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K'Naan – Wavin' Flag

With its internationalist reggae feel and new-age empowerment lyrics, "Wavin' Flag" was quickly embraced as an anthem for all kinds of things, including Haitian earthquake relief and Coca-Cola's 2010 FIFA World Cup advertising campaign.

While I quite enjoyed it at first, and do still find it catchy – in a "Walking on Sunshine" kind of way, I have grown weary of it, due to over-exposure.

Hometown: Mogadishu (born), Toronto (raised)
Canadian Content: A supergroup of Canadian musicians, called Young Artists for Haiti, recorded the song as a benefit single after the Haitian earthquake in 2010.
Release Date: 18 March 2009
Composer: Keinan Abdi Warsame (a.k.a. K'Naan)
Producer: Kerry Brothers Jr., Bruno Mars
Album: Troubadour
Style: reggae fusion
Charts:

original: #2 Canada Hot 100
benefit single: #1 Canada Hot 100; #89 UK Singles
Coca-Cola version: #2 UK Singles; #82 US Hot 100

Mar*Star 125: did not exist
Mar*Star 150: 150

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