African stars featured in EA SPORTS FC 25 soundtrack

Rema and Shallipopi earned their spot with their anthem ‘BENIN BOYS’, while Omah Lay’s ‘Moving’ and Obongjayar’s ‘Tomorrow Man’ also made the cut. 

The soundtrack, numbering over 100 songs and showcasing a “wide range of international tastemakers across genres” includes British artist Self Esteem’s ‘Big Man,’ featuring South Africa’s Moonchild Sanelly, Gambian-British rapper Pa Salieu’s ‘Allergy’, and British-Nigerian jazz quintet Ezra Collective’s ‘God Gave Me Feet For Dancing’ featuring Yazmin Lacey.

According to an official announcement this week, 114 songs will be available starting 27 September, with three additional tracks to be included in post-launch updates. The soundtrack also includes several unreleased songs set to drop later this year.

“Since 1997, the soundtrack has become a massive cultural and musical moment, providing a global platform to many up-and-coming artists who have seen immense success since their inclusion,” a statement says. “Continuing last year’s soundtrack trend of exploring new international artists, FC 25’s playlist spotlights an eclectic range of genres from around the world.”

Last year, Norway-based Kenyan group Matata’s ‘Not Today’ was featured on the official soundtrack of EA SPORTS FC 24, alongside ‘Mamgobhozi’ by Major Lazer and Major League DJz ft. Brenda Fassie and ‘Osama’ by Zakes Bantwini, Kasango, Bruno Be and Ralk.

Listen to the full EA SPORTS FC 25 soundtrack on Spotify here and across most streaming platforms.

Below is the list of artists named so far in the official EA SPORTS FC 25 soundtrack:

1. 49th & Main ft. A Little Sound – ‘Can’t Walk Away’
2. 1300 ft. Easymind & Oddeen – ‘Wire’
3. ACRAZE, Joey Valence & Brae – ‘Heard It Like This’
4. Ahadadream, Priya Ragu & Skrillex – ‘TAKA’
5. Alex Spencer – ‘Nightmares’
6. Alok & Brô MC's – ‘JARAHA’
7. Anaïs x Toddla T x Nadia Rose x LEVi – ‘Hey Hey Hey’
8. Andruss & Sam Collins – ‘PAPI’
9. Angélica Garcia – ‘Juanita’
10. AntsLive – ‘Richer’
11. Apashe ft. Geoffroy – ‘Lost In Mumbai’
12. Arka – ‘Soul’
13. Balu Brigada – ‘So Cold’
14. Ben Böhmer ft. Enfant Sauvage – ‘Evermore’
15. Biig Piig – ‘Decimal’
16. Billie Eilish – ‘CHIHIRO’
17. Bizarrap, Natanael Cano – ‘Entre las de 20’
18. Bklava, bullet tooth – ‘makes me (wanna move)’
19. BLANCO – ‘Ancora, Ancora, Ancora’
20. Boston Bun – ‘NOBODY // ME’
21. Brittany Howard – ‘Prove It To You’
22. Buddy ft. Smino & Cedxric – ‘Should’ve Known’
23. Busy Twist, Kombilesa Mi – ‘LDN PLNQ’
24. Catfish and the Bottlemen – ‘Suntitled’
25. Channel Tres ft. Barney Bones – ‘Berghain’
26. Charli xcx – ‘Sympathy is a knife’
27. Coldplay – ‘iAAM’
28. Dahi (ft. Moses Sumney, Mez) – ‘Find Me’
29. Dawn Richard – ‘Babe Ruth’
30. DELFINA DIB – ‘A.T.A.’
31. DELFINA DIB, DR.RYO – ‘NASSY’
32. DijahSB ft. Aahhhli! – ‘On Sight’
33. Disclosure – ‘She’s Gone, Dance On’
34. DJ LYAN ft. Chip x Malkit Singh x YUNG SAMMY – ‘DESI TRILL (Remix)’
35. DJ Susan & Shift K3Y – ‘Feel Alive’
36. Dpart x Niall T – ‘Tainted’
37. Elyanna – ‘Ganeni’
38. Empress Of – ‘What Type Of Girl Am I?’
39. Erick the Architect, Joey Bad4$$, FARR – ‘Shook Up’
40. Ezra Collective ft. Yazmin Lacey – ‘God Gave Me Feet For Dancing’
41. FKA twigs – ‘new song’
42. Flight Facilities, Owl Eyes – ‘Trouble’
43. Fontaines D.C. – ‘Starburster’
44. Fred again.., Anderson .Paak, CHIKA – ‘places to be’
45. Fred again.., Duoteque, Orion Sun – ‘ItsNotREEAALLLLLLLL’
46. Free Nationals ft. A$AP Rocky & Anderson .Paak – ‘Gangsta’
47. Freq Motif x Kaleta – ‘Today’
48. Future Islands – ‘King Of Sweden’
49. Future Utopia – ‘Looking For A Way Out (Of Del Rio)’
50. Geolier – ‘I P’ ME, TU P’ TE’
51. GIFT – ‘Light Runner’
52. Gino x P Money – ‘Villains’
53. Glass Animals – ‘A Tear in Space (Airlock)’
54. Good Neighbours – ‘Daisies’
55. Hinds – ‘En Forma’
56. Home Counties – ‘Uptight’
57. Hybrid Minds & Charlotte Plank – ‘Lights’
58. Ice Spice x Central Cee – ‘Did It First’
59. J Balvin ft. SAIKO – ‘Gaga’
60. Jack White – ‘That’s How I’m Feeling’
61. Jamie xx (ft. The Avalanches) – ‘All You Children’
62. Joe P – ‘Everybody’s Different’
63. Jordan Rakei – ‘Trust’
64. JUMADIBA – ‘BABE’
65. Justice (starring Tame Impala) – ‘Neverender’
66. Justice (starring Thundercat) – ‘The End’
67. Kaeto – ‘Don’t Ask’
68. Kasabian – ‘Call’
69. Kat Dahlia – ‘Futuro Amor’
70. Logic – ‘Gardens III’
71. Lola Young – ‘Flicker Of Light’
72. Los Rabanes – ‘Billete’
73. MATA – ‘Lloret de Mar’
74. Maverick Sabre – ‘Roses Ether’
75. McKinley Dixon – ‘Run, Run, Run’
76. MEDUZA (with Varun Jain) – ‘Dola re Dola’
77. Monrroe ft. Sparkz – ‘Blindside’
78. Moonchild Sanelly – ‘Gwara Gwara’
79. NERVO, Hook N Sling – ‘My Reason’
80. Nia Archives – ‘Cards On The Table’
81. Noga Erez – ‘Godmother’
82. Nonô – ‘Vem’
83. Nu x Doktor ft. Gardna – ‘Fighter’
84. Obongjayar – ‘Tomorrow Man’
85. Omah Lay – ‘Moving’
86. Overmono & The Streets – ‘Turn The Page’
87. OZworld ft. Tsubaki & Awich – ‘MIKOTO SUN NO KUNI’
88. Pa Salieu – ‘Allergy’
89. Pastel – ‘samba de rua’
90. Phantogram – ‘Come Alive’
91. Porter Robinson – ‘Cheerleader’
92. Rag’n’Bone Man – ‘What Do You Believe In?’
93. Rema, Shallipopi – ‘BENIN BOYS’
94. RÜFÜS DU SOL – ‘Break My Love’
95. SAIKO, Omar Montes – ‘YO LO SOÑÉ’
96. salute (ft. Karma Kid) – ‘reason’
97. SANITY ft. Kofi Stone – ‘Black Eye’
98. Self Esteem, Moonchild Sanelly – ‘Big Man’
99. Shelailai – ‘GOODTIME’
100. Sia ft. Labrinth – ‘Incredible’