Nicki Minaj, Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma and Lebanese
artist Myriam Fares released their new song just in time for the World Cup
Titled “Tukoh Taka,” the trilingual song features English,
Spanish and Arabic lyrics relating to the event which will take place in Qatar.
“Tukoh Taka” reached the No. 3 spot on iTunes charts,
behind Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” and Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero.”
The music video on FIFA’s Youtube channel has achieved 3.7 million views since its upload yesterday afternoon.
The World Cup anthem follows in the footsteps of other successful soccer songs.
Ricky Martin earned a Grammy Award for best Latin pop
performance following the release of “Copa de la Vida” for the 1998 World Cup.
Maluma and Myriam will perform the hit song at FIFA’s Fan Festival today.