A screen grab from the "C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S." song on Qatar Airways' official YouTube channel.
Doha: Just two days after its upload, "C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S.," Qatar Airways' official FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 song featuring superstar DJ Rodge and internationally acclaimed singer Cheb Khaled, has hit over 11 million views on YouTube, making it one of the most trending songs from the region.
As of the time of writing this story, "C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S.," which was released on the airline’s official YouTube channel on November 17, has received 11,245,038 views and is very much on its way to hitting the 12 million mark.
Considering the increasing popularity of the song, whose uplifting lyrics are in English, French, and Arabic, it is set to arguably be the top-trending FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 song by the end of the tournament, whose final will be played on December 18.
According to Qatar Airways, the catchy melody of "C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S.," whose release coincides with the opening of complimentary pre-departure waiting areas for all passengers flying through Hamad International Airport (HIA) and Doha International Airport (DIA) until December 31, reflects the passion of all fans uniting across the globe in the shared experience of the FIFA World Cup.
Compared to other FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 songs, "C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N.S." is arguably the first to hit 11 million views within 48 hours of its release.
"Arhbo," another World Cup song featuring Ozuna and GIMS, which was released on August 20, has so far hit 34 million views on the FIFA official YouTube channel, while "Light The Sky," featuring Nora Fatehi, Balqees, Rahma Riad, Manal, and RedOne, has so far garnered 15 million views on the channel more than one month after its release on October 7.
The first official soundtrack for Qatar 2022, Hayya Hayya (Better Together), has had 33 million views on the FIFA channel since its release on April 1, while the latest Tukoh Taka, the official FIFA Fan Festival Anthem featuring Nicki Minaj, Maluma, and Myriam Fares (FIFA Sound), has had about 4.4 million views since its release on November 18.
Meanwhile, "Tukoh Taka" made history as the first FIFA World Cup song featuring English, Spanish, and Arabic lyrics. The cross-continental collaboration featured a high-energy synergy between Minaj, Maluma, and Fares as they rapped and sang about uniting fans worldwide and celebrating together.
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) began to adopt songs that would become the official soundtrack of the global football event, which happens every four years, at Italia 90, almost sixty years after the first-ever edition of the World Cup.
