The FIFA World Cup tournament is mainly a football competition where different countries compete against each other, besides this, the FIFA world cup promotes unity and togetherness between member countries and humanity at large.
Through football, people get to interact and share good memories together while cheering for their favourite country. Every FIFA World Cup tournament is accompanied by a FIFA World Cup song to inspire and give motivation and psyche to the people participating and the ones cheering. The official soundtrack becomes like a national anthem for the FIFA world cup season.
Over the past seasons of the FIFA World Cup memorable songs have been released and they still remain fan favourites even after the tournament is over. The three most outstanding songs that have been featured as soundtracks are;
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Wavin’ Flag by K ‘naan 2010 FIFA world cup
The hit single by K’naan a hip-hop and reggae artist from Somalia was very inspirational, the lyrics were very motivating and preached freedom. The beat was catchy too making the good melodies play in your head on repeat. It drew attention when it was chosen by coca cola as a promotional song. Previously the song was written for Somalia encouraging them to fight for freedom.
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The motivational lyrics specifically at the beginning of the chorus “When I get older I will be stronger they call me freedom Just like the waving flag,” were from a poem that his Grandfather Haji Mohammed wrote. Haji Mohammed is a celebrated poet.
Waka Waka (Its time for Africa) by Shakira 2010 FIFA World Cup
This hit song by Shakira took the world by storm. Every single person knew the lyrics to the song word for word. The motivational and uplifting lyrics played a big role in motivating and uplifting both the participants and viewers. It also kept the people entertained. It is currently the most-viewed world cup song on YouTube having more than three billion views.
The video of the song added credit for we could see cultural diversity and football players showing their skills and industrious nature. The song inspires many people not only with the lyrics but also with the video.
Colours by Jason Derulo FIFA world cup 2014
The song’s colours are very uplifting and cheerful. It encourages people to be proud of where they are from by showing their true colours which are the colours of your country’s flag. Jason Derulo does not only impress us with his dance moves but also his vocals. The message of the song encourages patriotism and appreciation of where we have come from.
Other memorable FIFA world cup songs include We are one by Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez and most recently Dream by Jung Kook. Both songs are really inspirational and motivating
