[1][2] Originally a studio-based solo project for Broudie, the Lightning Seeds expanded into a touring band following Jollification (1994).

The group experienced commercial success throughout the 1990s and are well known for their single "Three Lions", a collaboration with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner which reached No.

Broudie resumed his production career after the success of the first Lightning Seeds album,[4] but returned to songwriting in 1991 and moved labels from Rough Trade to Virgin.

He then resumed his Lightning Seeds recording career, drafting Simon Rogers as his studio partner in production, arrangements, and instrumentation.

The album Sense would mark Broudie's first Lightning Seeds songwriting collaborations with former Specials singer Terry Hall.

Broudie signed the Lightning Seeds to Epic Records, put other projects on hold and embarked on a touring schedule: I'd been wanting to perform live again for some time and this was the first time I found myself talking to somebody at a record company who believed in Lightning Seeds[5]By the end of 1993 Broudie had finished the Jollification (1994) album, which included contributions from Terry Hall, Alison Moyet and Ian McNabb.

Broudie agreed on the condition that comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel, who had presented the late-night television show Fantasy Football League participated.

In 1998, Broudie, Baddiel & Skinner reworked and recorded an updated version of their hit football anthem for the FIFA World Cup in France.

[8] The band's second greatest hits album The Very Best of the Lightning Seeds was released on 12 June 2006, followed by the re-release of "Three Lions", which rose to No.

[10] In 2014, the songs and career of Ian Broudie were celebrated in a concert held at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra and performances by Ian McCulloch (Echo And The Bunnymen), Miles Kane (the Last Shadow Puppets), Terry Hall (the Specials), James Skelly (the Coral) and Broudie himself[11] with a band featuring musicians Sean Payne (the Zutons), Bill Ryder Jones and Nick Power (the Coral) and Broudie's son, Riley.

[13] In June 2018, the single "Three Lions" re-entered the UK chart and reached number one on the chart dated 19 July 2018,[14] celebrating the progress of England national football team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup,[15] with the phrase "it's coming home" featuring heavily on social media and television.