King Promise Teams Up With Chelsea F.C. for New Collaboration ‘Can’t Tame Us’ and Mini-Documentary

Ghanaian singer-songwriter King Promise has released his new track “Can’t Tame Us (Chelsea Anthem)” alongside a mini-documentary, combining his lifelong support for Chelsea F.C. with his music.

The track is billed as a love letter to the London football club and an ode to its supporters across Africa. It will feature in the playlist at fixtures throughout the season, and has been released as part of the Premier League team’s “London to the World” campaign, which celebrates the communities that make up the club’s global family.

Derrick Arthur directed the accompanying music video for “Can’t Tame Us,” which was filmed across locations for the Rent Paid Football Tournament in Accra, Ghana, and at Nungua SDA Park. King Promise and Chelsea F.C. brought the club’s new home kit to Africa for the first time during the tournament. King Promise founded Rent Paid to fundraise for local community charities, including the Nungua Orphanage, which provides support to those under 16 in the area.

The 33-year-old told Billboard U.K. that his relationship with Chelsea F.C. dates back to the early 2000s in Accra, when he watched the club rise under manager José Mourinho and owner Roman Abramovich. Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien, who joined Chelsea F.C. from Lyon in 2005, also inspired his passion for the club.

“I already had love for the Premier League,” he says of becoming a fan of Essien. “But that’s when I stamped it. I stamped it on my chest that I’ll forever be a Chelsea fan.”

Before pursuing music professionally, King Promise dreamed of becoming a footballer and representing Ghana’s national team at the World Cup. “Back home in Nungua, football was all we knew,” he continues. “It was the only sport we were in a hurry to close school to play or even watch.”

The highlife and Afrobeats artist signed with Sony Music UK in London five years ago, and has released three studio albums to date alongside See What We’ve Done, a collaborative album with Nigerian producer Mr Eazi that landed earlier this year.

King Promise has lived in the capital since securing his record deal, and he describes the partnership with Chelsea F.C. as a perfect combination of his worlds, as his artistic output focuses largely on representing Ghana globally. “It’s such a beautiful full-circle moment to even be in contact with this great club and do such amazing work together,” he adds.

The mini-documentary focuses on Chelsea F.C.’s continued engagement with its African fanbase, with King Promise seeing an opportunity to help connect the club with supporters on the continent. Filming took place at the club’s home ground, Stamford Bridge, as well as grounds, schools, and parks across Nungua where the artist grew up and fell in love with football.

“This collaboration for me represents every kid in Ghana, every kid across Africa,” King Promise explains. “If I could start from Nungua and stand on the pitch at Stamford Bridge and have my music play in the stadium, just know that anything is possible.”