FIFA has some excellent soundtracks from all over the world with a wide range of genres. Any time I fire up a previous version of the game just for fun, the soundtracks that come on always hit me with a wave of nostalgia.
FIFA 19 was released in September of this year, ten years since the release of the popular (and one of my personal favorites) FIFA 09. In that time, each game's soundtrack has been a fantastic edition.
For any New Years party, the music has to be immaculate, no matter what genre it is. While the FIFA soundtracks are not New Years themed, there are plenty of songs that could fit right into any celebratory playlist. New Years Eve is just around the corner, so here are some of the best songs from FIFA 09 to FIFA 19 — perfect for your New Years playlist. Before you create a new playlist with all of these songs, I've done it for you! Scroll down to the bottom where you will find a Spotify playlist with every song!
Song Selections
FIFA 09
Bonafied Lovin’ (Yuksek Remix) - Chromeo
Lights & Music - Cut Copy
Mercy - Duffy
Fast Fuse - Kasabian
Let U Know - Plastilina Mosh
Always Where I Need To Be - The Kooks
FIFA 10
MVP Kompa - Wyclef Jean
1517 - The Whitest Boy Alive
Daylight - Matt and Kim
Hold The Line - Major Lazer
Gold Guns Girls - Metric
Fuego - Bomba Estereo
FIFA 10 World Cup
Restless-Original - Buraka Som Sistema
Oh Yeah - Gang Of Instrumentals
Wavin’ Flag - K’NAAN
The Instrumento - Dj Bitman
Nao E Proibido - Marisa Monte
Say Hey (I Love You) - Michael Franti & Spearhead, Cherine Anderson
Bring Night - Sia
FIFA 11
Flashbacks - Ram Di Dam
Tighten Up - The Black Keys
Odessa - Caribou
Rhinestone Eyes - Gorillaz
O.N.E. - Yeasayer
FIFA 12
Hits Me Like A Rock - CSS
Circles - Digitalism
Latino & Proud - DJ Raff
Call it What You Want - Foster The People
Up Up Up - GIVERS
FIFA 13
Champion - The Chevin
Paddling Out - Miike Snow
Follow - Crystal Fighters
Come Into My Head - Kimbra
Finale - Madeon
Rain of Gold - Young Empires
FIFA 14
Alive - Empire of the Sun
Dreaming - Smallpools
Worship You - Vampire Weekend
Magic - Olympic Ayres
Mechanical - Oliver
Boa Noite - Karol Conka
FIFA 15
Uh la la - ChocQuibTown
Everlasting - Polock
Are You What You Want to Be? - Foster The People
Tongues - Joywave
My Type - Saint Motel
Walk - Kwabs
FIFA 16
It’s Strange - Louis The Child
Playsom - BaianaSystem
Dreams - Beck
Soy Yo - Bomba Estereo
Omen - Disclosure
Slow Burn - Durante
Run - Tiggs Da Author
FIFA 17
Up All Night - Beck
Are We Ready? (Wreck) - Two Door Cinema Club
Shangri-La - Digitalism
High And Low - Empire of the Sun
Don’t Stop Making It Happen - Grouplove
Electrify - Oliver
FIFA 18
L’Hiver Indien - Radio Edit - Baloji
Faded Heart - BORNS
La Ciudad - ODESZA
Heart Attack - Oliver (feat. De La Soul)
Miol Mor Mara - Outsider
Live In The Moment - Portugal. The Man
Holding On - The War On Drugs
Get Lost - Washed Out
FIFA 19
Island Life - Atomic Drum Assembly
Tribe - Bas (feat. J. Cole)
Take It Easy - BC Unidos
Feels Like Summer - Childish Gambino
Pa’lante - Lao Ra
Genius - LSD
Good To Be Home - Barney Artist
It's hard to not find a great song on any FIFA soundtrack. In the interest of playlist length for New Years parties, I elected to go with five to seven of the best party tracks from each game. It's also important to highlight that the diversity of these tracks makes them great for any New Years party: most, if not all, of the tracks have a faster tempo and any tracks that were more laid back were not chosen.
They may not be the best songs from each FIFA soundtrack, but they hold their own merit as feel-good party songs nonetheless. Something that the FIFA franchise always gets right every year is their soundtrack. No wonder EA hires a playlist creator for their games, because they have to be that good.