You won't be hearing "Oh Canada" at the 2010 FIFA World Cup (something to do with our national soccer team not qualifying). But the games' anthem will come courtesy of a rapper raised in Toronto.
Rapper K'Naan has remixed his Troubadour single "Wavin' Flag," and the inspirational tune will serve as the official song for the 2010 soccer tournament, reports the Canadian Press.
You can listen to the slightly rejigged track below -- although the Internet YouTubes won't be only place you'll hear the song in coming months. "Wavin' Flag" will be put to use in TV and online commercials leading up to the games, and will be blasted during every FIFA event of the World Cup.
By the time the games kick off in South Africa next summer, lyrics such as "See the champions take the field now/ Unify us, make us feel proud" could be as maddeningly ubiquitous as Ricky Martin's "La Copa de Vida" (theme of the 1998 World Cup) -- or, to a lesser extent, Nelly Furtado's "Forca" (the anthem of Euro 2004).
K'Naan, who spent his childhood in Somalia, is now touring throughout Africa on a FIFA/Coca Cola-sponsored World Cup Trophy tour.
Listen to K'Naan's "Wavin' Flag: The Celebration Mix" below:
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