Shakira Performs Waka Waka For 700 Million During 2010 FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremonies (Top Story)

07/17/2010
. Shakira Performs Waka Waka For 700 Million During 2010 FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremonies was a top 10 story this week . Here is the recap: 700 million in 215 countries tuned in to watch Shakira and Freshlyground perform the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)," during the closing ceremonies.

Selling over a million singles has made Waka Waka the fastest-selling single and biggest-selling World Cup single of the digital age. The song is the #1 selling single in over 15 countries including Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal.

In addition, the official video for "Waka Waka" has seen nearly 100 million YouTube views and over 150 million of additional postings making it the #13 most watched video of all time and the #9 most watched music video. - more on this story

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