Ricky Martin was still a year away from releasing his massive self-titled album (a.k.a. No song has mixed a soccer-heavy message with such a fun song that hits uplifting notes without being corny. That’s basically what the song boils down to: listening to it now, in 2018, feels patronizing and indicative of the coverage that South Africa got during that edition of the tournament, but you can’t deny that it’s a fun song to blast before games.Īside from the song itself, another good thing came out of “Waka Waka”: Shakira met future husband and Spanish international Gerard Pique during the filming of the video, and they are just adorable.
The aforementioned Freshlyground freshens up the song’s middle, although the track gets points off for immediately undercutting that with a cringe-inducing “we are all Africa” message.
But because it is Shakira, and because of the inclusion of South African group Freshlyground, it still ends up being a banger that we still can’t get out of our collective heads 8 years later. Given how Shakira’s lyrics are sometimes absurd in the best ways, it’s disappointing that such a big song was shackled to such formulaic songwriting. Too much was done within the lyrics to boost up Africa as a continent that the songwriters - Shakira herself, alongside John Hill and Cameroonian group Golden Sounds - forgot to make it about the World Cup. That it has racked up a staggering 1.8 billion views on YouTube is the best testament to the power of the World Cup marketing machine, even if the song itself is one of the least soccer-sounding songs in the history of the tournament. Wait, We have also composed our own fan-made Anthem for the Fifa Fans this time, just check out.It’s strange to remember how massive “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)” was when it was released. Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (one love, one nation) Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh (victories, celebration) Only one life to live, got so much to giveįighting for the nation now, that is my gift Hoy nadie me detiene porque yo no sé parar, no, noįor the love, I’m a rebel I’m coming fromĮlevating their favorite song when we hit and run One-one-one life, live it up, ’cause you don’t get it twice One-one-one life, live it up, ’cause you got one life One life, live it up, ’cause you got one life We feelin’ like a champion when we shine our light We raise our flags and put our pride on our back Strength your numbers, is a force we can mix One life, live it up, ’cause you don’t get it twice One life, live it up, ’cause we got one life Now here the golden lyrics to the golden song. Live It Up: Official Audio Song on Youtube, Play Now. So here are the complete details of the song and singers, let’s check it out: Live It Up by Nicky Jam, featuring Will Smith & Era IstrefiĪlbum: Official Song 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia It is also featuring the legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho. The Official song of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Era Estrefi – Live It Up Ronaldinho, Nicky Jam & Will Smith – Live it up The song is named ‘Live it up’ and is done by Nicky Jam featuring Will Smith and Era Istrefi. Live it up! This is Russia! FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia Official Theme Song “Live it up” Lyrics, Translation, Meaning, and Video
Also, the official Coca-Cola Anthem for Russia is released featuring Jason Derulo. Official FIFA World Cup Song has already out and We are covering today’s FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia Official Theme Song Lyrics, note it denote it, make it happen, it needs to spread throughout the world. FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia Official Theme Song : We all know that for a die-hard FIFA Fan nothing is more important than the Official Theme Song “ Live it up!” of the Fifa World Cup Russia 2018.