Saturday, January 1, 2011
Before the world cup there was a big resentment about Shakira singing the Fifa World Cup anthem song some believing that Fifa could have used someone from Africa. There was also many complaints in the choice of song some saying that it did not represent Africa and what does Waka Waka mean exactly. We published a articleexplaining that the World cup is not about Africa only held here and Fifa is a business and they make choices according to what will bring in the money. We where proven right when Waka Waka became the best-selling World Cup song in history. Shakira also proved that she was the best choice with a great performance at the World Cup and causing sales rocket.
At as much as people would like to deny it, it has helped to show the world that here are South African artist who can keep up with international stars. With Freshlyground performing along side Shakira and all the other artist who shared the stage with the international stars, they performed on a equal footing. Even though Freshlyground makes their appearance close to the end of the song people took notice of them.
But the people who objected should have been more graceful in their approach, some was really nasty and made personal attacks on Shakira when the choice was really Fifa federations. Personally I thought it was perfect accept for some of the lyrics about soldiers, as Africa has a long history of violence, but further I can not find fault with it. The beat makes a person want to dance and the whole song brings an infectious enthusiasm for the game making people want to celebrate.
After all is said and done Waka Waka - This time for Africa is still popular even two months after the world cup still topping sales - making it a success.
For those who missed it here is the music video of Waka Waka - This time for Africa by Shakira featuring i uplod video folder
World Cup closing ceremony
Diane Coetzer from Billboard said that "Shakira's second consecutive performance at the closing ceremony of a FIFA World Cup sparked an ecstatic response from the vuvuzela-blowing crowd crammed into Soweto's Soccer City. The Colombian singer - who also made a star-turn at the first ever FIFA World Cup Kick-Off a month ago (June 10) - wore a day-glo colored Roberto Cavalli outfit as she launched into "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)." The song has also been featured in Forres Academy's 2010 s6 show, 'Addicted to Six' as their finale and received widespread acclaim in Scotland.[78] CBS Sports said, "Then came the singing and the dancers, with Colombian star Shakira and Ladysmith Black Mambazo among a colourful cast of thousands singing their hearts out in celebration
waka waka
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" debuted at number forty-three with the June 26, 2010, issue of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling 57,000 digital downloads.[16] This start was Shakira's second-highest debut on the Hot 100, after "She Wolf" opened at thirty-four in 2009.[17] In the following week (issue dated July 3), "Waka Waka" reached number thirty-eight.[18] Four months after its release, the song was certified gold by RIAA for sales of over 500,000.[19] "Waka Waka" also debuted at No. 47 on Hot Latin Songs and No. 35 on Latin Pop Songs. On the successive week, dated June 26, 2010, it was named Greatest Gainer on both charts, reaching position 26 on Hot Latin Songs and 11 on Latin Pop Songs. It also debuted on Tropical Songs at 31 that week.[20] The song has since reached position two on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs, and two on Latin Pop Songs.[21][22] On the Canadian Hot 100, the song debuted at No. 65 with the May 29, 2010, issue ofBillboard.[23] It dropped off the chart briefly, then re-entered at 72 on the June 19, 2010, issue, getting noted as Best Comeback.[24] In the following week, it jumped up almost sixty places to 14.[25] It then climbed further to 11.[21] On the European Hot 100, "Waka Waka" debuted at 88 and later reached number one.[26]
"Waka Waka" debuted at number twenty-three on Australian Physical Singles Chart on June 14, 2010, and then rose to number six.[27] On June 21, 2010, the song debuted at number thirty-nine on Australian Top 50 Singles Chart[28] and number thirty-seven on the Top 40 Digital Track Chart.[29] In its third week "Waka Waka" peaked at number thirty-two.[30] "Waka Waka" entered the UK Singles Chart on June 13, 2010 at thirty-eight, on July 18, 2010 it climbed to a peak of number twenty-one, therefore marking Shakira's ninth top thirty hit in the UK. It has so far spent 11 weeks inside the UK top 40.[31] On the June 19, 2010, issue Shakira debuted at number twelve on the Japan Hot 100.[32]On the Spanish Single Charts for the week ending May 16, 2010, the song debuted at number eighteen as the week's strongest entry.[33]Three weeks later "Waka Waka" had topped the chart.[34] On its sixth week on the Spanish Singles Chart, "Waka Waka" was certified Goldfor shipment or sales of at least 20,000 copies, and was certified Platinum the following week.[35] The single has become Shakira's longest-running number one in Spain, topping the chart for 17 consecutive weeks, from June to September.[36]
The song debuted on the French Digital Singles Chart at position 31, selling 2,100 downloads.[37] On its succeeding week, the song was up twenty-nine position and reached number two on sales of 7,900.[37] On its third week, it topped the chart with sales up 26% to almost 10,000 copies.[38] On its fourth week, the song was selling more than 10,000 copies.[39] In its fifth week, sales increased 35% over the preceding week with 13,500 downloads.[40] In its sixth week, the song sold more than 15,400 downloads, up 14% over the previous week.[41]
The single became a worldwide hit with No. 1 spots in at least 16 countries including Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Finland,France, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, Paraguay, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and host country South Africa.[42] According to Columbia Records, the song enjoyed 27,000 legal digital downloads in Mexico alone.[43] AFStereo's Aircheck said that "Waka Waka" was played 518 times on 30 of the radio stations it monitored, as well as six television channels in May.[44]
According to FIFA "Waka Waka" has sold four million copies worldwide.[45] In the history of the World Cup it is the fastest-selling single and the biggest-selling World Cup single of the digital age.[46] The song was also ranked number eight at Weekly Summer Playlist of Billboard Charts.[47] In India, 300,000 subscribers of Vodafone Essar bought the Waka Waka anthem on mobile phones. That is more than 10,000 downloads per day and average monthly 200,000 downloads in a month.[48] On July 12, 2010, Shakira's official website announced that "Waka Waka" was number one in all the countries served by the radio network Los 40 Principales (Spain, Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina). Shakira becomes the second artist who achieved this, after Alejandro Sanz.[49]
Selling 600,000 copies and reaching 2× Platinum in Germany, Waka Waka is Shakira's most successful single there
Shakira Makes History (Top Story)
"Waka Waka" will be available on her forthcoming album Sale el Sol/The Sun Comes Out, scheduled to be released on October 19th. After selling an astounding two million singles, "Waka Waka" is the biggest World Cup song ever released, however its success goes far beyond its popularity as a song, the song and accompanying dance has become a cultural and viral phenomenon.
The official video for "Waka Waka" has seen over 170 million YouTube hits making it the #4 most watched video of all time and the #3 most watched music video. Including unofficial "Waka Waka" videos, the total cumulative views are over 350 million Shakira's "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" has become the biggest selling World Cup song in history.
"Waka Waka" will be available on her forthcoming album Sale el Sol/The Sun Comes Out, scheduled to be released on October 19th. After selling an astounding two million singles, "Waka Waka" is the biggest World Cup song ever released, however its success goes far beyond its popularity as a song, the song and accompanying dance has become a cultural and viral phenomenon.The official video for "Waka Waka" has seen over 170 million YouTube hits making it the #4 most watched video of all time and the #3 most watched music video. Including unofficial "Waka Waka" videos, the total cumulative views are over 350 million.The track was also the soundtrack to Shakira's hugely successful 1Goal campaign in which Shakira devised the now-famed "Waka Waka" dance and tasked her fans around the world to "dance for 1Goal" and upload their "Waka Dance" videos to spread the word for education. Fans in overwhelming numbers made videos and uploaded them to YouTube with flash-mobs popping up across the world - together gathering more than 400 million views and helping to promote 1Goal's campaign for universal education. Check out some of the "Waka Waka" dance highlights here
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