The Best FIFA World Cup Songs Throughout History

As we all know, the FIFA World Cup is a global event that brings the whole world together. Over the years, the World Cup has given us many anthems carrying the excitement of the FIFA World Cup within them. The most recent World Cup was held in Qatar between November 20 and December 18, 2022. The official 2022 FIFA World Cup song was Hayya Hayya. The first known World Cup song was a track from 1962 called El Rock del Mundial. In this article, we'll rank the best FIFA World Cup songs from the past to today, let's see which tracks have won our hearts!

Best FIFA World Cup Songs 2023

First, let's take a look at the view counts of the best FIFA World Cup songs from the past to today:

Waka Waka	3.5B views
We Are One	907m views
Hayya Hayya (Better Together)	104m views
La Copa de la Vida	81m views
Live It Up	44m views
The Time of Our Lives	9.4m views
Un'estate Italiana (To Be Number One)	2.5m views
Boom	516k views
Gloryland	337k views
El Mundo Unido. Por un balón	52k views

The most loved and most listened-to FIFA World Cup song to date has been Shakira's Waka Waka. The song reached a total of 3.5 thousand views, breaking record after record, and became the top song of 2010. The second most loved and listened-to song is Pitbull's We Are One. The song broke into the top 20 in countries including Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Brazil. If we look at the best World Cup songs from the past to today by year:

FIFA World Cup Song 1986

The 1986 World Cup song was El Mundo Unido Por un balón. The 1986 World Cup was held in Mexico. The official anthem was written by Alphonsus Cassell and Leston Paul. The song is in English and was performed by Arrow.

FIFA World Cup Song 1998

The 1998 World Cup song was Ricky Martin's La Copa de la Vida. The 1998 World Cup was held in France. The song was originally released in Spanish before being translated into English. Robi Rosa, Desmond Child and KC Porter produced the song.

FIFA World Cup Song 2002

The 2002 World Cup song was Anastacia's Boom. The 2022 World Cup was held in Korea and Japan. The song was released on May 29, 2002. The song was produced by Glen Ballard and written by Anastacia, Glen Ballard and David Campbell.

FIFA World Cup Song 2006

The 2006 World Cup song was Il Divo and Toni Braxton's The Time of Our Lives. The 2006 World Cup was held in Germany. The song was composed by Max Martin, Rami Yacoub and Andreas Carlsson.

FIFA World Cup Song 2010

The 2010 World Cup song, the most popular song on the list, was Colombian singer Shakira's Waka Waka. The 2010 World Cup was held in South Africa. The song was released by Epic Records on May 7, 2010, and was composed by Shakira, John Hill, Jorge Drexler and Emile Kojidie.

FIFA World Cup Song 2014

The 2014 World Cup song, the second most popular track, was Pitbull's We Are One. The 2014 World Cup was held in Brazil. The song was released on April 8, 2014, and was composed by Pitbull, RedOne and Thomas Troelsen.

FIFA World Cup Song 2018

The 2018 World Cup song was Nicky Jam's Live It Up. The 2018 World Cup was held in Russia. The song was released on May 25, 2018, and was performed at the event's closing ceremony.

FIFA World Cup Song 2022

The 2022 World Cup song was Hayya Hayya (Better Together), released on April 1, 2022. It was performed by Davido and Aisha at the FIFA World Cup closing ceremony and drew a lot of criticism in the wake of Waka Waka.