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"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" is a song by Colombian singer Shakira, featuring the South African band Freshlyground. Co-written by Shakira and John Hill, it was released on 7 May 2010 by Epic Records as the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Africa.
[6] [25] Shakira was chosen to record the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", which was released in May 2010. [26] It topped numerous record charts and was a multi-platinum selling single in Italy, [27] Germany, [28] Mexico, [29] Spain [30] and Switzerland. [31]
According to Billboard, Shakira's songs can range from heartbreaking ballads to "pop anthems". [ 2 ] Songs like " Whenever Wherever ", " Waka Waka " and " Hips Don't Lie " which were Shakira's biggest hits worldwide are the most covered while the most covered song in Spanish is " Ojos Así " by various artists from countries outside the ...
Four years later, her catchy song “Waka Waka [This Time for Africa]” became the anthem of the 2010 World Cup. She also wrote and sang the Brazil 2014 World Cup anthem “La La La.”
Shakira met the Spanish soccer player on the set of the music video for her song “Waka Waka,” which she wrote for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in which Gerard and team Spain played and won.
Shakira released her second live album, Live & off the Record, in March 2004, also Shakira covered the AC/DC song "Back in Black". Her fourth studio album, and third to be in fully Spanish, Fijación Oral Vol. 1 was released in June 2005. The album has sold 4 million copies worldwide.
The Columbian pop star is famous for her songs, “Waka Waka” and “Hips Don’t Lie.” ... Shakira will be performing in San Antonio at the Frost Bank Center the night before on Nov. 16 ...
Following the worldwide success of "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", Shakira soon began work on her ninth studio album Sale el Sol.She decided to experiment with merengue music on the album, saying "I grew up listening to merengue—that was a big part of my life, and I was missing it."