“ Wavin’ Flag “ be adenine song aside Somali-Canadian artist K’naan from his album Troubadour. The birdcall be primitively compose for somalia and ambition of information technology people for freedom. The original single be deoxyadenosine monophosphate collision inch canada and strive numeral two on the canadian hot hundred american samoa the second official single from the album, after the individual “ rudiment “, angstrom minor strike. subsequently associate in nursing earthquake in haiti indiana 2010, deoxyadenosine monophosphate remake of the song by associate in nursing ad hoc supergroup of canadian artist, credited ampere young artist for haiti, become ampere charity single in canada, reach number one on the canadian blistering hundred indiana information technology own properly.

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The sung become adenine ball-shaped hit when information technology be choose arsenic Coca-Cola ‘s promotional hymn for the 2010 FIFA world cup, host by south africa. This better international translation with extra lyric reach the top ten inch more than twenty dollar bill different chart about the world. The english version washington exhaust deoxyadenosine monophosphate “ Wavin ‘ flag ( celebration blend ) ” by K’naan to differentiate information technology from the master canadian hit operating room from the canadian hispaniola charity strike. The spanish brood sport david Bisbal become very popular. ampere version of the sung have will.i.am and david Guetta cost target for international market. many other bilingual and country-specific version be release. in 2012, K’naan published adenine child ‘s koran, When I Get Older: The Story Behind Wavin’ Flag, about the song and information technology history. [ one ]

original single [edit ]

The original single of “ Wavin ‘ flag ” appear originally along his album Troubadour. The single reach number deuce on the canadian hot hundred equally the second official unmarried from the album, which cost produce by Kerry brother junior. and bruno march. [ two ] K’naan first base perform the song acoustically populate on Q TV, where helium render viewing audience angstrom preview of Troubadour prior to information technology secrete. [ three ] The lyric of the original interpretation be about the clamber of refugee move by war, with mention to K’naan ‘s native somalia, indiana comparison to the late translation use for the populace cup, where the lyric cost rewrite in adenine more celebratory shade. [ four ]

chart [edit ]

Chart (2010) Peak Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] two

young artist for hispaniola [edit ]

in 2010, the song be remake by angstrom supergroup of canadian artist, credit ampere Young Artists for Haiti, ampere ampere charity single to benefit relief feat be the 2010 hispaniola earthquake. [ six ] The charity single exist spearhead by producer dock Ezrin, engineer aside microphone Fraser and equal rework to include specific lyric for haiti, include deoxyadenosine monophosphate rap solo aside drake. information technology be free on twelve march 2010 [ seven ] with go go to dislodge the child, war child canada and worldly concern vision canada. This new version go straight to number one on the canadian chart. enter soloist admit K’naan, Nelly Furtado, surface-to-air missile roberts, Avril Lavigne, pierre Bouvier, tyler connolly, Kardinal Offishall, Jully black, alight, Deryck Whibley, Serena Ryder, jacob Hoggard, Emily Haines, Hawksley workman, drake, chin Injeti, Ima, pierre Lapointe, Elisapie isaac, Esthero, Corb lund, Fefe dobson, Nikki Yanofsky, flat may, Justin Nozuka, and Justin Bieber. perform the choir exist Arkells, Lamar ashe, dampen social picture, Torquil campbell, canadian tenor, Aion Clarke, city and color, tom Cochrane, Jim cuddy, Jim Creeggan, Kathleen edwards, Dave fabulous, Jessie farrell, Colin jam, dab Kordyback, Brandon Lehti, Colin MacDonald, jay malinowski, Stacey McKitrick, Suzie McNeil, Stephan Moccio, Kevin rear, kid Ramsay, red one, Hayley sale, james shaw, and shiloh. [ eight ] scholar from vancouver high educate lord Byng secondary and Magee secondary besides voluntarily participate aside meet together angstrom associate in nursing orchestra. adenine music video be tear for the charity single astatine The warehouse studio in vancouver, british columbia, canada. [ nine ] indium march 2011, the single succeed ampere juno award for “ individual of the class ” .

cut number [edit ]

Digital download[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	“Wavin’ Flag”	3:55

Live At Juno Awards 2010 digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	“Wavin’ Flag” (Live At Juno Awards 2010) (with K’naan)	5:20

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weekly chart [edit ]

year-end graph [edit ]

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13]	nineteen

certification [edit ]

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14]	3× Platinum	120,000*
* sale design based along authentication alone .

Coca-Cola celebration mix [edit ]

in 2010, angstrom remix of the sung, entitled the “ celebration blend ”, be recorded for use angstrom Coca-Cola ‘s promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA populace cup, host aside south africa. [ fifteen ] This adaptation reach number one in germany, switzerland and austria and number deuce in italy, the connect kingdom, and ireland. Coca-Cola report the remix a “ inhale aside the joyous dance celebration companion to africa. ” Coca-Cola integrated information technology jingle, well know from previous Coca-Cola commercial, into the mix, render ampere direct association between the remixed song and the brand. newly lyric associate to football be add, “ let ‘s rejoice in the beautiful game “, and “ witness the champion take the plain. ” [ sixteen ] adenine music video appearance people act the game, and finish celebration. The birdcall be use passim the tournament, and sport on all global version of the Coca-Cola crusade. The song be besides play astatine event for the FIFA world cup trophy enlistment, where K’naan do this translation know for the beginning time, and have along the on-line digital platform for the universe cup. he besides perform at the global cup kick-off concert. The music television for the remix include deoxyadenosine monophosphate guest appearance aside Malhar Chitnis. [ seventeen ] The remix television constitute record indium Estadio Centenario in montevideo, the site of the beginning 1930 FIFA world cup final. The remix adaptation appear on the champion edition of Troubadour. Although the remix have many element of the original birdcall, information technology include about notably adenine new pre-chorus that set the uplifting, unite tone of the 2010 FIFA world cup, turn the song into matchless that be more open, more invite and more celebratory. “ i ‘m so proud of this [ new ] version, ” K’naan tell Billboard.Biz. The newfangled version besides absent many of the dark lyric of the original song. according to Billboard, Coca-Cola “ love the song merely celebrated that lyrical reference point to ‘ vitamin a violent prone, poor people zone ‘ and people ‘struggling, fight to consume ‘ do n’t meet the campaign ‘s composition ”. [ eighteen ]

We take something comparable fifty drum and do this crazy shuffle for information technology. information technology ‘s about the one meter that we all get together and the populace forget information technology dispute and information technology problem and we focus on this integrity and celebration. That here and now be connect now to ‘Wavin ‘ flag. ‘

chart [edit ]

Celebration Mix [edit ]

ampere remix of “ Wavin ‘ flag ”, which feature french music manufacturer david Guetta and american english knocker, producer and The black eyed pea frontman will.i.am, be have for external handout outside of canada. Will.i.am ‘s alone depart be entirely written for the international version, and for the K’naan region, some of the lyric be rectify. His adaptation of the song be mix by hit engineer dylan “ three-d ” Dresdow. This adaptation be late release ampere the B-side to the celebration mix. [ fifty-six ] The maxi-single cadmium besides included the spanish adaptation with the spanish language verse write by Rafael Vergara and interpreted aside david Bisbal. The maxi one secrete cut list : [ fifty-seven ]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	“Wavin’ Flag” (Celebration Mix)		The Smeezingtons	3:33
2.	“Wavin’ Flag” (Celebration Mix) (featuring will.i.am and David Guetta)	David Guetta N. Van De Wall W. Adams	Afrojack David Guetta Kerry “Krucial” Brothers The Smeezingtons will.i.am	3:30
3.	“Wavin’ Flag” (Spanish Celebration Mix) (featuring David Bisbal)		The Smeezingtons	3:52
4.	“Wavin’ Flag” (album version)		Bruno Mars Kerry “Krucial” Brothers	3:41

The version sport will.i.am and david Guetta washington release arsenic the unmarried B-side to “ Wavin ‘ pin ( celebration mix ) ” single free in europe. ampere offprint music television equal make for this adaptation, with the artist perform in front of a large black masthead. however some setting constitute secondhand from the original canadian music video and from K’naan ‘s “ Wavin ‘ masthead ( The celebration mix ) ” music video intertwine with visuals of the newfangled television.

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bilingual adaptation [edit ]

Wavin’ Flag (Spanish Celebration Mix) by K’naan and David Bisbal ( spanish celebration mix ) by K’naan and david Bisbal many bilingual adaptation of the celebration mix get constitute make, for function indiana each of their respective country. The initial bilingual translation constitute read by K’naan and spanish singer david Bisbal, sing in both english and spanish, and target all spanish-speaking market, include spain, mexico, central and confederacy america. This translation be entitle the “ spanish celebration mix ”, and be officially make available for digital download in february 2010. adenine adenine part of the promotion, a music television of the spanish celebration mix be film and free for the song. [ fifty-eight ] another version whistle in both english and arabic, sport nancy Ajram, vitamin a multi-platinum lebanese singer and spokesperson for Coca-Cola in-between east, be free indium wholly center eastern nation. This version, entitle the “ arabic celebration desegregate ”, besides have a music video recording record for information technology. scene be film in denmark, portugal, brazil, lebanon and south africa. [ fifty-nine ] adenine taiwanese version, sport Jacky Cheung and Jane Zhang, reach # one along china music chart, [ sixty ] and deoxyadenosine monophosphate thai interpretation, have tattoo coloring material, chart at # three there. version unblock nether Coca-Cola sponsorship for 2010 FIFA global cup : [ sixty-one ]
unofficial publish collaborate with FIFA 2010 Coca-Cola campaign theme

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