An anti-Tory song which dubs Theresa May a "liar" has reached number one on the iTunes download chart, but election impartiality rules mean it can't be played on the radio until after 8 June.
'Liar Liar GE2017' by the seven-piece band Captain Ska will also be the highest new entry to the UK Official Singles Chart this week, says Sky News.
The broadcaster says the Big Top 40 show on Heart and Capital FM has banned the song, despite its rise up the charts.
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The track samples parts of the Conservative leader's speeches and includes the chorus: "She's a liar liar, you can't trust her, no, no, no."
If it sounds familiar, that's because it's an edit of a 2010 track opposing the coalition government that reached number one in the UK reggae charts.
The first verse now goes:
We all know politicians like telling lies
Big ones, little ones, porky pies
Saying they're strong and stable won't disguise
We're still being taken for a ride
Nurses going hungry, schools in decline
I don't recognise this broken country of mine
They're having a laugh, let's show them the door then
Cut the rich, not the poor.
Captain Ska's members are session musicians who have worked with Vampire Weekend, Paloma Faith and The Streets.
Until election day, they are donating the proceeds from the song to food banks and the campaign group the People's Assembly Against Austerity.
The band said in a statement: "The success of this song shows people are fed up with this government of the rich, for the rich. We're overwhelmed with the support and our message is that people do have the power to change society if we act together."
Founder Jake Painter added: "[I'm] just so glad the musical message is resonating. [I] just want to kick the Tories out however possible.
"I've been in the industry for 15 years and Captain Ska is the result of my total frustration with the apathetic response to the most right-wing government in decades."
