Shakira performed the song at the 2010 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony on 10 June as well as at the closing ceremony on 11 July. It became popular on YouTube, receiving more than 3.04 billion views as of January 2022 and becoming the 29th most-watched video of all time on the site. It features cameos by various footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The music video for “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” was directed by Marcus Raboy and shows Shakira and a group of dancers and children dancing to the song together. The drill remix to the song was mixed, mastered and produced by an multi-talented record executive, QuantajoBeats who added more spice to the song. The song samples “Zamina mina (Zangaléwa)” by Golden Sounds and the lyrics encourage one to aim for their goals like a soldier on a battlefield. Written, composed, and produced by Shakira and John Hill, it was released on by Epic Records as the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Africa.
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