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Single by IShowSpeed | ||||
Released | November 4, 2022 | |||
Recorded | September 21, 2022 [1] | |||
Studio | Metropolis (London) [1] | |||
Genre | Hip hop [2] | |||
Length | 4:16 | |||
Label | Warner | |||
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"World Cup" on YouTube | ||||
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IShowSpeed - "World Cup" |
"World Cup" is a song by American YouTuber and streamer IShowSpeed. It was released on November 4,2022,through Warner Records,in honor of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The song has gained viral attention with the music video on YouTube having over 144 million views as of July 2024,and being number 11 on the Top 100 Music Videos United States playlist by YouTube Music Global Charts as of January 1,2023. As of January 2024,the song has been used in TikToks,YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels an accumulated one million times.
IShowSpeed began watching football after a fan donated to Speed asking who his favourite football player was,to which he replied,"Christo[ sic ] Ronaldo,sewey!".[ citation needed ] Speed started playing FIFA during his livestream and slowly became his main persona which led to him being invited to the Sidemen 2022 Charity Match. [3] [ better source needed ] Speed released "Ronaldo (Sewey)" prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup as a meme song using Ronaldo's famous "Siuuu" phrase. Speed released "World Cup" on November 4 in honor of the same tournament. [4]
Credits adapted from Tidal. [5]
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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Iceland (Tónlistinn) [6] | 34 |
Ireland (IRMA) [7] | 37 |
Netherlands (Single Tip) [8] | 1 |
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] | 29 |
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) [10] | 6 |
UK Singles (OCC) [11] | 52 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | November 4,2022 | Warner | [4] |
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