One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album explained

One Love, One Rhythm
Type:compilation
Artist:Various artists
Cover:One Love, One Rhythm.png
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Length:51:26
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One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album is a compilation album that was released on May 8, 2014 through Sony Music Brasil and RCA Records. This album is the official music album of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[1] [2] [3] It features songs written and selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Information

One Love, One Rhythm features work by well-known Brazilian singers, including Arlindo Cruz, performer of "Tatu Bom de Bola", the official mascot song, Sergio Mendes, Bebel Gilberto, and SuperSong finalist Rodrigo Alexey, featuring Preta Gil. Contributions from artists of other nationalities include original songs by 1960s American doo-wop group The Isley Brothers, Norwegian-Spanish pop singer Adelén, Canadian reggae-pop band Magic! and Bahamian Pop/Junkanoo Band Baha Men.[4]

Remixes of the official song and the mascot song by Afro-Brazilian Carnival bloc Olodum and DJ Memê, respectively, are featured as bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of the album. "Fighter", a Japanese track performed by Mika Nakashima and Miliyah Kato, was released as a single in Japan on June 4, 2014.[4] Also featured is "Lepo Lepo", a song by pagode group Psirico which was considered the theme song of the 2014 Brazilian Carnival.[5]

Singles

The first single from One Love, One Rhythm is "We Are One (Ole Ola)", a collaboration between American artists Pitbull and Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian axé singer Claudia Leitte.[6] It was released on April 8, 2014 and served as the tournament's official theme song.[6] The second single was "Vida", a bilingual English and Spanish song recorded by Ricky Martin as a result of SuperSong, an online music contest held by Sony Corporation. The song was released on April 22, 2014. Voters chose "Vida" by American singer-songwriter Elijah King as their favorite song.

Third single "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)", performed by Carlos Santana and Wyclef Jean featuring Avicii and Alexandre Pires, served as the World Cup's official anthem. It was released on April 29, 2014.[7] Fourth single, "Olé", performed by Adelén, was released on May 12, 2014.[8] "La La La (Brazil 2014)" was officially sent to radio stations in Italy on May 27, 2014 as the fifth overall single from the album.[9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australian Compilation Albums (ARIA)[10] 11
Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)[11] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 48
US Billboard 200[13] 45
US World Albums (Billboard)1

Year-end charts

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Música da Copa "We Are One" com Pitbull, J.Lo e Claudia Leitte é lançada. Universo Online. 8 April 2014. 7 April 2014. pt.
  2. Web site: The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album: One Love, One Rhythm by Various Artists . . 3 June 2014 .
  3. Web site: ピットブル、アヴィーチー、サンタナ、中島美嘉×加藤ミリヤなど世界中の超豪華アーティストたちが多数参加した2014 FIFAワールドカップ公式アルバムが発売決定! . 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album release! Features amazing global artists Pitbull, Avici, Santana, Mika Nakashima x Miliyah Kato, etc participating . Sony Music . April 9, 2014 . April 10, 2014.
  4. Web site: 中島美嘉×加藤ミリヤのコラボ作に☆Taku Takahashi参加 . Mika Nakashima x Miliyah Kato collabo, also featuring Taku Takahashi . Natalie . April 9, 2014 . April 9, 2014.
  5. Web site: "Lepo Lepo" continua na moda e está no disco oficial da Copa do Mundo. ZH 2014. 11 April 2014 .
  6. Cantor-Navas. Judy. Pitbull's 'We Are One (Ole, Ola)' Featuring Jennifer Lopez, Claudia Leitte Named FIFA'S Official World Cup Song. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 6, 2014. January 23, 2014.
  7. Web site: Fifa anuncia "Dar um Jeito" como hino da Copa de 2014. Terra.
  8. Web site: iTunes - Music - Olé (Stadium Anthem Mix) - Single by Adelén. iTunes. 12 May 2014 .
  9. Web site: SHAKIRA - la La la (Brazil 2014) (Columbia) | Radio Date 27/05/2014 . 2014-05-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140709014404/http://www.radioairplay.fm/RadioDate/PublicDetails/62349 . 2014-07-09 .
  10. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 21 July 2014. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140722044500/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140722-1445/ARIAIssue1273.pdf. dead. 2014-07-22. 2. July 22, 2014. Australian Web Archive. 1273. July 27, 2014.
  11. Web site: Compilation - Classifica settimanale WK 20 (dal 12-05-2014 al 18-05-2014). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 17 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714225410/http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1815. 14 July 2014.
  12. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/52027/products/music/1073012/1/ . ja:ワン・ラヴ、ワン・リズム 2014FIFAワールドカップ・ブラジル大会公式アルバム . Oricon . ja . June 25, 2014.
  13. Web site: One Love, One Rhythm: The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. July 8, 2014.
  14. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2014. Ultratop. October 25, 2020.