Culture news and discussion on TalkFuse.
Shakira & Burna Boy’s ‘Dai Dai’ Becomes Highest Charting World Cup Anthem on Hot 100
Shakira and Burna Boy's "Dai Dai," the official FIFA World Cup 2026 anthem, has become the highest-charting official World Cup song in Billboard Hot 100 history, jumping from No. 42 to No. 17 on the chart dated 1 August. This surpasses Shakira's own 2010 hit "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)," which had held the record with a peak of No. 38, and marks the first time a World Cup song has topped both the Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts.
The song's surge was fuelled by high-profile live performances: Shakira and Burna Boy performed it before more than 80,000 fans at the tournament's opening ceremony in Mexico City on 11 June, and it featured prominently in the first-ever World Cup final halftime show on 19 July at MetLife Stadium, alongside Justin Bieber, BTS and Madonna. In the US, the track logged 8.6 million streams (up 69%), 13.9 million in radio airplay audience (up 11%) and 7,000 sales (up 322%) in the week of 17–23 July. The success gives Shakira her 13th top 40 Hot 100 hit and Burna Boy his second, and first as lead artist.
In short
- "Dai Dai" hits No. 17, the highest-ever Hot 100 spot for a World Cup anthem
- It beats Shakira's own 2010 record set by "Waka Waka"
- Halftime show and opening ceremony performances drove streaming and sales gains
Explained simply
The FIFA World Cup is the international football championship held every four years and watched by billions of people worldwide. Each tournament features an official anthem commissioned by FIFA, performed at major ceremonies and broadcast globally.
Shakira is a Colombian pop artist with decades of mainstream international success. Burna Boy is a Nigerian musician and a prominent figure in Afrobeats, a contemporary African music genre with growing worldwide influence.
Official World Cup anthems have not typically achieved significant chart success on mainstream music listings. This collaboration pairs two major international artists: Shakira, from the global pop tradition, and Burna Boy, a leading representative of Afrobeats, a major contemporary African music movement.