List of AFC Asian Cup songs and anthems explained

AFC Asian Cup songs and anthems are songs and tunes adopted officially to be used as warm-ups to the event, to accompany the championships during the event and as a souvenir reminder of the events as well as for advertising campaigns leading for the Asian Cup, giving the singers exceptional universal world coverage and notoriety. However, Asian Cup only started to practice using official songs since 21st century, started in 2004 edition,

Most of the songs representing each Asian Cup tournaments are mainly in English even it can be also multilingual, while some native languages are also used for the song. The official versions also results in cover versions in many other languages by the original artist or by local artists.

Unlike some continental football tournaments such as Copa América or UEFA European Championship, several songs in the Asian Cup might not be official but popular voted and listened, de facto make it official song.

Official songs and anthems

EditionHost CountryTitleLanguagePerformer(s)Writer(s) & Producer(s)Audios & VideosLive Performance
"宣言"[1]
- Chinese version
ChineseTiger HuAudio
"Take Me To The Sky"[2]
- English version
EnglishMusic Video
Indonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
"I Believe"[3] EnglishTata YoungOfficial Music Video
"Yalla Asia"[4] EnglishJay Sean
Karl Wolf
Radhika Vekaria
Radhika Vekaria
Max Herman
Zoulikha El Fassi
Official Music Video
Official SongArabic,
Asian Languages
GroupAbdullah
Al-Mana'ei,
Serous
Official Song
Official Music Video
"Warrior"[5] EnglishHavana BrownJonas Saeed, Niclas Kings
Luciana Caporaso
Nick Clow and Sabi
Official Music VideoOpening Ceremony
"Zanaha Zayed"[6]
Arabic
English
Hussain Al Jassmi
Balqees Ahmed Fathi
Eida Al Menhali
Opening Ceremony
"Hadaf"[7]
ArabicHumood AlKhudher
Fahad Al Hajjaji
Official Music Video

Entrance music

EditionHost CountryMusicNotes
2015"AFC Anthem"Prior to 2015, "FIFA Anthem" was used.
2019 United Arab Emirates
2023"Hadaf" (instrumental)

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://music.douban.com/subject/1413728/ 宣言――2004亚洲杯歌曲合辑(单碟装CD
  2. http://ent.sina.com.cn/2004-07-18/1842446340.html?from=wap 胡彦斌唱出2004亚洲杯“宣言"
  3. Web site: The chronic official song of the Asian Cup: I Believe by Tata Young | Who Ate all the Pies. 2021-10-28. 2021-01-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210120032200/https://www.whoateallthepies.tv/games/2929/the_chronic_off.html. live.
  4. Web site: AFC Asian Cup 2011: The Official Song By Jay Sean. Chris Punnakkattu. Daniel. Sports Keeda. 11 June 2018. 12 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144158/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-asian-cup-2011-the-official-song-by-jay-sean. live.
  5. Web site: Havana Brown faz performance de "Warrior" na Austrália | Portal Ômega Hitz Brasil . 2018-06-11 . 2015-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319015849/http://omegahitz.com.br/havana-brown-faz-performance-de-warrior-na-australia/ . live .
  6. Web site: Top UAE singers to open AFC Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi. 2019-02-10 . 2019-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011231/https://www.arabianbusiness.com/culture-society/410695-top-uae-singers-to-open-afc-asian-cup-in-abu-dhabi. Arabian Business. live .
  7. Web site: Official song for Asian Cup Qatar 2023 released. The Peninsula. 1 January 2024. 1 January 2024.