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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 2010, he sang the French version of "Wavin' Flag", the Coca-Cola-sponsored 2010 World Cup song. Féfé sang the French lyrics with songwriter, the Somalian-Canadian K'naan performing the English lyrics. The Féfé version credit to "K'naan featuring Féfé" reached number 2 on SNEP, the official French Singles Chart.
Mars performing in Houston, Texas on November 24, 2010 American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars has written songs for his extended play, three solo studio albums and one collaborative album, as well as for other artists and soundtracks. [a] Mars came to prominence as a songwriter with Philip Lawrence and Ari Levine, as the Smeezingtons. The trio worked with various artists, notably on CeeLo ...
"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
In 2010, a remixed bilingual English/Spanish version of "Wavin' Flag" was made under the title "Wavin' Flag (Coca Cola Spanish Celebration Mix)" with Spanish pop artist David Bisbal after the song was chosen as the Coca-Cola anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, to be held in South Africa. K'naan sings the English lyrics and Bisbal the Spanish ...
It was released on 7 January 2008 (UK) in CD and Vinyl format, as well being available as a digital download. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 31, [1] and the BBC Radio 1 Independent Label Singles chart at number one. The song was re-released in September 2008 to coincide with their Mercury Music Prize nomination.
The song became a success across Europe. In Austria, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" displaced Somali-Canadian artist K'naan's song "Wavin' Flag" (which was also another promotional song for the World Cup) from the top spot on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 chart, ending its four-week-long run at number one. [43] "