Three Lions (1996, Baddiel and Skinner)

Three Lions (1996) captures the precise moment when English football's hope collided with its historic failure, turning a penalty shootout loss into the nation's most enduring cultural anthem. The documentary follows Baddiel, Skinner, and the Lightning Seeds recording 'Three Lions,' which sold over 1.2 million copies and spent five weeks at number one — making it the best-selling football song in UK chart history. England's semi-final defeat to Germany on penalties at Euro 96 mirrors the theme of 'football coming home' as a cruel irony, embedding the song in the national psyche. Outperforming #10's narrow focus on celebrity, Three Lions transcends sport by examining how a single tournament can define a generation's emotional relationship with football.