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2009 single by K'naan

"Waving Flag" redirects here. For the song by British Sea Power, see Waving Flags.

"Wavin' Flag" is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album Troubadour (2009).

The song was originally written for Somalia and aspirations of its people for freedom.

Knaan wavin flag biography examples

The original single was a hit in Canada and reached number two on the Canadian Hot 100 as the second official single from the album, after the single "ABCs", a minor hit. After an earthquake in Haiti in 2010, a remake of the song by an ad hoc supergroup of Canadian artists, credited as Young Artists for Haiti, became a charity single in Canada, reaching number one on the Canadian Hot 100 in its own right.

The song became a global hit when it was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, hosted by South Africa. This amended international version with additional lyrics reached the top ten in more than twenty different charts around the world.

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