Which one of the 2022 World Cup songs do you prefer?

The official soundtrack "Come on Come on", which has 51 million views on the official FIFA YouTube account?

Or "welcome", which garnered 48 million views on FIFA's account only?

Or its Arabic version, which collected 24 million at the expense of the telecommunications company, Ooredoo?

Or maybe "Toko Taka" - despite the debate and controversy it sparked - which has garnered 26 million on FIFA's YouTube account?

Or it could be the opening ceremony song “Dreamers” by the singer of the South Korean group “BTS”, which later won 23 million on FIFA’s YouTube account, or the song “Light the Sky”, which It was sung by Emirati Balqis Fathi, Iraqi Rahma Riyad, and Moroccan Nora Fathi and Manal, and it won 19 million via FIFA’s YouTube account, or the song launched by Maher Zain and Hammoud Al-Khader, “Tahya”, and it gained one million views in the first 24 hours of its release.

The official World Cup songs for the 2022 World Cup were many, whether they were produced under official sponsorship from the International Federation of Football Associations, or independently from Qatari and Arab parties, and some of them recalled the songs of previous World Cups, some of which were more popular than others.

Before the World Cup 22, what is the most popular World Cup song ever?

60 years of World Cup songs

The first official anthem of the World Cup came in the 1962 World Cup when Chile hosted the tournament, and the song “El Rock del Mundial” by the Chilean band “Los Ramblers”, which translates as “The Rock of the World Cup”, was the first song for the World Cup Since then, the idea of ​​producing an official song for the World Cup has become a basic tradition with every World Cup held every 4 years.

The idea of ​​producing a song dedicated to each World Cup was adopted 60 years ago, that is, about 30 years after the start of the FIFA World Cup in Uruguay in 1930. The World Cup song is produced - mainly - to increase the enthusiasm of the fans, but with the global follow-up to this sporting event, it made some songs more Popular from being a favorite of football fans.

And after the World Cup Chile song, came the England 1966 World Cup song "World Cup Willie" by Scotsman Lonnie Donigan, followed by the 1970 World Cup Mexico song, where the "Los Himanos Zavala" team sang the song "Futbol Mexico 70".

World Cup songs were usually translated into different languages, but FIFA tried to have the official song have a distinctive characteristic of the country hosting the World Cup, in addition to the song including English words to make it easier for football fans around the world to understand, but according to a report by Anadolu Agency. Since 2002, some artists have sponsored songs in different languages ​​that are used for promotional purposes, but one song remains called the "official version" of the World Cup.

What are the most popular World Cup songs?

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Among the dozens of songs that were produced to enthuse the fans of the round witch, there are some songs that stuck in the minds more than others, and came out of the green stadiums to be more popular than being directed to the sports crowd.

NBC News has prepared a list of the 5 most popular songs, which we will mention along with the numbers of their views on YouTube, bearing in mind that the criterion of numbers and YouTube views is not decisive in popularity;

The fact that some songs are older than their YouTube view numbers are calculated.

There are also many songs shown on platforms other than YouTube, in addition to the fact that numbers are not the only criterion for popularity - albeit an important indicator - and the 5 songs are included in a list prepared by the sports site BeSoccer for the 7 most popular World Cup songs.

"We are all one first first" by Pitbull - Brazil 2014

In the World Cup in Brazil in 2014, the song of the American singer of Cuban origin Pitbull was very popular, so that the song “We Are One Ole Ola” (We Are One Ole Ola) exceeded 864 million views via the Pitbull channel on YouTube alone, and the singer appeared in this song American Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian Claudia Letti. The song highlighted Brazilian culture in fashion and enthusiastic music, with its mixture of different cultures.

"Waka Waka" by Shakira - South Africa 2010

The song "Waka Waka" is the most watched World Cup anthem, with 3.3 billion views on the official YouTube channel of the Colombian-Lebanese singer Shakira, and the song was released for the first time that an African country hosted the World Cup.

The song blended Latin music with African melody and percussion from the culture of the host country.

"Waveen Flag" for Canaan - South Africa 2010

Before the start of the World Cup, which was hosted by South Africa in 2010, the slogan song of Coca-Cola, the sponsor of the tournament, ignited enthusiasm, as the Canadian singer of Somali origin, Kanaan, presented the song “Waving a Flag” with an African atmosphere and hip-hop music for the first time in a World Cup song. The song has more than 410 million views on his YouTube channel alone.

"La Copa de la Vida" by Ricky Martin - France 1998

In the 1998 World Cup in France, artist Ricky Martin presented the song "La Copa de la Vida", which translates as "the cup of life", and this song broadcast enthusiasm from the first moment, as he began with samba drums and the sounds of whistles and trumpets.

One version of this song has achieved about 77 million views on Martin's YouTube channel, despite its age.

"We Are the Champions" - USA 1994

Although it was not the official song for the 1994 World Cup - which was hosted by the United States - the song "Gloryland" spread widely, especially since this World Cup came after the end of the Cold War with the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the song seemed to be an indication of this victory for the United States United.

The song blended the soul of the black choir, and white pop music with an enthusiastic atmosphere.