World Cup 2018, Russia is on the way to entertain the fans. FIFA Cup has been a most awaited game at present. World Cup song has been adding excitement to the viewers for the long period of time.
World Cup official anthems and songs are adopted officially to warm up the event, accompanying the championships during the event. It is also used as a souvenir reminder of the events as well as for advertising campaigns leading to the World Cup.
Here is the list best World Cup Song
5. La Copa De La Vida - Ricky Martin
Music video by a professional singer, Ricky Martin, is the official song for FIFA 98, France. One of the best World Cup song, it has received 586k views on YouTube, as of 2018.
4. Boom - Anastacia
Next comes Boom by Anastacia, an official song of 2002 World Cup hosted by South Korea Japan.
The music video has received 3.04 million views on YouTube, as of 2018.
4. K'NAAN - Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)
It is not an official song for the World Cup but has earned more popularity. The song was sung by the Somali-Canadian singer, K'naan. Additionally, the music and singing style has attracted the viewers.
The video received 92 million views on YouTube, as of 2018.
3. La la la - Shakira feat. Carlinhos Brown
The song was sung by Colombian singer, Shakira at the closing ceremony of the 2014 World Cup.
Not an official song but has successfully earned popularity with over 962 million views on YouTube, as of 2018.
2. We Are One (Ole Ola)
It was an official song by American rapper, Pitbull for the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil.
The music video has earned over 627 million views on YouTube, as of 2018.
1. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) - Shakira
It is an official song for the 2010 World Cup with the topmost views on YouTube. The song was sung by a Colombian singer, Shakira.
The video earned 1.8 billion views on YouTube, as of 2018.
History of World Cup songs
The songs chosen are usually multilingual using English, the language of the official language of the organizing country as well as other world languages, most notably Spanish. The official versions also result in cover versions in many other languages by the original artist or by local artists.
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World |
Country |
Official Anthems/ Songs |
Language |
Performer(s) |
Writer(s) / |
Audios / Videos |
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1962 |
Chile |
"El Rock del Mundial" |
Spanish |
Los Ramblers |
Jorge Rojas Astorga |
Audio |
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1966 |
England |
"World Cup Willie (Where in this World are We Going)" |
English |
Lonnie Donegan |
|
Audio |
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1970 |
Mexico |
"Fútbol México 70" |
Spanish |
Los Hermanos Zavala |
Roberto do Nascimento |
Audio |
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1974 |
Germany |
"Futbol" |
Polish, English, German, Russian, Spanish |
Maryla Rodowicz |
Jonasz Kofta, Leszek Bogdanowicz |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony |
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1978 |
Argentina |
"El Mudial" (Official Anthem) |
Buenos Aires Municipal Symphony |
Ennio Morricone |
Audio |
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1982 |
Spain |
"Mundial '82" |
Spanish |
Plácido Domingo |
Audio |
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1986 |
Mexico |
"A Special Kind of Hero"[3] |
English |
Stephanie Lawrence |
Rick Wakeman |
1986 World Cup Official Film |
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"Hot Hot Hot"[4] |
English |
Arrow |
Alphonsus Ca s sell and Leston Paul[5] |
Music Video |
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"El mundo unido por un balón" |
Spanish |
Juan Carlos Abara |
Spanish |
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1990 |
Italy |
"Un'estate italiana (To Be Number One)" |
Italian, English |
Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini(Italian) Giorgio Moroder Project(English) |
Edoardo Bennato, Giorgio Moroder, Gianna Nanniniand Tom Whitlock |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony (Italian) |
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1994 |
United States |
"Gloryland" |
English |
Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness |
Charlie Skarbekand Rick Blaskey |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony Official Music Video-1 Official Music Video-2 Music Video (Instrumental-1) Music Video (Instrumental-2) Audio |
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"We Are the Champions" |
English |
Queen |
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1998 |
France |
"La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)" |
French, English |
Youssou N'Dour& Axelle Red |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony |
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(Official Anthem) |
English, Spanish |
Ricky Martin |
Desmond Childand Robi Rosa |
Official Music Video |
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"La Copa de la Vida (The Cup of Life)" (Official Song) |
English, Spanish |
Jean Michel Jarre and Tetsuya Komuro |
Jean Michel Jarre, Tetsuya Komuro and Olivia Lufkin |
Official Music Video (English) |
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2002 |
South Korea Japan (Jointly Hosted)
|
"Anthem" (Official Anthem) |
Vangelis |
Vangelis / Takkyu Ishino |
Music Video |
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"Boom" (Official Song) |
English |
Anastacia |
Anastacia, Glen Ballard |
Audio (Synthesized) |
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"Let's Get Together Now" (Official Local Song) |
Japanese, Korean |
Voices of KOREA/JAPAN |
Music Video (Remixed) |
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"Vamos Al Mundial" (Univision Version) |
Spanish |
Jennifer Peña |
Claudia Garcia |
Official Music Video |
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2006 |
Germany |
"Zeit da s s sich was dreht (Celebrate The Day)" (Official Anthem) |
German, French, Bambara, English |
Herbert Grönemeyerfeaturing Amadou & Mariam |
Herbert Grönemeyer |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony |
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"The Time of Our Lives" (Official Song) |
English, Spanish |
Il Divo featuring Toni Braxton |
Jörgen Elofsson& Steve Mac|- |
Live Performance - Closing Ceremony |
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"Arriba, Arriba" |
Spanish |
Ana Barbara, Mariana Seoane, Anaís Martínez, Pablo Montero |
Official Music Video |
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"Hips Don't Lie(Bamboo mix)" |
English, Spanish |
Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
Jerry Duplessis, Omar Alfanno & LaTavia Parker |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony |
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2010 |
South Africa |
"Sign of a Victory" (Official Anthem) |
English |
R. Kelly featuring SowetoSpiritual Singers |
R. Kelly |
Official Music Video |
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"Waka Waka" (Official Song) |
English, Spanish, Fang |
Shakira featuring Freshlyground |
Shakira, Freshlyground |
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"Wavin' Flag" (Coca-Cola promotional anthem) |
English |
K'Naan |
K'naan, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Jean Daval |
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2014 |
Brazil |
"Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)" (Official Anthem) |
English, Portuguese, Spanish |
Carlos Santana featuring Wyclef& Avicii & Alexandre Pires |
Alexandre Pires, Arash Pournouri, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk |
Official Music Video |
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"We Are One (Ole Ola)" (Official Song) |
English, Portuguese, Spanish |
Pitbull featuring Jennifer Lopez& Claudia Leitte |
Tim Bergling, Arnon Woolfson, Diogo Vianna, Wyclef Jean |
Live Performance - Closing Ceremony |
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"Tatu Bom de Bola" (The Official Mascot Song) |
Portuguese |
Arlindo Cruz |
Jennifer Lopez, Claudia Leitte, Pitbull, Thomas Troelsen |
Official Music Video |
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"La La La (Brasil 2014)" |
English, Portuguese, Spanish |
Shakira featuring Carlinhos Brown |
Danny Mercer, Sia Furler, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Nadir Khayat |
Official Music Video |
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"Magic in the Air" |
French |
Magic System and Chawki |
Arlindo Cruz |
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"Adrenalina" (Univision version) |
Spanish |
Wisin, Ricky Martin and J-LO |
Shakira, Carlinhos Brown, Jay Singh, Lukasz Gottwald |
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"Time of Our Lives" (The Official BeIN Sports Song) |
Arabic, French, English |
Ahmed Chawki |
Mathieu Jomphe-Lepine, Max Martin |
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"All Night" (The OfficialHub NetworkSong) |
English |
Icona Pop |
Henry Walter, Raelene Arreguin, John J Conte Jr. |
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2018 |
Russia |
"Colors" (Coca-Cola promotional anthem) |
Spanish, English |
Jason Derulo, Maluma |
Magic System (A'Salfo, Manadja,Goudé, Tino) RedOne Alex PChawki |
Official Music Video |
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"??????? 2018 (Team 2018)" |
Russian |
DJ Smash featuring Polina Gagarina & Egor Kreed |
Juan Luis Morera, José Torres, Carlos E. Ortiz |
Official Music Video |
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"Let's Go" (Fox SportsVersion) |
English |
Tiesto featuring Icona Pop |
RedOne |
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"Carnaval" (TelemundoVersion) |
Spanish, English |
Claudia Leittefeaturing Pitbull |
Aino Jawo & Caroline Hjelt |
Official Music Video |
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"Start a Fire" |
Polish, English |
Margaret |
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