Oh Africa

"Oh Africa"
"Oh Africa"
	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Timothy Thomas; Theron Thomas;
Producer(s)	Alexander "PrettyBoiFresh" Parhm, Jr
Akon singles chronology
Keri Hilson singles chronology

"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
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[5]	8
Hungary (Single Top 40)^[6]	4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	52
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	56

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
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

[1] "Downloads". Konfidence.org. Archived from the original on 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2011-02-20.

[2] "Akon & Keri Hilson Record Charity Song". Rap-Up.com. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2011-02-20.

[3] "Pepsi Teams Up with Akon, Keri Hilson and Drogba on "Oh Africa"". Bella Naija. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2011-02-20.

[4] "Making of Akon's 'Oh Africa' Music Video Feat. Keri Hilson". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-11-28.

[sc_Denmark_Akon_feat._Keri_Hilson-5] "Akon feat. Keri Hilson – Oh Africa". Tracklisten.

[sc_Hungarytop10_-6] "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.

[sc_Switzerland_Akon_feat._Keri_Hilson-7] "Akon feat. Keri Hilson – Oh Africa". Swiss Singles Chart.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Akon_ft._Keri_Hilson-8] "Akon ft. Keri Hilson: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.

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v t e Akon
Discography Awards and nominations
Trouble	"Locked Up" "Ghetto" "Lonely" "Belly Dancer (Bananza)" "Pot of Gold"
Konvicted	"Smack That" "I Wanna Love You" "Don't Matter" "Mama Africa" "Sorry, Blame It on Me" "I Can't Wait"
Freedom	"Right Now (Na Na Na)" "I'm So Paid" "Beautiful" "We Don't Care"
El Negreeto	"Cómo No"
Featured singles	"Find Us" "Baby, I'm Back" "Moonshine" "Slow Wind" (Remix) "Soul Survivor" "Snitch" "I Am Not My Hair" "Girls" "The Sweet Escape" "I Tried" "We Takin' Over" "Bartender" "The Way She Moves" "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" "Am I Dreaming" "Hypnotized" "Get Buck in Here" "I'll Still Kill" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008" "What You Got" "Dangerous" "Frozen" "Out Here Grindin" "Wake It Up" "Body on Me" "What's Love" "Day Dreaming" "Stuck with Each Other" "Silver & Gold" "One" "Just Go" "Overtime" "All Up 2 You" "Sexy Bitch" "Let's Get Crazy" "On Top" "Shut It Down" "Push Push" "Body Bounce" "Move That Body" "Hold My Hand" "Kush" "I Just Had Sex" "Who Dat Girl" "Boomerang" "Chop My Money" "Like Money" "Play Hard" "Heatwave" "She Knows"
Promotional singles	"Holla Holla" "Troublemaker"
Other songs	"Crank It Up" "Oh Africa" "Angel" "Chammak Challo" "Let It Go"
Related articles	Akon City, Senegal Akon Lighting Africa
Category

v t e Keri Hilson
Discography
Studio albums	In a Perfect World... No Boys Allowed
Singles	"Energy" "Return the Favor" "Turnin Me On" "Knock You Down" "Make Love" "Slow Dance" "I Like" "Breaking Point" "Pretty Girl Rock" "One Night Stand" "Lose Control (Let Me Down)"
Featured singles	"Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" "The Way I Are" "Scream" "Hero" "Superhuman" "Numba 1 (Tide Is High)" "Number One" "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere" "Medicine" "Oh Africa" "Got Your Back" "In the Air"
Other songs	"The Way You Love Me" "Hold My Hand"
Related articles	The Clutch
Category

v t e FIFA World Cup music
Official albums	Gloryland World Cup USA 94 (1994) Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole! (1998) The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup (2002) Voices from the FIFA World Cup (2006) Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album (2010) One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album (2014) FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack (2022)
Official songs by FIFA	"Un'estate italiana" / "To Be Number One" (1990) "Gloryland" (1994) "The Cup of Life (La Copa de la Vida)" (1998) "Boom" (2002) "The Time of Our Lives" (2006) "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (2010) "We Are One (Ole Ola)" (2014) "Live It Up" (2018) "Hayya Hayya (Better Together)" (2022)
Official anthems by FIFA	"La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)" (1998) "Anthem" (2002) "Celebrate the Day" (2006) "Sign of a Victory" (2010) "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)" (2014)
Other official songs	"El mundial" (1978) "El mundial" (1982) "El mundo unido por un balón" (1986) "Let's Get Together Now" (Official Local Song, 2002) "Game on" ( Official Mascot Song , 2010) "Tatu Bom de Bola" (Official Mascot Song, 2014) "Living Football" (Official TV Opening Theme, 2018) "Arhbo" (2022) "Light The Sky" (2022) "Dreamers" (2022)
Tracks from official albums / Promotional songs	"A Special Kind of Hero" (1986) "We Are the Champions" (1994) "Together Now" (1998) "Live For Love United" (2002) "Hips Don't Lie" (2006) "Wavin' Flag" (2010) "La La La" (Brazil 2014)" (2014) "Colors" (2018) "Tukoh Taka" (2022)
Other famous unofficial songs	"Back Home" "Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina)" "Nessun dorma" (1990) "Put 'Em Under Pressure" (1990) "Give It a Lash Jack" "Put 'Em Under Pressure" "Shibobo" "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" " World In Motion " "Watch Your House for Ireland" "Here Come the Good Times" "Vindaloo" "Tema da Vitória" "3 Lions '98" "Three Little Birds" "A Little Less Conversation (JXL version)" "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?" "Zidane y va marquer" "Coup de Boule" "We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)" "Allez Ola Olé" "Love Generation" (2006) "Everywhere You Go" " Shout for England " "We're on the Ball" "World at Your Feet" "Oh Africa" "Vida" "Olé" "Stan's World Cup Song" "(Is This the Way to) The World Cup" "Hurry Up England" "Adrenalina (Univision version)" "Ko Ko Bop" "Ramenez la coupe à la maison" "World Cup" (2022) "Muchachos, ahora nos volvimos a ilusionar" (2022)