List of FIFA World Cup anthems and songs
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FIFA World Cup anthems and songs[1] are tunes and songs adopted officially by FIFA to be used prior to the World Cup event and to accompany the championships during the event. They are also used in advertising campaigns for the World Cup.
The chosen songs are usually multilingual and include English, the official language of the organising country, Spanish and other languages. The official versions also result in cover versions in many other languages performed by the original or by local artists.[2]
Anthems and songs[]
World Cup |
Host(s) | Title | Language(s) | Performer(s) | Writer(s) and producer(s) | Official Audio and Videos |
Live Performance |
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Chile | "El Rock del Mundial" | Spanish | Los Ramblers | Jorge Rojas Astorga | Audio | ||
England | "World Cup Willie (Where in this World are We Going)" | English | Lonnie Donegan | Audio | |||
Mexico | "Fútbol México 70" | Spanish | Los Hermanos Zavala | Roberto do Nascimento | Audio | ||
FR Germany | "Futbol" | Polish, English, German, Russian, and Spanish | Maryla Rodowicz | Jonasz Kofta, Leszek Bogdanowicz | Audio | Live Performance - Opening Ceremony | |
Argentina | "El Mundial" | None (instrumental) | Buenos Aires Municipal Symphony | Ennio Morricone | Audio | ||
Spain | "Mundial '82" | Spanish | Plácido Domingo | Audio | |||
Mexico | "A Special Kind of Hero"[3] | English | Stephanie Lawrence | Rick Wakeman | 1986 World Cup Official Film | ||
"Hot Hot Hot"[4] | English | Arrow | Alphonsus Cassell and Leston Paul[5] | Music video | |||
"El mundo unido por un balón" (Official Song) | Spanish | Juan Carlos Abara | Spanish | ||||
Italy | "Un'estate italiana (To Be Number One)" | Italian and English | Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini (Italian) Giorgio Moroder Project (English) |
Edoardo Bennato, Giorgio Moroder, Gianna Nannini and Tom Whitlock | Official Music Video (Italian-1) Official Music Video (Italian-2) Official Music Video (English-1) Official Music Video (English-2) |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony (Italian)
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony (English, 480p) | |
United States | "Gloryland" (Official Song) | English | Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness | Charlie Skarbek and Rick Blaskey | Official Music Video-1 Official Music Video-2 Music video (instrumental-1) Music video (instrumental-2) Audio |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony | |
"We Are the Champions" | English | Queen | Official Music Video | ||||
France | "La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)" (Official Anthem) |
French and English | Youssou N'Dour and Axelle Red | Official Music Video | Live Performance - Opening Ceremony | ||
"La Copa de la Vida (The Cup of Life)" (Official Song) | English and Spanish | Ricky Martin | Desmond Child and Robi Rosa | Official Music Video (English) Official Music Video (Spanish) |
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"Carnaval de Paris" | Dario G | Dario G | Official Music Video | ||||
"Together Now" | English and Spanish | Jean Michel Jarre and Tetsuya Komuro | Jean Michel Jarre, Tetsuya Komuro, and Olivia Lufkin | Official Music Video | |||
South Korea Japan (jointly-hosted) |
"Anthem" (Official Anthem) | None (instrumental) | Vangelis | Vangelis / Takkyu Ishino | Music video Audio (synthesized) Music video (remixed) |
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"Boom" (Official Song) | English | Anastacia | Anastacia, Glen Ballard | Official Music Video | |||
"Let's Get Together Now" (Official Local Song) | Japanese and Korean | Voices of KOREA/JAPAN | Live Performance - Opening Ceremony Live Performance - Closing Ceremony | ||||
"Vamos Al Mundial" (Univision Version) | Spanish | Jennifer Peña | Claudia Garcia | Official Music Video | |||
Germany | "Zeit dass sich was dreht (Celebrate The Day)" (Official Anthem) | German, French, Bambara, and English | Herbert Grönemeyer featuring Amadou & Mariam | Herbert Grönemeyer | Official Music Video | Live Performance - Opening Ceremony | |
"The Time of Our Lives" (Official Song) | English and Spanish | Il Divo, featuring Toni Braxton | Jörgen Elofsson and Steve Mac | Official Music Video | |||
"Hips Don't Lie (Bamboo Mix)" | English and Spanish | Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean | Jerry Duplessis, Omar Alfanno, and LaTavia Parker | Official Music Video | |||
Love Generation | English | Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine | Duane Harden, Christophe le Friant, Gary Pine, Jay Woodhouse, JG Schreiner, and Alain Wisniak | Official Music Video | |||
"Arriba, Arriba" | Spanish | Ana Bárbara, Mariana Seoane, Anaís Martínez, Pablo Montero | Music video | ||||
South Africa | "Sign of a Victory" (Official Anthem) | English | R. Kelly, featuring the Soweto Spiritual Singers | R. Kelly | Official Music Video | ||
"Waka Waka"(Official Song) (Spanish Version) | English, Spanish, and Fang | Shakira featuring Freshlyground | Shakira, Freshlyground | Official Music Video |
Live Performance - Closing Ceremony | ||
"Wavin' Flag" (Coca-Cola Official Promotional Anthem) | English | K'Naan | K'naan, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, and | Official Music Video | |||
"Wavin' Flag" (Spanish celebration mix) | English and Spanish | K'Naan, David Bisbal | Official Music Video | ||||
Brazil | "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)" (Official Anthem) | English, Portuguese, and Spanish | Carlos Santana featuring Wyclef, Avicii, and Alexandre Pires | Alexandre Pires, Arash Pournouri, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk Tim Bergling, Arnon Woolfson, Diogo Vianna, Wyclef Jean |
Official Music Video | ||
"We Are One (Ole Ola)" (Official Song)[6] | English, Portuguese, Spanish | Pitbull featuring Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte | Jennifer Lopez, Claudia Leitte, Pitbull, Thomas Troelsen Danny Mercer, Sia Furler, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Nadir Khayat |
Official Music Video | |||
"Tatu Bom de Bola" (Official mascot song) | Portuguese | Arlindo Cruz | Arlindo Cruz | Official Music Video | |||
"La La La (Brasil 2014)" | English, Portuguese, and Spanish | Shakira featuring Carlinhos Brown | Shakira, Carlinhos Brown, Jay Singh, Lukasz Gottwald Mathieu Jomphe-Lepine, Max Martin Henry Walter, Raelene Arreguin, John J Conte Jr. |
Official Music Video | |||
"Magic in the Air" | French | Magic System and Chawki | Magic System (A'Salfo, Manadja, Goudé, and Tino), RedOne, and Alex PChawki | Official Music Video | |||
"Adrenalina" (Univision Version) | Spanish | Wisin, Ricky Martin, and J-LO | Juan Luis Morera, José Torres, and Carlos E. Ortiz | Official Music Video | |||
"Time of Our Lives" (Official BeIN Sports Song) | Arabic, French, and English | Ahmed Chawki | RedOne | Official Music Video | |||
"The World Is Ours"[7] (Coca-Cola Official Promotional Anthem) | English | David Correy, Monobloco | Official Music Video | ||||
"La Copa de Todos" (Coca-Cola Promotional Anthem Spanish Mix) | Spanish and English | David Correy, Paty Cantú, Wisin, Monobloco | Official Music Video | ||||
Russia | "Live It Up" (Official Song) | English and Spanish | Nicky Jam featuring Will Smith and Era Istrefi | Nicky Jam, Will Smith, Era Istrefi, and Diplo | Official Audio | ||
"Komanda 2018" (Команда 2018, Team 2018) [8] | Russian | DJ Smash featuring Egor Kreed and Polina Gagarina | DJ Smash | Official Music Video | |||
"Colors" (Coca-Cola Promotional Anthem) and also (Spanglish Version) & (Pakistani Version) | English, Spanish, and Urdu | Jason Derulo, Maluma, Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch | Jason Derulo, Jamie Sanderson, Nija Charles, Ishmael Sadiq Montague, Geoffrey Earley, and Diamond Platnumz
Sermstyle, ISM |
Official Music Video | |||
"Positivo" (Telemundo Version) | Spanish | J Balvin and Michael Brun | J Balvin, Michael Brun, and Fernando Lugo | Official promo Official Music Video |
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Qatar |
Official albums[]
- 1994 – Gloryland World Cup USA 94
- 1998 – Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!
- 2002 – The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup
- 2006 – Voices from the FIFA World Cup
- 2010 – Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album
- 2014 – One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album
- 2018 –
See also[]
- UEFA European Championship anthems and songs
- AFC Asian Cup anthems and songs
References[]
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Songs". World Cup Theme Songs. 14 June 2017.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Theme Song". WorldcupThemeSong. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ Catalina Uribe. "Soccer songs: A look at all the World Cup anthems". Terra Networks.
- ^ Laing, Dave (16 September 2010). "Arrow obituary". the Guardian.
- ^ "Hot, Hot, Hot - Arrow - Song Info - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Pitbull's 'We Are One (Ole, Ola)' Featuring Jennifer Lopez, Claudia Leitte Named FIFA'S Official World Cup Song". Billboard. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Coca-Cola Launches "The World's Cup" Celebrating the Power of the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ to Bring Everyone Together". The Coca-Cola Company. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ Banjarmasin Post. "VIDEO Lirik Lagu Piala Dunia Rusia 2018, Jason Derulo 'Colors' dan Polina Gagarina 'Komanda'" (in Indonesian).
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