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