Knaan – Wavin Flag (Ost World Cup 2010)

Wavin’ Flag was chosen as Coca-Cola’s promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, to be held in South Africa. The English version was released as “Wavin’ Flag (The Celebration Mix)” by K’naan and many other bilingual and country-specific versions have been released. After the release of the Celebration Mix prior to the World Cup, “Wavin’ Flag” reached number one in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria as well as number two in the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy and Ireland.

“Wavin’ Flag” is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K’naan from his album Troubadour, reaching #2 on the Canadian Hot 100. A remake by a super group of Canadian artists, credited as Young Artists for Haiti, became a charity single, with this new version going straight to #1 on the Canadian charts. A version of the song featuring will.i.am and David Guetta is targeted for international release. The song also appears on the soundtrack for the video game NBA 2K10.

Knaan – Wavin Flag Lyrics

Chorus
When I get older, I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom just like a waving flag

Verse 1
born to a throne
stronger than rome
but violent prone
poor people zone
but it’s my home
all i have known
where i got grown
streets we would roam
out of the darkness
i came the farthest
among the hardest survival
learn from these streets
it can be bleak
accept no defeat
surrender retreat (so we struggling)
fighting to eat (and we wondering)
when we will be free
so we patiently wait
for that fateful day
its not far away
for now we say

Repeat Chorus
When I get older, I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom just like a waving flag
and then it goes back (3x)

and then it go when i get older i will be
stronger they call me freedom just
like a waving flag
and then it goes back (3x)
oh oh oh

so many wars settling scores
bringing us promises, leaving us poor
i heard them say love is the way
love is the answer that’s what they say
but look how they treat us lyrics from museke.com
make us believers make we
fight there battes then they deceive us
try to control us they couldn’t holf us

cause we just move forward
just like buffalo soldiers (so we struggling)
fighting to eat (so we wondering)
when we will be free
so we patiently wait
for that fateful day
its not that far away
for now we say

Repeat Chorus

and than everybody will be singing it
and you and i will be singing it
and we all will be singing it
wo wah wo ah wo ah

Repeat Chorus till fade
When I get older, I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom just like a waving flag

Just a like waving flag

Knaan – Wavin Flag Video Clip

The official theme song for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010, by the somalian artist K’naan

Download Knaan – Wavin’ Flag (The Celebration Mix)