On this day 10 years ago, Shakira’s Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) was announced as the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the Colombian superstar having the following to say about it:
The FIFA World Cup is a miracle of global excitement, connecting every country, race, religion and condition around a single passion. It represents an event that has the power to unite and integrate, and that’s what this song is about.
The song was a huge commercial success all around the world, going Diamond in France with sales of over 500,000, Platinum in the UK with sales of over 600,000, spent 17 consecutive weeks at the very top of the charts in Spain, and has nearly 2 million certified sales in the United States.
In the past decade the official video has received well over 2 billion views on YouTube and the song itself is widely praised and appreciated for being one of the best World Cup anthems ever written.
You can watch the official video for Shakira’s Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) below
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