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The chosen songs are usually multilingual and include English, the official language of the organising country, Spanish and other languages. The official versions also result in cover versions in many other languages performed by the original or by local artists.[3]
World
Cup |
Host(s) |
Title |
Language(s) |
Performer(s) |
Writer(s) and producer(s) |
Official
Audio and Videos |
Live Performance |
1962
|
Chile |
"El Rock del Mundial" |
Spanish |
Los Ramblers |
Jorge Rojas Astorga |
Audio |
|
1966
|
England |
"World Cup Willie (Where in this World are We Going)" |
English |
Lonnie Donegan |
|
Audio |
|
1970
|
Mexico |
"Fútbol México 70" |
Spanish |
Los Hermanos Zavala |
Roberto do Nascimento |
Audio |
|
1974
|
FR Germany |
"Futbol" |
Polish, English, German, Russian, and Spanish |
Maryla Rodowicz |
Jonasz Kofta, Leszek Bogdanowicz |
Audio |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony |
1978
|
Argentina |
"El Mundial" |
None (instrumental) |
Buenos Aires Municipal Symphony |
Ennio Morricone |
Audio |
|
1982
|
Spain |
"Mundial '82" |
Spanish |
|
Plácido Domingo |
Audio |
|
1986
|
Mexico |
"A Special Kind of Hero"[4] |
English |
Stephanie Lawrence |
Rick Wakeman |
1986 World Cup Official Film |
|
"Hot Hot Hot"[5] |
English |
Arrow |
Alphonsus Cassell and Leston Paul[6] |
Music video |
|
"El mundo unido por un balón" (Official Song) |
Spanish |
Juan Carlos Abara |
Spanish |
Audio Audio
|
|
1990
|
Italy |
"Un'estate italiana (To Be Number One)" |
Italian and English |
Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini (Italian)
Giorgio Moroder Project (English) |
Edoardo Bennato, Giorgio Moroder, Gianna Nannini and Tom Whitlock |
Official Music Video (Italian-1)
Official Music Video (Italian-2)
Official Music Video (English-1)
Official Music Video (English-2) |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony (Italian)
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony (English, 480p)
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony (720p, English)
|
1994
|
United States |
"Gloryland" (Official Song) |
English |
Daryl Hall and Sounds of Blackness |
Charlie Skarbek and Rick Blaskey |
Official Music Video-1
Official Music Video-2
Music video (instrumental-1)
Music video (instrumental-2)
Audio |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony |
"We Are the Champions" |
English |
Queen |
|
Official Music Video
Official Lyric Video
|
|
1998
|
France |
"La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)"
(Official Anthem) |
French and English |
Youssou N'Dour and Axelle Red |
|
Official Music Video |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony |
"La Copa de la Vida (The Cup of Life)" (Official Song) |
English and Spanish |
Ricky Martin |
Desmond Child and Robi Rosa |
Official Music Video (English)
Official Music Video (Spanish) |
|
"Carnaval de Paris" |
|
Dario G |
Dario G |
Official Music Video |
|
"Together Now" |
English and Spanish |
Jean Michel Jarre and Tetsuya Komuro |
Jean Michel Jarre, Tetsuya Komuro, and Olivia Lufkin |
Official Music Video |
|
2002
|
South Korea
Japan
(jointly-hosted) |
"Anthem" (Official Anthem) |
None (instrumental) |
Vangelis |
Vangelis / Takkyu Ishino |
Music video
Audio (synthesized)
Music video (remixed) |
|
"Boom" (Official Song) |
English |
Anastacia |
Anastacia, Glen Ballard |
Official Music Video |
|
"Let's Get Together Now" (Official Local Song) |
Japanese and Korean |
Voices of KOREA/JAPAN |
|
|
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony
Live Performance - Closing Ceremony |
"Vamos Al Mundial" (Univision Broadcast Theme) |
Spanish |
Jennifer Peña |
Claudia Garcia |
Official Music Video |
|
2006
|
Germany |
"Zeit dass sich was dreht (Celebrate The Day)" (Official Anthem) |
German, French, Bambara, and English |
Herbert Grönemeyer featuring Amadou & Mariam |
Herbert Grönemeyer |
Official Music Video |
Live Performance - Opening Ceremony |
"The Time of Our Lives" (Official Song) |
English and Spanish |
Il Divo, featuring Toni Braxton |
Jörgen Elofsson and Steve Mac |
Official Music Video |
|
"Hips Don't Lie (Bamboo Mix)" |
English and Spanish |
Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
Jerry Duplessis, Omar Alfanno, and LaTavia Parker |
Official Music Video |
|
Love Generation |
English |
Bob Sinclar featuring Gary Pine |
Duane Harden, Christophe le Friant, Gary Pine, Jay Woodhouse, JG Schreiner, and Alain Wisniak |
Official Music Video |
|
"Arriba, Arriba" |
Spanish |
Ana Bárbara, Mariana Seoane, Anaís Martínez, Pablo Montero |
|
Music video |
|
2010
|
South Africa |
"Sign of a Victory" (Official Anthem) |
English |
R. Kelly, featuring the Soweto Spiritual Singers |
R. Kelly |
Official Music Video |
Live Performance
|
"Waka Waka"(Official Song) (Spanish Version) |
English, Spanish, and Fang |
Shakira featuring Freshlyground |
Shakira, Freshlyground |
Official Music Video |
Live Performance - Closing Ceremony |
"Wavin' Flag" (Coca-Cola Official Promotional Anthem) |
English |
K'Naan |
K'naan, Ebrahim Dhooma, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, and Jean Daval |
Official Music Video |
|
"Wavin' Flag" (Spanish celebration mix) |
English and Spanish |
K'Naan, David Bisbal |
|
Official Music Video |
|
2014
|
Brazil |
"Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)" (Official Anthem) |
English, Portuguese, and Spanish |
Carlos Santana featuring Wyclef, Avicii, and Alexandre Pires |
Alexandre Pires, Arash Pournouri, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk
Tim Bergling, Arnon Woolfson, Diogo Vianna, Wyclef Jean |
Official Music Video |
|
"We Are One (Ole Ola)" (Official Song)[7] |
English, Portuguese, Spanish |
Pitbull featuring Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte |
Jennifer Lopez, Claudia Leitte, Pitbull, Thomas Troelsen
Danny Mercer, Sia Furler, Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Nadir Khayat |
Official Music Video |
Live Performance - Closing Ceremony
|
"Tatu Bom de Bola" (Official mascot song) |
Portuguese |
Arlindo Cruz |
Arlindo Cruz |
Official Music Video |
|
"La La La (Brasil 2014)" |
English, Portuguese, and Spanish |
Shakira featuring Carlinhos Brown |
Shakira, Carlinhos Brown, Jay Singh, Lukasz Gottwald
Mathieu Jomphe-Lepine, Max Martin
Henry Walter, Raelene Arreguin, John J Conte Jr. |
Official Music Video |
|
"Magic in the Air" |
French |
Magic System and Chawki |
Magic System (A'Salfo, Manadja, Goudé, and Tino), RedOne, and Alex PChawki |
Official Music Video |
|
"Adrenalina" (Univision BroadcastTheme) |
Spanish |
Wisin, Ricky Martin, and J-LO |
Juan Luis Morera, José Torres, and Carlos E. Ortiz |
Official Music Video |
|
"Time of Our Lives" (BeIN Sports Broadcast Theme) |
Arabic, French, and English |
Ahmed Chawki |
RedOne |
Official Music Video |
|
"NIPPON"
(NHK BroadcastTheme) |
Japanese |
Ringo Sheena |
Ringo Sheena |
Official Music Video |
|
"The World Is Ours"[8] (Coca-Cola Official Promotional Anthem) |
English |
David Correy, Monobloco |
|
Official Music Video |
|
"La Copa de Todos" (Coca-Cola Promotional Anthem Spanish Mix) |
Spanish and English |
David Correy, Paty Cantú, Wisin, Monobloco |
|
Official Music Video |
|
2018
|
Russia |
"Live It Up" (Official Song) |
English and Spanish |
Nicky Jam featuring Will Smith and Era Istrefi |
Nicky Jam, Will Smith, Era Istrefi, and Diplo |
Official Audio
Official Music Video
|
Live Performance
|
"Living Football"
(New Fifa Anthem, used as ceremony opening and TV Intro) |
None (instrumental) |
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe |
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe |
Official FIFA international TV Intro
Official Audio |
|
"Komanda 2018"
(Команда 2018, Team 2018) [9] |
Russian |
DJ Smash featuring Egor Kreed and Polina Gagarina |
DJ Smash |
Official Music Video |
|
"Colors" (Coca-Cola Promotional Anthem) and also (Spanglish Version) & (Pakistani Version) |
English, Spanish, and Urdu |
Jason Derulo, Maluma, Qurat-ul-Ain Balouch |
Jason Derulo, Jamie Sanderson, Nija Charles, Ishmael Sadiq Montague, Geoffrey Earley, and Diamond Platnumz
Sermstyle, ISM
|
Official Music Video
Official Spanish music video
Official Pakistani music video
Official Swahili music video
|
|
"VOLT-AGE"
(NHK Broadcast Theme) |
Japanese & English |
Suchmos |
YONCE、Suchmos |
NHK TV Intro
Official Audio |
|
"Positivo" (Telemundo Broadcast Theme) |
Spanish |
J Balvin and Michael Brun |
J Balvin, Michael Brun, and Fernando Lugo |
Official promo
Official Music Video |
|
2022
|
Qatar |
Hayya Hayya (Better Together) |
English |
Trinidad Cardona, Davido and AISHA |
Davido, Trinidad Cardona |
Official Music Video |
|
"MLK É LUZ, AL RIHLA"
(Adidas Al Rihla Theme) |
Portuguese |
MC Kekel |
MC Kekel
DJ Luck Muzic |
Official Music Video |
|