A SCOTTISH band have launched their own version of the classic hit “Yes Sir, I Can Boogie” to celebrate the men's national team qualifying for the Euros and to raise money for a good cause.

The Dirty Kilts have released their version of the disco anthem to raise money for the Tartan Army Children’s Charity (TACC).

However, they were pipped to the post by Glasgow rockers The Fratellis, who released their own cover of the song in April.

Unlike The Fratellis version though, which Baccara’s Maria said was “not her cup of tea”, The Dirty Kilts have the blessing of the original artists.

The Spanish band’s Cristina said the Kilts’s version was “fantastic”, adding: “We wish you the best of luck with it.”

YOU CAN BUY THE DIRTY KILTS' ANTHEM FOR CHARITY HERE

The song was recorded in lockdown, with the band’s Mark Oneil telling The National: "After Scotland qualified for the Euros and seeing the team celebrate in the dressing room, a friend of mine challenged me to record a version of Yes Sir, I Can Boogie.

“I wanted it to have a ‘bounce’, something a football crowd could jump along too.”

He went on: “The song was recorded during lockdown, remotely, with none of us meeting during the making of the track.

“I recorded the vocals and guitar at home. I asked my friend Ross McCrosson to record bass from his home in the Borders, and my friend Scott Wilson to record lead guitars from his home in Mountblow. They sent their recordings to me and I mixed it together.

“It was missing the high notes, so I asked my girlfriend [Kellyann Starrs] to sing the backing vocals. We now had a decent track.”

The National:

There were no initial plans to release the song, but after encouragement from people such as Sky football pundit Ian Crocker, whose commentary of Scotland’s Euro qualification features on the track, the Kilts decided to try and raise money for a good cause.

YOU CAN BUY THE DIRTY KILTS' ANTHEM FOR CHARITY HERE

However, a release meant they would need copyright holders’ permission to use the music, something which took six weeks to obtain.

In the meantime and in an amazing coincidence, The Fratellis announced their own cover to raise funds for the same charity, the TACC.

“The more the merrier”, Oneil says.

The song can be downloaded and streamed from all major online platforms or by following this link, and all of the band’s income will be donated to charity.

The TACC’s Derek Clark said: “TACC are hugely grateful to The Dirty Kilts for helping us to raise funds for disadvantaged children in Scotland and overseas via their ‘Yes Sir, I Can Boogie’ cover in honour of Scotland’s qualification for the Euros.”