]".<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> The song, intended as a [[karaoke]] sing-along, failed to entice employees because not many of them could read sheet music.<ref name=":0" />

During a conference in January 1984, Apple screened "We Are Apple (Leading the Way)" to celebrate the rollout of [[Macintosh 128K]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbJy0O4UFSM |title=Tech : We Are Apple (Leading The Way) |date=2007-01-31 |last=Alfred DiBlasi |access-date=2025-10-14 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-04 |title=Hilarious Apple Corporate Video from 1984: "Leading the Way" |url=https://osxdaily.com/2011/03/04/hilarious-apple-corporate-video-from-1984/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=OS X Daily |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://archive.org/details/tech-we-are-apple-leading-the-way |title=We Are Apple ( Leading The Way) Music Video : Apple Inc. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive |language=en |access-date=2025-10-14 |via=archive.org}}</ref> It was screened during a corporate presentation, intended to be viewed only by authorized Apple dealers and retailers.<ref name=":3" /> 

In 2003, the [[University of Warwick]] reported the lack of efficacy and potential for ridicule:<blockquote>While sing-along marching songs, as used by [[Walmart|Wal Mart]], {{Sic}} induce positive feeling and happiness, so help control employee behaviour, songs are also used subversively to provide resistance to work. In fact, many ‘official’ songs are received with cynicism by employees, or even result in embarrassment.

Although songs or music can help branding and team building, a number of company songs, especially those in the style of Gospel anthems, such as ‘Ahh Fujitsu’, inspire dysfunction amongst employees...

Without control over the placement and timing of anthems, company music runs the risk of ridicule. For example, [[KPMG]]’s anthemic, but now cringe worthy, {{Sic}} ‘Vision of Global strategy’ was copied in mp3 format by employees, remixed, and distributed on the net.<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>On February 24, 2005, at [[Seattle Convention Center]]'s Starbucks Licensed Stores Awards, [[Starbucks]] senior management surprised the audience by coming out in "rock 'n' roll costumes" with inflatable insturments to perform a parody of [[Jefferson Starship]]’s 1985 "[[We Built This City]]", as "We Built This Starbucks".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schmader |first=David |title=Last Days |url=https://www.thestranger.com/columns/2005/03/03/20702/last-days |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=The Stranger |language=en}}</ref> When the audience failed to dance, the emcee "berated them", and the employees "half-heartedly got up and just stood there".<ref name=":4">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEfTUf3y3zg |title=Jefferson Starbucks - "We Built This Starbucks" |date=2018-10-25 |last=Smoke Break with Huck |access-date=2025-10-14 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Although footage iof the event s presumed to be lost, a recording was uploaded to YouTube in 2018, which alleged that a souvenir CD with the MP3 was gifted to attendees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five of the best corporate songs |url=http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/five-best-corporate-songs/article/1111922?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=www.managementtoday.co.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> 

=== Shared anthems ===
Although anthems are used to distinguish states and territories, there are instances of shared anthems. "[[Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika]]" became a [[pan-African]] liberation anthem and was later adopted as the national anthem of five countries in [[Africa]] including [[Zambia]], [[Tanzania]], [[Namibia]] and [[Zimbabwe]] after independence. Zimbabwe and Namibia have since adopted new national anthems. Since 1997, the [[South Africa]]n national anthem has been a hybrid song combining new English lyrics with extracts of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" and the former state anthem "[[Die Stem van Suid-Afrika]]".

For North and South Korea, the folk song ''[[Arirang]]'' is considered a shared anthem for both countries. For example, it was played when the two Koreas marched together during the [[2018 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Hakyung Kate |date=2018-02-10 |title=Olympics 2018: Arirang, the folk song that unites South Korea and North Korea |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/olympics-2018-arirang-folk-song-unites-south-korea/story?id=52982098 |access-date=2023-09-02 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>

"[[Hymn to Liberty]]" is the longest national anthem in the world by length of text.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nationalanthems.me/greece-hymn-to-liberty/ | title=Greece – Hymn to Liberty | publisher=NationalAnthems.me | access-date=2 November 2011 }}</ref> In 1865, the first three stanzas and later the first two officially became the national anthem of [[Greece]] and later also that of the [[Republic of Cyprus]].

"[[Forged from the Love of Liberty]]" was composed as the national anthem for the short-lived [[West Indies Federation]] (1958–1962) and was adopted by [[Trinidad and Tobago]] when it became independent in 1962.<ref>{{Citation | title = Understanding our national anthem | publisher = FIRST Magazine | year = 2012 | url = http://www.firstmagazine.com/DownloadSpecialistPublicationDetail.647.ashx | access-date = 2013-03-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130928035953/http://www.firstmagazine.com/DownloadSpecialistPublicationDetail.647.ashx | archive-date = 2013-09-28 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

"[[Esta É a Nossa Pátria Amada]]" is the national anthem of [[Guinea-Bissau]] and was also the national anthem of [[Cape Verde]] until 1996.

"[[Oben am jungen Rhein]]", the national anthem of [[Liechtenstein]], is set to the tune of "God Save the King/Queen". Other anthems that have used the same melody include "[[Heil dir im Siegerkranz]]" (Germany), "[[Kongesangen]]" (Norway), "[[My Country, 'Tis of Thee]]" (United States), "[[Rufst du, mein Vaterland]]" (Switzerland), "[[E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua]]" (Hawai{{okina}}i), and "[[The Prayer of Russians]]".

The [[Estonia]]n anthem "[[Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm]]" is set to a melody composed in 1848 by [[Fredrik Pacius|Fredrik (Friedrich) Pacius]] which is also that of the national anthem of [[Finland]]: "{{Lang|fi|[[Maamme]]|italic=no}}" ("{{Lang|sv|Vårt Land|italic=no}}" in Swedish).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nationalanthems.me/estonia-mu-isamaa-mu-onn-ja-room | title=Estonia – Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm | publisher=NationalAnthems.me | access-date=21 November 2011 }}</ref> It is also considered to be the ethnic anthem for the [[Livonian people]] with lyrics "[[Min izāmō|Min izāmō, min sindimō]]" ("My Fatherland, my native land").

"[[Hey, Slavs]]" is dedicated to [[Slavic peoples]]. Its first lyrics were written in 1834 under the title "Hey, Slovaks" ("Hej, Slováci") by [[Samuel Tomášik]] and it has since served as the ethnic anthem of the [[Pan-Slavic]] movement, the organizational anthem of the [[Sokol (sport movement)|Sokol]] physical education and political movement, the national anthem of [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] and the transitional anthem of the State Union of [[Serbia and Montenegro]]. The song is also considered to be the second, unofficial anthem of the Slovaks. Its melody is based on [[Mazurek Dabrowskiego|Mazurek Dąbrowskiego]], which has also been the anthem of [[Poland]] since 1926, but the Yugoslav variation is much slower and more accentuated.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ1SUCpekyM| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211122/cZ1SUCpekyM| archive-date=2021-11-22 | url-status=live|title=Mazurek Dąbrowskiego & Hej Slaveni|date=2 March 2011|work=YouTube|access-date=20 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Between 1991 and 1994 "[[Deșteaptă-te, române!]]" was the national anthem of both [[Romania]] (which adopted it in 1990) and [[Moldova]], but in the case of the latter it was replaced by the current Moldovan national anthem, "[[Limba noastră]]". Between 1975 and 1977, the national anthem of Romania "[[E scris pe tricolor Unire]]" shared the same melody as the national anthem of [[Albania]] "[[Himni i Flamurit]]", which is the melody of a Romanian patriotic song "[[Pe-al nostru steag e scris Unire]]".

The modern national anthem of [[Germany]], "[[Deutschlandlied|Das Lied der Deutschen]]",{{Efn|Translates from German as "The Song of the Germans".}} uses the same tune as the 19th- and early 20th-century [[Austria-Hungary|Austro-Hungarian]] imperial anthem "[[Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser]]".{{efn|Translates from German as "God save Emperor Francis".}}

The "[[National Anthem of the Soviet Union|Hymn of the Soviet Union]]",{{efn|Russian: ''Государственный гимн СССР''; transliterated as ''Gosudarstvenniy Gimn SSSR''.}} was used until its dissolution in 1991, and was given new words and [[National anthem of Russia|adopted]] by the [[Russia|Russian Federation]] in 2000 to replace an instrumental national anthem that had been introduced in 1990.<ref name='rianovosti'>{{cite web|url=http://en.rian.ru/symbols/20070607/66606928.html|title=National Anthem|access-date=20 December 2009|date=7 June 2007|work=Russia's State Symbols|publisher=RIA Novosti|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204114156/http://en.rian.ru/symbols/20070607/66606928.html|archive-date=4 February 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=zolotov>{{cite news | first=Andrei | last=Zolotov |title=Russian Orthodox Church Approves as Putin Decides to Sing to a Soviet Tune | date=1 December 2000 | publisher=Christianity Today International | url =http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/decemberweb-only/57.0.html | work =Christianity Today Magazine | access-date = 19 December 2009}}</ref>

"[[Bro Gozh ma Zadoù]]", the regional anthem of [[Brittany]] and, "[[Bro Goth Agan Tasow]]", the [[Cornwall|Cornish]] regional anthem, are sung to the same tune as that of the Welsh [[de-facto]] national anthem "[[Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau]]", with similar words.

===For parts of states===
{{See also|List of regional anthems}}
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Some countries, such as the former [[Soviet Union]], [[Spain]], and the [[United Kingdom]], among others, are held to be unions of several "nations" by various definitions. Each of the different "nations" may have their own anthem and these songs may or may not be officially recognized; these compositions are typically referred to as regional anthems<ref>{{cite journal |access-date=2024-04-03 |date=2023-04-25 |first=Kate |issn=0261-3077 |language=en-GB |last=Connolly |periodical=The Guardian |title=Austrians embroiled in row over Nazi roots of regional anthems |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/25/austrians-embroiled-in-row-over-nazi-roots-of-regional-anthems}}<!-- auto-translated from Portuguese by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> though may be known by other names as well (e.g. "state songs" in the [[United States]]).

====Austria====
In [[Austria]], the situation is similar to that in Germany. The regional anthem of [[Upper Austria]], the "Hoamatgsang" ({{Langx|en|"Chant of the Homeland"}}), is notable as the only (official) German-language anthem written and sung entirely in dialect.

====Belgium====
In [[Belgium]], [[Wallonia]] uses "[[Le Chant des Wallons]]" and Flanders uses "[[De Vlaamse Leeuw]]".

====Brazil====
Most of the Brazilian [[State (polity)|states]] have official anthems. [[Minas Gerais]] uses an adapted version of the traditional Italian song "Vieni sul mar" as its unofficial anthem. During the [[Vargas Era]] (1937–1945) all regional symbols including anthems were banned, but they were legalized again by the [[Eurico Gaspar Dutra]] government.

====Canada====
The Canadian province of [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], having been the independent [[Dominion of Newfoundland]] before 1949, also has its own regional anthem from its days as a dominion and colony of the UK, the "[[Ode to Newfoundland]]". It was the only Canadian province with its own anthem until 2010, when [[Prince Edward Island]] adopted the 1908 song "[[The Island Hymn]]" as its provincial anthem.

====Czechoslovakia====
[[Czechoslovakia]] had a national anthem composed of two parts, the first verses of the [[Kde domov můj?|Czech]] and [[Nad Tatrou sa blýska|Slovak]] anthems. After the [[dissolution of Czechoslovakia]], the anthem split as well, but Slovakia added an extra verse.

====Germany====
In [[Germany]], many of the [[States of Germany|Länder]] (states) have their own anthems, some of which predate the [[unification of Germany]] in 1871. A prominent example is the [[Bayernhymne|Hymn of Bavaria]], which also has the status of an official anthem (and thus enjoys legal protection). There are also several unofficial regional anthems, like the "[[Badnerlied]]" and the "[[Niedersachsenlied]]".

====India====
Some of the [[states and union territories of India]] have officially adopted their own [[List of Indian state songs|state anthem]] for use during state government functions.

====Japan====
{{Main|List of Japanese prefectural songs}}

As of 2025, forty-four of the forty-seven [[prefectures of Japan]] have one or more official prefectural songs.

The only prefectures that do not have a prefectural song are [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]] and [[Ōita Prefecture|Ōita]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Nakayama |first=Yūichirō |title={{nihongo|全国 都道府県の歌・市の歌|Zenkoku Todōfuken no Uta, Shi no Uta|"ongs of prefectures and cities nationwide"}} |year=2012 |publisher=[[:ja:東京堂出版|Tōkyōdō Shuppan]] |isbn=978-4-490-20803-0 }}</ref> However, all except Ōita have unofficial prefectural songs, and all three have official prefectural sports songs. It is sometimes believed that [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] does not have an official prefectural song, but the song {{nihongo|"Hyōgo Kenminka"|[[:ja:兵庫県民歌|兵庫県民歌]]}} was adopted in 1947.<ref name="kobeshimbun">''[[Kobe Shimbun]]'' February 19, 1947 p2 {{nihongo|"Hyōgo Kenminka Kimaru"|兵庫県民歌決る||lit. ''Hyōgo Prefectural song is determined''}} and May 9, 1947 p2 {{nihongo|"Iza utagoe takaraka ni, Kenminka no Happyō ongakukai"|いざ歌声高らかに 県民歌の発表音楽会 ||lit. ''Let's sing loudly; Announced concert of prefectural songs''}}</ref>

In many prefectures, an official {{nihongo|"prefectural song"|都道府県歌|todōfuken-ka}}, or {{nihongo|"prefectural residents' song"|都道府県民歌|todōfukenmin-ka}}, is played alongside the raising of the [[Flags of Japanese prefectures|prefectural flag]] at government-hosted events. In addition to the official prefectural song, several other songs that symbolize the prefecture—such as sports-themed songs or image songs representing the local identity—have often been adopted.

Regarding official prefectural songs, there are a variety of cases: some songs trace their origins to ''[[Shōka (music)|shōka]]'' (school songs) used in education during the mid-[[Meiji era|Meiji period]]; others were created after the end of World War II under encouragement from the [[Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers|General Headquarters of the Allied Forces]] (GHQ/SCAP); still others were composed in or after the 1980s. However, the most common pattern—seen in prefectures like [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]] and [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]]—is songs that were established in conjunction with the [[National Sports Festival of Japan|National Sports Festival]], just like their prefectural flags.

Some songs, such as [[Nagano Prefecture]]'s {{nihongo|"[[Shinano no Kuni]]"|信濃の国}}, are so well-known that it is considered natural for residents to be able to sing them. However, there are also many examples where even local residents are not very familiar with their prefecture's song. Prefectural songs are mainly performed at events hosted by the prefectural government or during the National Sports Festival, but in some cases, they are also used as internal chimes to signal the start and end of work at prefectural offices, or as telephone hold music or ringtone melodies.

In Japan, many [[Municipalities of Japan|municipalities]] (cities, towns, and villages) under each prefecture also have their own official {{nihongo|municipal songs|[[:ja:市町村歌|市町村歌]]|shichōson-ka}}. In addition, many of the [[special wards of Tokyo]] and the administrative wards of [[Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan|government-designated cities]] have established their own {{nihongo|ward songs|[[:ja:区歌|区歌]]|kuka}}.

====Malaysia====
All the individual states of [[Malaysia]] have their own anthems.

====Mexico====
In [[Mexico]], after the national anthem was established in 1854, most of the states of the federation adopted their own regional anthems, which often emphasize heroes, virtues or particular landscapes. In particular, the regional anthem of [[Zacatecas]], the "[[Marcha de Zacatecas]]", is one of the more well-known of Mexico's various regional anthems.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061210032717/http://www.navyband.navy.mil/disc_worldclassmarches.shtml The United States Navy Band, disc: world class marches] Archived from ''www.navyband.navy.mil'', accessed 8 October 2020</ref>

====Serbia and Montenegro====
In 2004 and 2005 respectively, the [[Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006)|Montenegrin]] and [[Republic of Serbia (1992–2006)|Serbian]] regions of [[Serbia and Montenegro]] adopted their own regional anthems. When the two regions both became independent [[sovereign state]]s in mid-2006, their regional anthems became their national anthems.

====Soviet Union====
{{Main|Anthems of the Soviet Republics}}

Fourteen of the fifteen [[republics of the Soviet Union|constituent states of the Soviet Union]] had their own official song which was used at events connected to that region, and also written and sung in that region's own language. The [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]] used the Soviet Union's national anthem as its regional anthem ("[[The Internationale]]" from 1917 to 1944 and the "[[National Anthem of the Soviet Union]]" from 1944 to 1990) until 1990, the last of the Soviet constituent states to do so. After the Soviet Union disbanded in the early 1990s, some of its former constituent states, now sovereign nations in their own right, retained the melodies of their old Soviet-era regional anthems until replacing them or, in some cases, still use them today.

Unlike most national anthems, few of which were composed by renowned composers, the Soviet Union's various regional anthems were composed by some of the best Soviet composers, including world-renowned [[Gustav Ernesaks]] (Estonia), [[Aram Khachaturian]] (Armenia), [[Otar Taktakishvili]] (Georgia), and [[Uzeyir Hajibeyov]] (Azerbaijan).

The lyrics present great similarities, all having mentions to [[Vladimir Lenin]] (and most, in their initial versions, to [[Joseph Stalin]], the Armenian and Uzbek anthems being exceptions), to the guiding role of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], and to the brotherhood of the Soviet peoples, including a specific reference to the friendship of the [[Russians|Russian]] people (the Estonian, Georgian and Karelo-Finnish anthems were apparently an exception to this last rule).

Some of the Soviet regional anthems' melodies can be sung in the [[State Anthem of the Soviet Union#Lyrics|Soviet Union anthem lyrics]] (Ukrainian and Belarus are the most fitted in this case).

Most of these regional anthems were replaced with new national ones during or after the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]]; [[National anthem of Belarus|Belarus]], [[National anthem of Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]] (until 2006), [[National anthem of Tajikistan|Tajikistan]], [[National anthem of Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]] (until 1997), and [[National anthem of Uzbekistan|Uzbekistan]] kept the melodies, but with different lyrics. [[Russia]] itself had abandoned the Soviet hymn, replacing it with [[Patrioticheskaya Pesnya|a tune]] by [[Mikhail Glinka|Glinka]]. However, with [[Vladimir Putin]] coming to power, the old Soviet tune was restored, with [[National Anthem of Russia|new lyrics]] written to it.

Like the [[hammer and sickle]] and [[red star]], the public performance of the anthems of the Soviet Union's various regional anthems the national anthem of the Soviet Union itself are considered as occupation symbols as well as symbols of [[totalitarianism]] and [[state terror]] by several countries formerly either members of or occupied by the [[Soviet Union]]. Accordingly, Latvia,<ref>{{cite web|title=BC, Riga, 16.05.2013|url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/legislation/&doc=74860|website=The Baltic course|access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref> Lithuania,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/europe/7459976.stm | work=BBC News | title=Lithuanian ban on Soviet symbols | date=17 June 2008 | access-date=22 May 2010}}</ref> Hungary,<ref>Hungarian Criminal Code 269/B.§ (1993) “(1) A person who (a) disseminates, (b) uses in public or (c) exhibits a swastika, an SS-badge, an arrow-cross, a symbol of the sickle and hammer or a red star, or a symbol depicting any of them, commits a misdemeanor—unless a more serious crime is committed—and shall be sentenced to a criminal fine (''pénzbüntetés'').”</ref> and [[Decommunization in Ukraine|Ukraine]]<ref>{{citation| last1=Shchetko| first1=Nick| last2=Mills| first2=Laura|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-bans-soviet-era-symbols-1428606171 | title=Ukraine Bans Soviet-Era Symbols| work=Wall Street Journal| date=9 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.memory.gov.ua/laws/law-ukraine-condemnation-communist-and-national-socialist-nazi-regimes-and-prohibition-propagan | title=LAW OF UKRAINE. On the condemnation of the communist and national socialist (Nazi) regimes, and prohibition of propaganda of their symbols}}</ref><ref>[http://zakon4.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/317-viii ЗАКОН УКРАЇНИ Про засудження комуністичного та націонал-соціалістичного (нацистського) тоталітарних режимів в Україні та заборону пропаганди їхньої символіки] ''tr. The Law of Ukraine About the popularization of the communal and national-social (Nazi) totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and the propagation of its symbols'' ''zakon4.rada.gov.ua'', accessed 8 October 2020</ref> have banned those anthems amongst other things deemed to be symbols of fascism, socialism, communism, and the Soviet Union and its republics. In [[Poland]], dissemination of items which are “media of fascist, communist, or other totalitarian symbolism” was criminalized in 1997. However, in 2011 the [[Constitutional Tribunal (Poland)|Constitutional Tribunal]] found this sanction to be unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trybunal.gov.pl/rozprawy/komunikaty-prasowe/komunikaty-po/art/2628-nowelizacja-kodeksu-karnego/s/k-1110/|title=Nowelizacja kodeksu karnego.|language=pl|date=2011-07-19|access-date=2015-04-08}}</ref> In contrast to this treatment of the ''symbolism'', promotion of fascist, communist and other totalitarian ''ideology'' remains illegal. Those laws do not apply to the anthems of [[Russia]], [[Belarus]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Kazakhstan]], and [[Tajikistan]] which used the melody with different lyrics.

====Spain====
{{Main|Anthems of the autonomous communities of Spain}}
In [[Spain]], the situation is similar to that in Austria and Germany. Unlike the national anthem, most of the [[Anthems of the autonomous communities of Spain|anthems of the autonomous communities]] have words. All are official. Three prominent examples are "[[Els Segadors]]" of [[Catalonia]], "[[Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia]]" of the [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], and "[[Os Pinos]]" of [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], all written and sung in the local languages.

====United Kingdom====
{{See also|List of British anthems}}
The United Kingdom's national anthem is "[[God Save the King]]" but [[Countries of the United Kingdom|its constituent countries]] and [[Crown Dependencies]] also have their own equivalent songs which have varying degrees of official recognition. [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales]], and [[Northern Ireland]] each have anthems which are played at occasions such as sports matches and official events.<ref>Johnson, H. (2015). [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299135674_Anthem_for_Jersey_Music_Media_and_Politics_in_an_Island_Setting MEDIANZ, 15(1), 96–118.].</ref>

* England - "[[God Save the King]]" is usually presumed to be, and often played as, the [[proposals for a national anthem for England|English regional anthem]]; but "[[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]]", "[[I Vow To Thee, My Country]]" and "[[Land of Hope and Glory]]" are also sung. "[[And did those feet in ancient time|Jerusalem]]" is used as England's anthem at the [[Commonwealth Games]].
* Scotland variously uses "[[Flower of Scotland]]", "[[Auld Lang Syne]]", and "[[Scotland the Brave]]" as its unofficial national anthems. "Flower of Scotland" is used as Scotland's anthem at the [[Commonwealth Games]] and international [[association football|football]] and [[rugby football|rugby]] matches.
* Wales has sung "[[Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau]]" since 1856 when it was written by father and son [[Evan James (poet)|Evan]] and [[James James]]. The music and a Breton translation, "[[Bro Gozh ma Zadoù]]", were adopted by [[Brittany (administrative region)|Brittany]] as its anthem; and there is also a Cornish version, "[[Bro Goth agan Tasow]]", sung alongside "[[The Song of the Western Men|Trelawney]]" as an unofficial Cornish anthem.  In Wales, "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau" is sometimes accompanied by the hymn, "[[Cwm Rhondda|Guide Me, O thou Great Redeemer]]" (also referred to as "Bread of Heaven" from repeated words in its first verse), especially at rugby matches.
* Northern Ireland currently uses "God Save the King" as its anthem at international [[association football|football]] matches and uses "[[Londonderry Air|Danny Boy/Londonderry Air]]" at the [[Commonwealth Games]].

The [[Isle of Man]], a Crown dependency, uses "God Save the King" as a Royal anthem, but also has its own local anthem, [[Arrane Ashoonagh Vannin|"O Land of Our Birth"]] (Manx: "''O Halloo Nyn Ghooie''").

====United States====
Although the United States has "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" as its official national anthem, all except two of its constituent states and territories also have their own regional anthem (referred to by most US states as a "[[List of U.S. state songs|state song]]"), along with [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. The two exceptions are [[New Jersey]], which has never had an official state song,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/nj/faqs/topics/facts/|title=Frequently Asked Questions {{!}} facts|website=www.nj.gov|access-date=2025-11-20}}</ref> and [[Maryland]], which rescinded
"[[Maryland, My Maryland]]" in 2021 due to its racist language and has yet to adopt a replacement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maryland state song, which refers to Lincoln as "tyrant" and urges secession, is repealed|date=2021-05-20|publisher=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maryland-state-song-repealed-refers-to-lincoln-as-tyrant-urges-succession/|access-date=2021-11-04}}</ref>

The state songs are selected by each [[State legislature (United States)|state legislature]], and/or state governor, as a symbol (or emblem) of that particular US state.

Some US states have more than one official state song, and may refer to some of their official songs by other names; for example, [[Arkansas]] officially has two state songs, plus a state anthem, and a state historical song. [[Tennessee]] has the most state songs, with 12 official state songs and an official bicentennial [[rapping|rap]].

[[Arizona]] has a song that was written specifically as a state anthem in 1915, as well as the 1981 country hit "Arizona", which it adopted as the alternate state anthem in 1982.<ref name=RJo/>

Two individuals, [[Stephen Foster]], and [[John Denver]], have written or co-written two state songs. Foster's two state songs, "[[Old Folks at Home]]" (better known as "Swanee Ribber" or "Suwannee River"), adopted by Florida, and "[[My Old Kentucky Home]]" are among the best-known songs in the US On March 12, 2007, the Colorado Senate passed a resolution to make Denver's trademark 1972 hit "[[Rocky Mountain High]]" one of the state's two official state songs, sharing duties with its predecessor, "Where the Columbines Grow".<ref>{{cite web|title=Official State Song|url=http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/song/co_rocky_mountain_high.htm |access-date=April 16, 2009}}</ref> On March 7, 2014, the West Virginia Legislature approved a resolution to make Denver's "[[Take Me Home, Country Roads]]" one of four official state songs of West Virginia. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed the resolution into law on March 8, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/song/co_rocky_mountain_high.htm|title=Colorado State Song Rocky Mountain High composed by John Denver|website=www.netstate.com|access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref>
Additionally, [[Woody Guthrie]] wrote or co-wrote two state ''folk songs'' – [[Roll On, Columbia, Roll On]] and [[Oklahoma Hills]] – but they have separate status from the official state ''songs'' of Washington and Oklahoma, respectively.  Other well-known state songs include "[[Yankee Doodle]]", "[[You Are My Sunshine]]", "[[Rocky Top]]", and "[[Home on the Range]]"; a number of others are popular standards, including "[[Oklahoma (Rodgers and Hammerstein song)|Oklahoma]]" (from the [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] musical), [[Hoagy Carmichael]]'s "[[Georgia on My Mind]]", "[[Tennessee Waltz]]", "[[Missouri Waltz]]", and "[[On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away]]". Many of the others are much less well-known, especially outside the state.

[[New Jersey]] has no official state song, while [[Virginia]]'s previous state song, "[[Carry Me Back to Old Virginny]]", adopted in 1940,<ref name="RJo">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Roger R.|title=State Songs|url=http://www.welcometoamerica.us/info/songs.html|publisher=Welcome to America|access-date=18 November 2014|date=2009}}</ref> was later rescinded in 1997 due to its racist language by the [[Virginia General Assembly]].<ref name="VA">{{cite web | url= http://www.virginiastatesong.com/ | title= Official State Song of the Commonwealth of Virginia | access-date= 2007-02-06 | year= 2006 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070429004929/http://www.virginiastatesong.com/ | archive-date= 2007-04-29 | url-status= dead }}</ref> In 2015, "[[Our Great Virginia]]" was made the new state song of Virginia.<ref name="Patch">{{cite web | url= http://patch.com/virginia/fairfaxcity/listen-virginia-now-has-2-state-songs | title= Listen: Virginia Now Has 2 State Songs | access-date= 2015-04-02 |year=2015}}</ref>

Iowa ("[[The Song of Iowa]]") uses the tune from the song "[[O Tannenbaum]]" as the melody to its official state song.<ref>[http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-state-song-20160315-story.html "Maryland, my meh song"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613191722/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/editorial/bs-ed-state-song-20160315-story.html |date=2018-06-13 }}, ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', Baltimore, 15 March 2016. Retrieved on 05 June 2017.</ref>

====Yugoslavia====
In [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], each of the country's constituent states (except for [[Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]) had the right to have its own anthem, but only the [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|Croatia]]n one actually did so initially, later joined by the [[Socialist Republic of Slovenia|Slovene]] one on the brink of the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]]. Before 1989, [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] did not officially use a regional anthem, even though one was proclaimed during the [[World War II]] by the [[Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia]] (ASNOM).

=== International organizations ===
{{redirect|International anthem|the American record label|International Anthem Recording Company}}
{{See also|Anthems of international organizations}}
Larger entities also sometimes have anthems, in some cases known as 'international anthems'. ''Lullaby'' is the official anthem of [[UNICEF]] composed by [[Steve Barakatt]].<ref>[http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/canada_51822.html A musical call to action: ‘Lullaby: The UNICEF Anthem’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513114138/https://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/canada_51822.html |date=2021-05-13 }} UNICEF Website, 19 November 2009</ref> "[[The Internationale]]" is the organizational anthem of various [[socialism|socialist]] movements. Before March 1944, it was also the anthem of the Soviet Union and the [[Comintern]]. [[ASEAN Way]] is the official anthem of [[ASEAN]]. The tune of the "[[Ode to Joy]]" from [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Beethoven's Symphony No. 9]] is the official [[Anthem of Europe|anthem of the European Union]] and of the [[Council of Europe]].  Let's All Unite and Celebrate is the official anthem of the African Union<ref>[http://www.africa-union.org/AU%20symbols/ausymblos.htm AU Symbols] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050304021240/http://www.africa-union.org/AU%20symbols/ausymblos.htm |date=2005-03-04 }}.</ref> ("[[Let Us All Unite and Celebrate Together]]").

The Olympic Movement also has its own [[Olympic Hymn|organizational anthem]]. [[Esperanto]] speakers at meetings often use the song "[[La Espero]]" as their linguistic anthem. The first [[South Asian Anthem]] by poet-diplomat [[Abhay K]] may inspire [[SAARC]] to come up with an official [[SAARC Anthem]].<ref>[http://aninews.in/newsdetail4/story142658/indian-poet-diplomat-pens-s-asian-anthem-after-earth-anthem-success.html Indian poet-diplomat pens S.Asian anthem after Earth anthem success] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203054546/http://aninews.in/newsdetail4/story142658/indian-poet-diplomat-pens-s-asian-anthem-after-earth-anthem-success.html |date=2013-12-03 }} ANI, 27 November 2013</ref>

"[[Ireland's Call]]" was commissioned as the sporting anthem of both the [[Ireland national rugby union team]] and the [[Ireland national rugby league team]], which are composed of players from both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland, in response to dissatisfaction among Northern Ireland [[Ulster unionism|unionist]]s with the use of the [[Amhrán na bhFiann|Irish national anthem]]. "Ireland's Call" has since been used by some other all-island bodies.

An international anthem also unifies a group of organizations sharing the same appellation such as the International Anthem of the Royal Golf Clubs composed by [[Steve Barakatt]]. Same applies to the [[European Broadcasting Union]]:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eurovision anthem contest for EBU's 70th anniversary|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-anthem-contest-for-ebu-70th-anniversary|date=2020-02-12|website=eurovision.tv|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref> the prelude of [[Te Deum (Charpentier)|Te Deum in D Major]] by [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]] is played before each official [[Eurovision (network)|Eurovision]] and [[Euroradio]] broadcast. The prelude's first bars are heavily associated with the [[Eurovision Song Contest]].

===Global anthem ===
{{Main|Earth anthem}}

Various artists have created "[[Earth anthem]]s" for the entire planet, typically extolling the ideas of [[planetary consciousness]]. Though [[UNESCO]] have praised the idea of a global anthem,<ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/unesco-finds-indian-poet-diplomat-s-idea-of-an-earth-anthem-inspiring-114022700403_1.html UNESCO finds Indian poet-diplomat's idea of an Earth Anthem inspiring] Business Standard, 27 February 2014</ref> the [[United Nations]] has never adopted an official song.

==See also==
{{Portal|Music}}

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*[[Antiphon]]
*[[List of national anthems]]
*[[Motet]]
*[[Stadium anthem]]s
*[[Verse anthem]]
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==Bibliography==
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