According to Songfacts, Wavin' Flag was originally released on K'naan's second studio album, Troubadour. It was the long player's third single and peaked at #99 on the Billboard Hot 100, the Toronto-raised hip-hop artist's first entry on the chart. A remixed version was chosen as the official song of the FIFA 2010 World Cup. It features revised lyrics with a new focus on football. Wavin' Flag lyrics When i get older, they'll call me freedom Just like a Waving Flag. When I get older, I will be stronger, They'll call me freedom, just like a Wav… read more
According to Songfacts, Wavin' Flag was originally released on K'naan's second studio album, Troubadour. It was the long player'… read more
According to Songfacts, Wavin' Flag was originally released on K'naan's second studio album, Troubadour. It was the long player's third single and peaked at #99 on t… read more
Keinan Abdi Warsame (born 1978), known professionally as K'naan, is a Somali-Canadian poet and hip-hop artist. The Coming To America Songfacts states that born in Mogadishu, Somalia, he spent his childhood there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. K’naan’s grandfather, Haji Mohammad, was a poet and his aunt, Magool, one of Somalia's most famous singers. The young Somalian acquired an early interest in hip-hop from the records that were sent to him from America by his father. K’naan describes growing up in Somalia amidst the ongoing warfare on his song "… read more
Keinan Abdi Warsame (born 1978), known professionally as K'naan, is a Somali-Canadian poet and hip-hop artist. The Coming To America Songfacts states that born in Mogadishu, Somalia, h… read more
Keinan Abdi Warsame (born 1978), known professionally as K'naan, is a Somali-Canadian poet and hip-hop artist. The Coming To America Songfacts states that born in Mogadishu, Somalia, he spent his childhood there during the Somali … read more