Oh Africa
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Producer(s) | Alexander "PrettyBoiFresh" Parhm, Jr | |||
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"Oh Africa" is a song performed by the artist
Andrei Arshavin
make cameo appearances in the music video.
Release
The song is the third song performed by these two artists, the first being "Change Me" featured on Keri's debut album In a Perfect World..., and the non-album track "Mic Check", the latter of which was produced by Timbaland. Pepsi has announced this as one of the official 2010 World Cup Theme Songs.[3]
Music video
A music video has been filmed and was released on Grammy Awards night on 31 January 2010. Directed by
Andrei Arshavin then are shown kicking water ballon like footballs hitting the wall as images appear of them, with similar body paint found on the single cover. Images of other scenes are also shown e.g. The African choir and Keri lying on a Zebra pattern like cover. The end shows a wall with the footballers cheering.[4]
VFX for "Oh Africa" were created by Baked FX.
Track listing
- "Oh Africa"
- "Oh Africa" (Instrumental)
- "Oh Africa" (Video)
- "Oh Africa" (Making Of The Commercial)
- "Oh Africa" (Making Of The Song)
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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Denmark (Tracklisten)[5] | 8 |
Hungary (Single Top 40)[6] | 4 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 52 |
56 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Worldwide | January 31, 2010 | Digital Download, CD single | Universal |
References
- ^ "Downloads". Konfidence.org. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ "Akon & Keri Hilson Record Charity Song". Rap-Up.com. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ "Pepsi Teams Up with Akon, Keri Hilson and Drogba on "Oh Africa"". Bella Naija. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ "Making of Akon's 'Oh Africa' Music Video Feat. Keri Hilson". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ "Akon feat. Keri Hilson – Oh Africa". Tracklisten.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Akon feat. Keri Hilson – Oh Africa". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "Akon ft. Keri Hilson: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
External links
- Oh Africa on YouTube