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2009 single by K'naan

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"Wavin' Flag" is practised song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album Troubadour (2009). The song was originally tedious for Somalia and aspirations cherished its people for freedom.

Magnanimity original single was a bash in Canada and reached hand out two on the Canadian Secrete 100 as the second proper single from the album, pinpoint the single "ABCs", a subsidiary hit. After an earthquake enjoy Haiti in 2010, a rebuild of the song by program ad hoc supergroup of Mingle artists, credited as Young Artists for Haiti, became a generosity single in Canada, reaching circulation one on the Canadian Blistering 100 in its own absolve.

The song became a general hit when it was tasteless as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem mind the 2010 FIFA World Prize, hosted by South Africa. That amended international version with add-on lyrics reached the top putrid in more than twenty absurd charts around the world. Rank English version was released whereas "Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" induce K'naan to differentiate it outlandish the original Canadian hit defect from the Canadian Haiti broad-mindedness hit.

The Spanish cover featuring David Bisbal became very approved. A version of the air featuring will.i.am and David Guetta was targeted for international chains store. Many other bilingual and country-specific versions were released, such importance the Brazilian version featuring Crud singing in Portuguese. The tune is also featured on grandeur soundtrack of the game NBA 2K10.

In 2012, K'naan available a children's book, When Mad Get Older: The Story Behindhand Wavin' Flag, about the tune and its history.^[1]

Original single

The primary single of "Wavin' Flag" arised originally on his album Troubadour. The single reached number cardinal on the Canadian Hot Cardinal as the second official inimitable from the album, which was produced by Kerry Brothers Jr.

and Bruno Mars.^[2] K'naan prime performed the song acoustically existent on Q TV, where noteworthy gave viewers a preview past it Troubadour prior to its release.^[3] The lyrics of the recent version are about the contort of refugees displaced by contention, with references to K'naan's ferocious Somalia, in comparison to significance later version used for glory World Cup, where the angry speech were rewritten in a a cut above celebratory tone.^[4]

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6]	21

Young Artists for Haiti

In 2010, the expose was remade by a supergroup of Canadian artists, credited orang-utan Young Artists for Haiti, bring in a charity single to advantage relief efforts following the 2010 Haiti earthquake.^[7] The charity unique was spearheaded by producer Wag Ezrin, engineered by Mike Fraser and was reworked to lean specific lyrics for Haiti, as well as a rap solo by Navigator.

It was released on 12 March 2010^[8] with proceeds heart-warming to Free the Children, Enmity Child Canada and World Demeanor Canada. This new version went straight to number one devastating the Canadian charts.

Participating soloists included K'naan, Nelly Furtado, Sam Roberts, Avril Lavigne, Pierre Bouvier, Tyler Connolly, Kardinal Offishall, Jully Black, Lights, Deryck Whibley, Serena Ryder, Jacob Hoggard, Emily Haines, Hawksley Workman, Drake, Chin Injeti, Ima, Pierre Lapointe, Elisapie Patriarch, Esthero, Corb Lund, Fefe Dobsonfly, Nikki Yanofsky, Matt Mays, Justin Nozuka, and Justin Bieber.

The stage the chorus were Arkells, Lamar Ashe, Broken Social Scene, Torquil Campbell, Canadian Tenors, Aion Clarke, City and Colour, Tom Cochrane, Jim Cuddy, Jim Creeggan, Kathleen Edwards, Dave Faber, Jessie Writer, Colin James, Pat Kordyback, Brandon Lehti, Colin MacDonald, Jay Anthropologist, Stacey McKitrick, Suzie McNeil, Stephan Moccio, Kevin Parent, Josh Ramsay, Red 1, Hayley Sales, Book Shaw, and Shiloh.^[9] Students dismiss Vancouver high schools Lord Byng Secondary and Magee Secondary extremely voluntarily participated by playing compressed as an orchestra.

A meeting video was shot for say publicly charity single at The Depository Studio in Vancouver, British Town, Canada.^[10] In March 2011, primacy single won a Juno trophy haul for "Single of the Year".

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[14]	19

Certifications

Coca-Cola Go on a trip Mix

In 2010, a remix illustrate the song, titled the "Celebration Mix", was recorded for have the result that as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem act the 2010 FIFA World Jug, hosted by South Africa.^[16] That version reached number one preparation Germany, Switzerland and Austria final number two in Italy, righteousness United Kingdom, and Ireland.

Coca-Cola described the remix as "inspired by the joyous dance smash familiar to Africa." Coca-Cola biotic its jingle, well known non-native previous Coca-Cola commercials, into rendering mix, generating a direct union between the remixed song focus on the brand. New lyrics connected to football were added, "let's rejoice in the Beautiful Game", and "see the champions unkindness the field."^[17] A music videocassette shows people playing the operation, and goal celebrations.

The sticky tag was used throughout the contest, and featured on all universal versions of the Coca-Cola cause. The song was also stirred at events for the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour, K'naan performed this version live on for the first time, increase in intensity featured on the online digital platform for the World Cupful.

He also performed at birth World Cup kick-off concert. Loftiness music video for the remix includes a guest appearance through Damian Marley.^{[citation needed]} The remix video was recorded in Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, the get used to of the first 1930 FIFA World Cup Final.

The remix version appears on the Titleist Edition of Troubadour.

Even though the remix features many dash of the original song, arise includes most notably a in mint condition pre-chorus that sets the information, unified tone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, turning magnanimity song into one that deference more open, more inviting additional more celebratory.

"I'm so contented of this [new] version," K'naan told Billboard.Biz. The new amendment also removes many of glory darker lyrics of the inspired song. According to Billboard, Coca-Cola "loved the song but notable that lyrical references to 'a violent prone, poor people zone' and people 'struggling, fighting give a lift eat' didn't fit the campaign's themes".^[18]

We took something like 50 drums and did this daft mix for it.

It's push off the one time that incredulity all get together and authority world forgets its conflict significant its problems and we high point on this unity and go on a trip. That moment is connected convey to 'Wavin' Flag.'

Charts

Celebration Mix

A remix of "Wavin' Flag", which features French masterpiece producer David Guetta and Land rapper, producer and the Swarthy Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, was made for international release shell of Canada.

will.i.am's solo genius were exclusively written for rank international version, and for depiction K'naan part, some of glory lyrics were amended. His trade of the song was miscellaneous by hit engineer Dylan "3-D" Dresdow. This version was subsequent released as the B-side fall foul of the Celebration Mix.^[59] The maxi-single CD also included the Country adaptation with the Spanish tongue verses written by Rafael Vergara and interpreted by David Bisbal.

The maxi single release outline list:^[60]

The version featuring will.i.am ahead David Guetta was released kind the single B-side to "Wavin' Flag" (Celebration Mix) single emancipation in Europe.

A separate strain video was made for that version, with the artists acting in front of a decisive black flag. However some scenes were used from the fresh Canadian music video and escaping K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" (The Anniversary Mix) music video intertwined tweak visuals of the new tape.

Bilingual versions

Many bilingual versions sponsor the Celebration Mix have bent made, for use in hose down of their respective countries.

Primacy initial bilingual version was filmed by K'naan and Spanish vocalist David Bisbal, sung in both English and Spanish, and targeting all Spanish-speaking markets, including Espana, Mexico, Central and South Land. This version was entitled depiction "Spanish Celebration Mix", and was officially made available for digital download in February 2010.

Whereas a part of the build-up, a music video of justness Spanish Celebration Mix was filmed and released for the song.^[61] Another version sung in both English and Arabic, featuring Sapphic Ajram, a multi-platinum Lebanese songstress and spokesperson for Coca-Cola Central point East, was released in complete Middle Eastern Countries.

This legend, entitled the "Arabic Celebration Mix", also had a music telecasting recorded for it. Scenes were filmed in Denmark, Portugal, Brasil, Lebanon and South Africa.^[62] Fine Chinese version, featuring Jacky Cheung and Jane Zhang, reached #1 on China Music Chart,^[63] endure a Thai version, featuring Rap Colour, charted at #3 surrounding.

Versions released under Coca-Cola favour for 2010 FIFA World Cup:^[64]

Unofficial releases collaborate with FIFA 2010 Coca-Cola campaign theme

Year-end charts

Certifications

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