Top 10 Football Songs of All Time - Part 2
E-Type (Campione 2000)
Then comes the official Euro 2000 song, ‘Campione 2000’ by E-type and this song still continues to find a legacy to date in Europe in spite of the fact that the song is over ten years old now.
The song sings about the one and only true champion and says that the time is here to put everything into each game.
Shakira Featuring Wyclef Jean (Hips Don't Lie) 2006
Though this was not the official 2006 World Cup song, Wyclef and Shakira performed the song before the 2006 World Cup and it instantly became the hottest song in the world at the time and was one of the most heard songs of 2006.
The song came on top in the national charts in fourteen different countries and it earned platinum certification in seven different countries. Also in the United States and Denmark they both got a double platinum.
Shakira (Waka Waka/This Time For Africa) 2010
This was the official World Cup 2010 song and even though this song and its video only came out around three months ago. This video is the fourth most popular video in Youtube’s history.
This video has a hundred and seventy million online views already, and except for that this song was run over and over again on the radio, television and in advertisements.
If anyone goes out it would be almost impossible that they might have not heard or seen this video. The song Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) has made Shakira the artist of the year and it does not matter where on earth you are, you will find people who have heard this song.
This music video includes clips of Lionel Messi, Rafael Marquez, Idriss Carlos Kameni, Dani Alves and Gerard Pique. It also includes highlights from the previous World Cups and all the performances are just dazzling.
Right now the song Waka Waka has been on the top of the charts in twelve different countries and has got the platinum four times in Spain.
Ricky Martin (La Copa De La Vida) 1998
The last song on our list which is without a doubt the best and most famous football song is the official song of the 1998 World Cup and this is Ricky Martin’s song "La Copa De La Vida". It is one of the greatest songs that Ricky Martin has ever sung. It became tremendously popular as soon as the Puerto Rican singer released it in 1998.
The song says about the World Cup being in our own control and it is up to us to win it. It is a song that will be remembered for a long time as one of the best celebration songs.
When "La Copa De La Vida" is translated into English, it means “The Cup Of Life”. Ricky Martin will always be remembered by this song as this highlights the peak of his career.
La Copa De La Vida came in eight different countries in 1998 and it was certified as platinum in Sweden, France and Sweden.
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