San Diego Super Chargers " San Diego Super Chargers " is the fight song of the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . The disco song was written in 1979 during the Air Coryell era of the Chargers , and it was recorded by a band named Captain Q . B . and the Big Boys . New Chargers owners replaced the song in 1989 with a non - disco cover version , but the original version was revived around 2002 . Its popularity with Chargers fans endures in spite of its dated sound . History . In the 1970s , the Chargers were owned by Gene Klein and ticket sales were lagging after losing seasons . In 1979 , the team was playing a winning and exciting style under head coach Don Coryell , popularized by its high - scoring offense , nicknamed " Air Coryell " . Klein started an aggressive marketing campaign that included the song . Klein ' s son , Michael , brought some friends from the recording industry to a few Chargers games , and he requested the creation of a song based on the Chargers ' playing style . " We wanted something that would light up the crowd , " said Michael Klein . The disco song was written in almost a day by David Sieff and Jerry Marcellino , a producer and songwriter for A & M Records who had worked with artists such as Bobby Darin , Diana Ross and Michael Jackson . Studio musicians in Los Angeles collaborated with the vocalist , Los Angeles R & B singer James Gaylen , to record the song . Marcellino , who also produced the song , named the band Captain Q . B . and the Big Boys on a lark . A 7 - inch , 45 rpm single of the song was sold in San Diego , and Marcellino received a quarter for each one sold . Under new Chargers owner Alex Spanos , who acquired the team in 1984 , the song was not played for a few seasons . It was brought back in 1989 with a more modern sound . The cover version was recorded by San Diego singer Leonard Tucker and produced by Bo Donovan . However , the recording was lost when Qualcomm Stadium , the home of the Chargers , renovated its sound - system room in the late 1990s . Around 2002 , the Chargers resumed playing the original version by Captain Q . B . and the Big Boys . The song is played by the Chargers at home games after San Diego scores and victories . General reaction . Bernie Wilson , Associated Press ( AP ) sports writer , wrote in his book , " San Diego Chargers " , that the song is " perhaps one of the catchiest fight songs of all - time " . " The New York Times " said the song " has a distinctly 1970 ’ s roller disco vibe " . AP referred to the song as a " dated disco smash " , while " The Standard - Times " called it an " infamous piece of NFL kitsch " . Mike Downey of the " Chicago Tribune " commented that the song " has tortured more eardrums than anything Simon Cowell or Paula Abdul ever judged " on " American Idol " . The " San Diego Union - Tribune " calls the song " cool , catchy and camp " and " a local anthem " while noting that the 1989 remake was " ill - advised . " The " Union - Tribune " noted that a generation of fans grew up hearing the song and associate it with the good times and winning during the Chargers ' Air Coryell era . Safety John Lynch , a San Diego native , sang the song to his Denver Broncos teammates before a 2004 game in his hometown against the Chargers . “ When you ' ve grown up with that , it ' s part of you , ” he said . After hearing " San Diego Super Chargers " during a 2005 game , Chargers linebacker Donnie Edwards , another San Diego native , had a flashback to his childhood and attending a Chargers game , watching Dan Fouts throwing to Charlie Joiner . Prior to the against the Chargers , New England Patriots head coach Bill Belicheck said , " I hate that song . " He first heard it when he was an assistant coach with the New York Giants in 1980 , when the Chargers won 44 – 7 while Fouts threw for 444 yards . Belicheck called the game a " track meet " and recalled Chargers players such as Chuck Muncie , Kellen Winslow , and John Jefferson . " They didn ’ t get through playing that song before they had scored again and they started playing it again . It was ‘ San Diego Super Chargers , ’ that ’ s still ringing in my head . " Other uses . Chargers fans play the song in preparation for upcoming games , and some fans even play " San Diego Super Chargers " at their weddings . The song is known outside of San Diego as well . ESPN football anchors Chris Berman and Tom Jackson sometimes sing " San Diego Super Chargers " when announcing Chargers highlights . In a parody , the New York Jets locker room was humming " San Diego super chokers " after they defeated the Chargers in the . Various news sources including ESPN , " The Los Angeles Times " and the New England Sports Network have referred to the Chargers team itself as the " San Diego Super Chargers " Chargers offensive guard Doug Wilkerson , who played under Coryell , said , " We were the ‘ San Diego Super Chargers . ’ That song was fast and electric , and so were we . "