If I Ruled The World was written for the play Flesh and Blood on 5th June 1999 and recorded for the Flesh and Blood album which was released on on 5th January 2000
1999 Flesh and Blood album recording
Running length : 1:51
Written by : Mike Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Eddie Macdonald – Acoustic Guitar
Gill Edward-Jones – Piano
David Watkins-Clarke – Bass Guitar
Tom Homewood – Drums
James Stevenson – Electric Guitar
String Section of The Welsh College of Music : N Tziomakas, R Karatchivieva, N. Ramirez-Celis, M. Walker, E. Berry, A. Manais, J. Park, K. Rowe, A. Morgan, V. Wright, A. Moore, S. Stevens
String arrangements by Gill Edward-Jones and Eddie Macdonald
Strings conducted by Gill Edward-Jones
Recorded at BBC Studio One, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald
Recording Engineered by Nigel Lewis and Mike Jones
Mixed at The Forge by Lee Monteverde 22nd December 1999
Alternative Studio Recordings – Demo
6th June 1999 Acoustic demo recording
Running length : 1:14
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Recorded at Dyserth, Wales by Mike Peters
Album appearances and discography of studio recordings
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
5th January 2000 : Mike Peters – Flesh and Blood – Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C009 (CD) Soundtrack recording and Demo acoustic recording versions
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Officially released live records – Audio
All are Worldwide Releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
14th January 2000. Recorded at The Gathering 8, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales.
Running Length : 1:53
Band Line Up : Mike Peters with the Flesh and Blood Orchestra
Officially released live records – DVD
All are Worldwide Releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
14th January 2000. Recorded at The Gathering 8, The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales.
Running Length : 1:53
Band Line Up : Mike Peters with the Flesh and Blood Orchestra
Released on DVD in 2005 – The Alarm – The Gathering History, catalogue number 21CDVD003
Lyrics
If I ruled the world I’d make every day the first day of spring
I would give you everything
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
If I ruled the world I’d make every day the first day of summer
I would make you feel like no other
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
If I ruled the world
If I ruled the world
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
If I ruled the world every day would be the first day of winter
Autumn, spring & summer
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
If I ruled the world
If I ruled the world
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
Alternative Lyrics – June 1999 demo
If I ruled the world every day would the first day of spring
I would give you everything
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
If I ruled the world every day would be the first day of summer
I would make you feel like no other
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
If I ruled the world
If I ruled the world
La de da, la de da, la de da, la de day
Audio & Visual Sources
Video Link – Mike Peters recorded on the set of the Flesh and Blood play, Cardiff, Wales 25th February 2000
Audio Link – Mike Peters Live demo June 1999 from the Flesh and Blood album 2000.
Audio Link – Mike Peters from the Flesh and Blood album 2000.
Audio Link – Mike Peters and the Flesh and Blood Orchestra live at the Millennium Gathering, Llandudno 14th January 2000
The full Flesh and Blood album can be listened to on The Alarm Central Platform
(Page updated 30/07/2021)