Wavin' Flag

About Wavin' Flag

"Wavin' Flag" is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album Troubadour. The song was originally written for Somalia and aspirations of its people for freedom. The original single was a hit in Canada and reached #2 on the Canadian Hot 100 as the third official single from the album, after the singles "ABCs" and "Bang Bang", which were minor hits. After a devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010, a remake of the song by an ad hoc supergroup of Canadian artists, credited as Young Artists for Haiti, became a charity single in Canada, reaching #1 on the Canadian Hot 100 in its own right. The song became a truly global hit when it was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, hosted by South Africa. This amended international version with additional lyrics reached the top ten in more than twenty different charts around the world. The English version was released as "Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" by K'naan to differentiate it from the original Canadian hit or from the Canadian Haiti charity hit. The Spanish cover featuring David Bisbal became very popular. A version of the song featuring will.i.am and David Guetta was targeted for international markets. Many other bilingual and country-specific versions were released. more »

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2013

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Give me freedom give me fire
Give me reason take me higher
See the champions take the field now
Unify us make us feel proud

In the streets our hands are lifting
As we lose our inhibition
Celebration its around us
Every nation all around us

Singing forever young 
Singing songs underneath the sun
Let's rejoice in the beautiful game
And together every end of the day

We all say
When I get older I will be stronger
They will call me freedom just like the waves
So wave your flag
Your wavin' flag, wave your flag woo-hoo

When I get older I will be stronger
They will call me freedom just like the waves
So wave your flag, so wave your flag
And wave your flag
So wave your flag
Your wavin' flag, wave your flag woo-hoo

Oh oh oh oh oh
And everybody will be singing it 
And we all will be singing it 
When I get older

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K'NAAN

K'naan ( /ˈkeɪnɑːn/, born Keinan Abdi Warsame (Somali: Keynaan Cabdi Warsame, Arabic: كينان عبدي ورسمه‎ Keynān ‘Abdī Warsamah); in 1978), is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. He rose to prominence with the success of his single "Wavin' Flag", which was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Besides hip-hop, K'naan's sound is influenced by elements of Somali music, Ethio-jazz and world music. He is also involved in various philanthropic initiatives. more »

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