When Shakira released a rendition of the song in — Waka Waka This Time for Africa — without permission from Zangalewa, it led to, according to reports , an online campaign for the African group to be duly compensated over issues of copyright and plagiarism.
It was the biggest song of in seven countries. The song was also popular in Colombia where it was known as The Military, brought to the country by West African DJs where Shakira, a native, likely heard the tune. Join the conversation Share your thoughts. Posted on YouTube by "SupraSensibilis". Zangaleza say that they've come to an agreement with Shakira and will probably be compensated. But I think it's a shame that the international media don't point out where the song actually comes from.
The Cameroonians are actually very proud of the remake. Young people don't know the original as it came out in The song is one of the best-selling singles in Spain. By , the single had sold , downloads in the country and had been certified nine times-platinum by the IFPI.
The ring tone format of the song has received a triple-platinum certification. In Switzerland, the song debuted at number five and later peaked atop the chart for four weeks. It spent 86 weeks on the chart and was certified triple-platinum in by the IFPI. According to Manoj Gairola of Hindustan Times , the song was downloaded by more than , subscribers of a telecom company that held exclusive rights to sell "Waka Waka This Time for Africa " on mobile phones.
The song attained number one positions in Argentina, Chile and Shakira's native country Colombia. In the United States, the song debuted at number 43 on the Billboard Hot - Shakira's second-highest debut on the chart at that time. It later peaked at number According to Nielsen SoundScan, the single has sold 1,, downloads in the United States, making it Shakira's third-highest selling digital single in the country as of March Navas explained that the concept of the video was to "take the viewer on a trip around the world, ending in Africa.
The dance sequences were choreographed by Hi-Hat , who had previously worked with Shakira on the video of " She Wolf " The video was shot in Los Angeles and was recorded in multiple languages. It was premiered on 6 June and became the first-ever music video by Sony Music to receive a release in 3D format.
The video chiefly focuses on Shakira and a crowd composed of numerous dancers and children dancing together. Freshlyground appear during their verse, with lead singer Zolani Mahola and violinist Kyla-Rose Smith "front and center". Towards the end of the video, various child dancers perform solo dance routines. The video interpolates archival footage of past football matches, including the infamous scene of Italian footballer Roberto Baggio missing the decisive penalty in the shootout of the FIFA World Cup Final against Brazil.
Adam Fairholm from IMVDb praised the dance sequences and wrote that while Shakira was "great," the best part of the music video were the appearances by Freshlyground, the children, and the footballers. He praised Raboy for "making everyone seem like a big, happy family" and felt the video was adequately representative of South African culture.
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