Phillies 2008 World Series Anthem 'Unstoppable' Updated For 2022 Run

PHILADELPHIA — Back in 2008, Philadelphia super-group Guerrilladelphia released the Phillies World Series hype anthem "Unstoppable."

Now, with the Phillies back on the World Series train, the group has reimagined the 14-year-old track.

When the Phillies won the NLCS title this season, several fans asked Guerrilladelphia bandleader Don McCloskey if there would be an updated "Unstoppable" for 2022.

McCloskey assembled 13 Philly musicians for an all-night session, cutting the new version live to tape.

Listen to the new track below:

If Robyn’s "Dancing on my Own" is the feel good sing-a-long after a Phillies win, "Unstoppable" is the locally-sourced, organically made, pre-game rallying cry for the hometown crowd.

Listeners will catch excerpts from Jason Kelce’s legendary speech from the Eagles 2008 Super Bowl parade and closes with the heart-warming voice of the late, great Phillies announcer, Harry Kalas, calling the Phils 2008 World Series win.

With McCloskey on guitar and vocals the track includes rapper Kuf Knotz, drummer Chuck Treece, bassist Tom Spiker, guitarist Ross Bellinoit, organist Adam Flicker, vocalists Sarah Biemuller, Hannah Taylor, Ali Wadsworth and G. Love and the big brass sounds of Snacktime.

During the 2008 Phillies win in the NLDS, McCloskey wrote over an ascending chord progression, “there’s just no stopping us, the mere thought is just preposterous.”

"At that point, the last time the Phils won the World Series was in 1980," McCloskey said. "My entire generation spent our lives watching a baseball team knowing that, at some point in the postseason, they were going to lose. It never occurred to me until that moment in 2008, that we maybe could win it all. It felt like the whole city dared to believe for the first time in decades that we were the team of destiny. We wanted to capture that feeling of anything being possible. Plus, it was a chance to write a jock jam…"

The songwriter took his original demo of “Unstoppable” to his long-time collaborators, Treece and Spiker, with whom he recorded his second album, "Northern Liberties."

They recorded the basic tracks before sending it to G. Love who contributed additional vocals, harmonica, and guitar.

Philly rapper Kuf Knotz was in the studio with G at the time and contributed the first verse.

The result was adopted by Phillies fans who rapidly shared it online, where it caught the attention of regional radio stations and was played widely across all formats.

Going under the moniker, Guerrilladelphia, the band was asked to perform the song live on Fox 29’s Good Day Philadelphia and on WMMR’s Preston and Steve Show.

It was ultimately embraced by the Phillies organization and played at Citizens Bank Park before every home game.