FIFA Soundtracks by Year: Every Song From FIFA 06, 08, 09, 11 and 15

For a generation of players, the FIFA menu screen was where they found new music. Each game shipped with 30 to 50 licensed songs, and some of them are still on playlists years later.

Here are the full soundtracks for five of the most searched years, with the standouts from each.

The Standout FIFA Songs

• Peter Bjorn and John, Young Folks (FIFA 08)
• MGMT, Kids (FIFA 09)
• The Black Keys, Tighten Up (FIFA 11)
• Gorillaz, Rhinestone Eyes (FIFA 11)
• AVICII, The Nights (FIFA 15)
• Oasis, Lyla (FIFA 06)
• Damian Marley, Welcome To Jamrock (FIFA 06)

FIFA 06 Soundtrack (2005)

FIFA 06 came out on 2005-10-04 with 37 songs. Oasis, Bloc Party, LCD Soundsystem and Röyksopp sit next to Italian, Turkish, Brazilian and Somali artists, the global mix the series became known for.

• The Gift, AM-FM
• Embrace, Ashes
• The Departure, Be My Enemy
• Paul Oakenfold, Beautiful Goal
• maNga, Bir Kadin Çizeceksin
• Doves, Black and White Town
• The Film, Can You Touch Me
• Yerba Buena, Cityzen Citysoy
• Teddybears STHLM, Cobrastyle
• boTECOeletro, Coco Nutz Mass
• KYO, Contact
• Kinky, Coqueta
• Subsonica, Corpo a Corpo
• Nine Black Alps, Cosmopolitan
• LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk Is Playing at My House
• Jamiroquai, Feels Just Like It Should
• 3Dvoz, Fiesta
• Blues Brother Castro, Flirt
• Röyksopp, Follow My Ruin
• Mando Diao, God Knows
• Hard-Fi, Gotta Reason
• Bloc Party, Helicopter
• Linea 77, Inno All'Odio
• Dogs, London Bridge
• Oasis, Lyla
• Vitalic, My Friend Dario
• Carlinhos Brown and DJ Dero, Nabika
• Kaos, Now and Forever
• Duels, Potential Futures
• AK4711, Rock
• Selasee, Run
• Boy, Same Old Song
• K'naan, Soobax
• The Rakes, Strasbourg
• SoShy, The Way I
• Marcelinho da Lua, Tranquilo
• Damian (Jr. Gong) Marley, Welcome To Jamrock

FIFA 08 Soundtrack (2007)

FIFA 08 came out on 2007-09-27 with 48 songs, the biggest list of the five. Young Folks is the one everyone remembers, but Santigold, Robyn, Digitalism and CSS all made early appearances here.

• Tumi and the Volume, Afrique
• The Hours, Ali in the Jungle
• !!!, All My Heroes Are Weirdos
• k-os, Born to Run
• Robyn, Bum Like You
• Superbus, Butterfly
• Travis, Closer
• Tigarah, Culture, Color, Money, Beauty
• Art Brut, Direct Hit
• Dover, Do Ya
• Noisettes, Don't Give Up
• Pacha Massive, Don't Let Go
• Switches, Drama Queen
• Mexican Institute of Sound, El Microfono
• Wir sind Helden, Endlich ein Grund zur Panik
• Datarock, Fa-Fa-Fa
• Apartment, Fall into Place
• Melody Club, Fever Fever
• CAMP, From Extremely Far Away
• The Hoosiers, Goodbye Mr A
• Carpark North, Human
• Simian Mobile Disco, I Believe
• Madness (feat. Sway and Baby Blue), I'm Sorry
• Heroes and Zeros, Into the Light
• Lukas Kasha, Love Abuse
• CÉU, Malemolência
• The Automatic, Monster
• The Tellers, More
• CSS, Off the Hook
• Kenna, Out of Control (State of Emotion)
• Aterciopelados, Paces
• Digitalism, Pogo
• Ivy Queen, Que Lloren
• Modeselektor (feat. Sasha Perera), Silikon
• La Rocca, Sketches (20 Something Life)
• The Cat Empire, Sly
• Bonde do Rolê, Solta o Frango
• Planet Funk, Static
• Babamars, The Core
• Maximo Park, The Unshockable
• Cheb i Sabbah, Toura Toura (Nav Deep Remix)
• Rocky Dawuni, Wake Up the Town
• Vassy, Wanna Fly
• Disco Ensemble, We Might Fall Apart
• Yonderboi, Were You Thinking Of Me?
• Bodyrox (feat. Luciana), What Planet You On?
• Santigold, You'll Find a Way
• Peter Bjorn and John, Young Folks

FIFA 09 Soundtrack (2008)

FIFA 09 came out on 2008-10-03 with 42 songs. MGMT's Kids, Foals, Lykke Li, Duffy and The Ting Tings put it right on top of the indie wave of that year.

• Caesar Palace, 1ne
• The Kissaway Trail, 61
• The Kooks, Always Where I Need To Be
• Sam Sparro, Black and Gold
• Chromeo, Bonafied Lovin' (Yuksek Remix)
• The Bloody Beetroots, Butter
• Najwajean, Drive Me
• Radiopilot, Fahrrad
• Kasabian, Fast Fuse
• Tom Jones, Feels Like Music (Junkie XL Remix)
• The Airborne Toxic Event, Gasoline
• Jakobinarina, I'm A Villain
• Lykke Li, I'm Good I'm Gone
• The Black Kids, I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix)
• CSS, Jager Yoga
• The Ting Tings, Keep Your Head
• MGMT, Kids
• Plastilina Mosh, Let U Know
• Cut Copy, Lights And Music
• Señor Flavio, Lo Mejor Del Mundo
• Junkie XL (feat. Electrocute), Mad Pursuit
• Curumin, Magrela
• DJ Bitman, Me Gustan
• Duffy, Mercy
• Ungdomskulen, Modern Drummer
• Macaco, Moving
• The Whip, Muzzle #1
• Foals, Olympic Airways
• Reverend And The Makers, Open Your Window
• Jupiter One, Platform Moon
• Hot Chip, Ready For The Floor (Soulwax Remix)
• Ladytron, Runaway
• Damian, Something For You (One Loaf Of Bread)
• The Fratellis, Tell Me A Lie
• The Heavy, That Kind Of Man
• The Script, The End Where I Begin
• The Pinker Tones, The Whistling Song
• Datarock, True Stories
• The Veronicas, Untouched
• Soprano, Victory
• My Federation, What Gods Are These
• Gonzales, Working Together (Boys Noize Remix)

FIFA 11 Soundtrack (2010)

FIFA 11 came out in North America on 2010-09-28 and in Europe on 2010-10-01, with 33 songs. The Black Keys, Gorillaz, Massive Attack, MGMT and Two Door Cinema Club make it one of the strongest lists in the series.

• Dapuntobeat, :O
• Ana Tijoux, 1977
• Ladytron, Ace of Hz
• Jonsi, Around Us
• Linkin Park, Blackout
• Adrian Lux, Can't Sleep
• Howl, Controller
• Chromeo, Don't Turn The Lights On
• Tulipa, Efêmera
• ChocQuibTown, El Bombo
• Maluca, El Tigeraso
• Scissor Sisters, Fire With Fire
• MGMT, Flash Delirium
• Ram Di Dam, Flashbacks
• LCD Soundsystem, I Can Change
• Two Door Cinema Club, I Can Talk
• Dum Dum Girls, It Only Takes One Night
• Yeasayer, O.N.E.
• Caribou, Odessa
• Groove Armada, Paper Romance
• Mark Ronson (feat. Simon Le Bon and Wiley), Record Collection
• Gorillaz, Rhinestone Eyes
• We Are Scientists, Rules Don't Stop
• The Pinker Tones, Sampleame
• Malachai, Snowflake
• Massive Attack, Splitting The Atom
• Locnville, Sun In My Pocket
• Zémaria, The Space Ahead
• The Black Keys, Tighten Up
• Charlotte Gainsbourg, Trick Pony
• Ebony Bones, W.A.R.R.I.O.R.
• Jump Jump Dance Dance, White Picket Fences
• Dan Black, Wonder

FIFA 15 Soundtrack (2014)

FIFA 15 came out in North America on 2014-09-23 with 40 songs. AVICII's The Nights became the signature song of that year, alongside Jungle, Milky Chance, Vance Joy and an early Doja Cat feature.

• The Griswolds, 16 Years
• MPB4, Agiboreé (Marky's Ye-Mele Refix)
• Elliphant, All or Nothing
• Foster The People, Are You What You Want To Be?
• The Kooks, Around Town
• Santé Les Amis, Brasil
• Jungle, Busy Earnin'
• Fmlybnd, Come Alive
• Death From Above 1979, Crystal Ball
• Kinski Gallo, Cumbia Del Corazón
• Milky Chance, Down by the River
• Polock, Everlasting
• Rudimental (feat. Alex Clare), Give You Up (World Cup Remix)
• Madeon, Imperium
• Broods, L.A.F.
• Emicida (feat. Rael), Levanta e Anda
• Vance Joy, Mess Is Mine
• Jacob Banks, Move With You
• Saint Motel, My Type
• Prides, Out Of The Blue
• Lowell, Palm Trees
• Tensnake (feat. Thabo), Pressure
• Elliphant (feat. Doja Cat), Purple Light
• A-Trak (feat. Andrew Wyatt), Push
• Kasabian, Stevie
• Slaptop, Sunrise
• Teddybears (feat. Natalie Storm), Sunshine
• The Ting Tings, Super Critical
• AVICII, The Nights
• The Mountains, The Valleys
• Joywave (feat. Kopps), Tongues
• Magic Man, Tonight
• Dirty South (feat. SomeKindaWonderful), Tunnel Vision
• ChocQuibTown, Uh La La
• Bang La Decks (feat. Dominique Young Unique), Utopia
• Kwabs, Walk
• tUnE-yArDs, Water Fountain
• The Madden Brothers, We Are Done
• Nico and Vinz, When The Day Comes
• Saint Raymond, Wild Heart

Why FIFA Soundtracks Stuck

• Every menu, every squad change and every loading screen played the list, so players heard each song dozens of times
• The picks mixed global indie, Latin, African and electronic acts, so most players met at least one new genre a year
• Several artists were still early in their careers when their songs went in, from Santigold to Doja Cat

The series became EA Sports FC in 2023, and the soundtrack tradition carried on under the new name.

New Football Music

FIFA put music next to the game. FootyTracks writes the music about it: original songs about the players and moments of the modern game. Every one is in the Listen block above.

• World Cup 2026 Anthem: the tournament in one song
• Haaland Song, The Cheat Code: hip-hop for a striker whose numbers look unreal
• Mbappe Song, Speed Demon: drift phonk built on pace
• Lamine Yamal Song: the teenager who took over Barcelona and Spain
• Bukayo Saka Song, Starboy: Arsenal's number 7

For edit and highlight music, see the Football Edit Music collection. For match-day tracks, see Soccer Pump Up Songs.