Shakira announced that the official song for the next World Cup, titled "Dai Dai," will be released in full on May 14 and that she recorded it with Nigerian singer, songwriter and producer Burna Boy.
The singer said the single will be available on all major streaming platforms, and the music video was filmed at the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The release is presented as the official theme for the tournament scheduled in 2026.
The scale of the task ahead for Dai Dai is set by Shakira's own record. Her 2010 hit "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" is widely considered the most successful football song in history: its official video has more than 4,000 million views on YouTube and the single has accumulated more than 15 million digital sales.
Shakira already has a history of linking songs to World Cup finals. In 2006 she performed a special version of "Hips Don't Lie" called "Bamboo" at the final in Berlin, and she returned to World Cup music in 2014 with "La La La" in Brazil, before the global reach of Waka Waka in 2010 made the association part of her musical identity.
The collaboration with Burna Boy and the choice of Maracanã for the video underline a global ambition for Dai Dai: Burna Boy brings a profile as a Nigerian artist who writes and produces, and Maracanã is one of the sport’s most symbolic venues. Together those elements aim to build on Shakira’s previous World Cup entries while creating a fresh sound for the 2026 tournament.
There is a clear benchmark. Waka Waka’s 4,000 million-plus YouTube views and 15 million digital sales set a high bar for any follow-up tied to the World Cup. Dai Dai will be evaluated against those figures and against the way audiences around the world respond when the full song and video become available on May 14.
For now the timeline is simple and public: Dai Dai is the official theme for the next World Cup, the video was shot at Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Burna Boy is credited on the project, and the full single will drop on May 14 on all major streaming platforms. That is what Shakira is delivering — and what listeners will judge against her earlier, record-breaking World Cup work.
