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05/07 13:33 CDT Shakira teases new song for the FIFA World Cup 2026 with
Afrobeats star Burna Boy called 'Dai Dai'
Shakira teases new song for the FIFA World Cup 2026 with Afrobeats star Burna
Boy called 'Dai Dai'
By MARIA SHERMAN
AP Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- From Maracan Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, just in time for the
FIFA World Cup, emerges a familiar global superstar: Shakira.
The Colombian singer shared a minute-long teaser clip on Thursday of a new
song, writing on social media, "From Maracan Stadium, here is "Dai Dai," the
FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026." She also included a mention of Afrobeats
star Burna Boy.
In the video short, Shakira appears on the field of Maracan Stadium, joined by
dancers. "Here in this place / You belong," she sings in English, a male voice
harmonizing with her. "What broke you once / Made you strong."
According to her post, the full song will arrive May 14.
The FIFA tournament will kick off on June 11 with Mexico taking on South Africa
at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The final is scheduled for July 19 at
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, just outside New York City.
Shakira is no stranger to World Cup anthems. Her song "Waka Waka (This Time For
Africa)" was the official song of the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa.
"Dai Dai" is not to be confused with Coca-Cola's official anthem for the FIFA
World Cup 2026, a reimagination of Van Halen's "Jump" that features Colombian
singer J Balvin, drummer Travis Barker, pop/R&B singer Amber Mark and guitarist
Steve Vai.
Mark's rich, crystalline voice is the first heard on the track; she sings the
song's original English lyrics. Vai transforms its iconic guitar; Barker
amplifies its percussion.
The greatest difference is found in Balvin's contributions. He wrote a new
verse --- in Spanish --- atop production courtesy of his collaborator
L.E.X.V.Z, a sound he described to the Associated Press in March as "Brazilian
funk with hard strings, kind of like hip-hop."
"?Jump' is not a ftbol song," he said of the original, using the Spanish word
for soccer. "So that's why I had to put the Latin love and passion for ftbol
(in the lyrics)."
That's certainly something Shakira knows a thing or two about.
