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"Wavin' Flag" is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album Troubadour (2009). The song was originally written for Somalia and aspirations of its people for freedom. The original single was a hit in Canada and reached number two on the Canadian Hot 100 as the second official single from the album, after the single " ABCs ", a minor hit.
Wavin' Flag cover. Young Artists for Haiti was a movement to engage Canada's young musicians to continue to inspire an ongoing effort and contribution to Canadian charities for their work to help the people of Haiti overcome the devastation from the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked the country on January 12, 2010.
In 2012, K'naan published a children's book, When I Get Older: The Story Behind Wavin' Flag. [24] He is featured along with Howard Shore in the Cosmopolis (2012) soundtrack. In February 2024, K'naan won his first ever Grammy for a song called "Refugee", which won in the category for Best Song for Social Change. [25]
Somali Canadian recording artist K’naan Warsame makes his feature directorial debut at the Toronto Film Festival with “Mother Mother,” which world premieres Sept. 6 in the festival’s ...
"Wavin' Flag" – Coca-Cola Promotional Anthem: English K'Naan: K'naan, Ebrahim Dhooma, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence and Jean Daval "Wavin' Flag" – Spanish Celebration Mix Version: English Spanish K'Naan, David Bisbal "Wavin' Flag" – Arabic Celebration Mix Version: English Arabic K'Naan, Nancy Ajram "Oh Africa" – Track from Official Album
Troubadour is the second studio album by Somali-Canadian hip hop artist K'naan, released February 24, 2009. [2] The album features performances by Kirk Hammett, Chubb Rock, Chali 2na, Mos Def, Damian Marley, and Adam Levine.
The song also debuted at number six in Belgium Wallonia and Flanders, as well at debuting at number 17 in Sweden. [35] The song also charted at number 28 in Denmark. [35] The song entered Irish charts at number nine. [42] In the song's second week of release in Norway, "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" moved up two spaces, topping the chart. [43]
It should be discussed in the article that the song was reworked for the World Cup, but as the World Cup nears and this song begins to chart in countries outside of Canada, it will chart as "Wavin' Flag" as shown on the Swiss Chart website and acharts.us, the same way it charted in Canada.