The world of gaming is about to see one of the biggest releases of the year – the highly anticipated FIFA 22. The cultural worlds of music and football collide on each FIFA title, with the game featuring an eclectic soundtrack of some of the biggest hits and up-and-coming tracks from artists around the world – with FIFA offering a giant platform for both artists and songs alike to boost their popularity – just take Glass Animals’ Heat Waves and Jungle’s Busy Earnin’ for two examples of tracks that blew up after appearing on FIFA soundtracks!
Ahead of FIFA 22’s release on October 1st, Spotify has looked at streaming data related to all FIFA soundtracks since the game’s original release in 1997 – revealing the top FIFA track of all time both globally and in the UK is The Nights by Avicii from the soundtrack to FIFA 15.
From this year’s FIFA 22 full soundtrack, the most popular song to date globally is SEB’s seaside_demo whilst the top track in the UK is Oliver Twist by ArrDee. The most popular song globally from the FIFA 22 VOLTA FOOTBALL SOUNDTRACK is West Ten by UK-based artists AJ Tracy and Mabel.
Fun fact, the first ever Spotify Singles recording is featured on the FIFA 22 soundtrack – Fuego (feat. GABIFUEGO) [Spotify Studio 100 Recording] by Swedish and Norwegian artists Jelassi and Musti, respectively. Many artists are making their FIFA debut on this latest release, including Loyle Carner’s Yesterday and Apartment 402 by girl in red.
Spotify has also dived into the franchise’s back catalogue to shine a light on which songs have stood the test of time, with the likes of Imagine Dragons and Billie Eilish striking the right note with players and appearing in the Top 5 FIFA tracks of all time on Spotify.
Top 5 FIFA tracks of all time from the game’s soundtrack globally:
- Avicii – The Nights (FIFA 15)
- Glass Animals – Heat Waves (FIFA 21)
- Billie Eilish – you should see me in a crown (FIFA 19)
- Imagine Dragons – On Top Of The World (FIFA 13)
- KALEO – Way down We Go (FIFA 16)
Top 5 FIFA tracks from the game’s soundtrack since 2015 in the UK:
- Avicii – The Nights (FIFA 15)
- MGMT – Kids (FIFA 09)
- Blur – Song 2 – 2012 Remaster (FIFA Road to World Cup 1998 Soundtrack)
- The Jame – Town Called Malice (FIFA 04)
- Glass Animals – Heat Waves (FIFA 21)
With the recent announcement of this year’s soundtrack, Spotify has delved into the streaming habits of FIFA playlists by EA SPORTS FIFA. Not only are FIFA fans engaging with the game’s soundtracks from the past 12 years, they’re also listening to the specific soundtracks throughout the years as FIFA 16 Soundtrack is the most popular FIFA album on the platform.
Icelandic band KAELO’s Way down We Go is the most popular song from this album on Spotify, with the track being a firm favourite with listeners in Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and the artist’s native country, Iceland.
Other fan favourites in the UK include Loyle Corner, Yesterday (FIFA 22), Imagine Dragons, On Top Of The World (FIFA 13), Tom Grennan, Found What I’ve Been Looking For (FIFA 18) , New Order, Blue Monday (FIFA 05) and The Hoosiers Goodbye Mr A (FIFA 08)
Top 5 FIFA playlists by EA SPORTS FIFA globally:
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