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The success earned a song a Guinness World Record, certified as the most streamed FIFA World Cup song on Spotify. [2] "Waka Waka" is considered the anthem of the World Cup. [3] The music video for "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" was directed by Marcus Raboy and shows Shakira and a group of dancers and children dancing to the song together.
FIFA World Cup songs and anthems [1] are tunes and songs adopted officially by FIFA (or by official broadcasters and partners selected by FIFA), to be used prior to the World Cup event and to accompany the championships during the event. [2] They are also used in advertising campaigns for the World Cup.
A reworked version of the song titled "La La La (Brazil 2014)" was released on 27 May as the second theme song for the 2014 World Cup Official Album. This was Shakira's second time singing a theme song for the FIFA World Cup (the first being in 2010); she also sang the 2006 World Cup theme song, "Hips Don't Lie/Bamboo" (featuring Wyclef Jean ...
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 ...
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.”
The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album is a compilation album with various artists including both local African and international. This album is the official music album of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and album was released on 31 May 2010.
A song by Colombian pop star Shakira and Freshlyground was the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The song, titled "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", is based on "Zangalewa", a popular Makossa African soldiers' song by Golden Sounds. "Zangalewa" was a hit single in Colombia in 1987. Shakira and Freshlyground performed the song at the ...
On 13 October 2012, Shakira was the great protagonist of the Women's Soccer World Cup's closing ceremony, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Shakira wore leather pants and knee-high boots with a shiny long black top and a short-sleeved jacket. Shakira gave a presentation of her songs "Loca" and "Waka Waka" from her album "Sale el Sol". [58] [59]