"Admiral William Brown" is a song written and first performed by the Wolfe Tones in 1982,[1] the year of the Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom.

[3] The song recounts the biography of Irish-Argentine admiral William Brown (1777–1857),[4] and contains denunciations of imperialism, colonialism and the United Kingdom.

[4][5] The song was popular in Ireland,[6] reaching number four in the Irish Singles Chart.

[7] In the United States, Admiral William Brown reached the top spot on WROL's "Irish Hit Parade".

[8] While the song was reportedly not released in the UK,[3] according to the group, the controversial lyrics caused all of the Wolfe Tones's music to be banned on radio in the UK from 1983.