We all love playing FIFA, but the one thing that stands out in the game, apart from the top notch gameplay and full-licensed teams (Ha, PES fans!) is the soundtrack that comes bundled with the game.Licensed music tracks have been one of the major elements of the long running series, and saw its first use in FIFA: Road to World Cup 98, and have been used in every following installment since then. Soothing, pumping and energetic tracks play as you flick through the game menu, or as you change your squad, or you look for your next Thierry Henry in the transfer market; you eventually end up listening to that song so often that nostalgic memoirs of you playing FIFA hit you when listen to that same track years later.The series have featured songs by Kasabian, Muse, Linkin Park, Kings of Leon, Bloc Party, Blur, Robbie Williams, Gorillaz, Paul van Dyk, Kraftklub, deadmau5 and Tiësto, and so basically, it was hard for us to come up with only 10 songs. So, don’t be shy to point out if I have missed any of the good ones!Here are ten of the greatest songs featured in EA Sports' FIFA games:
#10 I Am by Rock Mafia
Performed by American record production duo Rock Mafia with collaboration with Wyclef Jean, David Correy and Tokio Hotel, I Am was featured in the latest edition of the series, FIFA 14. A hit reggae track, the song was one of the most catchy songs of FIFA 14.
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#9 Escapee by Architecturein Helsinki
Escapee was performed by Australian indie pop band Architecture in Helsinki, and was featured in FIFA 12. The song was the second track from their fourth studio album called Moment Bends released by the Australian band.
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#8 Club Foot by Kasabian
Club Foot is a song performed by English indie rock band Kasabian, was one of the most frequently played tracks from FIFA 2013. Originally released on 17 May 2004 in the United Kingdom, Club Foot has been used in so many games, movies and television series that it is almost impossible for us to point them all out; Goal! The Dream Begins being one of the examples.
The track is also used by Premier League clubs Arsenal and Aston Villas as their player entrance song, and is also heard around the Estadio da Luz when Benfica play their home games.
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#7 Nothing in My Way by Keane
Nothing in My Way was composed by English rock band 30 October 2006 , and was included in FIFA 2007’s sound track. Released on 30 October 2006, the track was Keane’s third track from their second album Under the Iron Sea.
A lot funkier song than what Keane are mostly associated to, Nothing in My Way entered the UK Charts at #19, and peaked at #3 and #7 at Argentina, and Greenland.
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#6 Professional Griefers by deadmau5 ft. Gerard Way
A gamer himself, Canadian electronic music producer Joel Zimmerman, or p.k.a. deadmau5’s track called Professional Griefers featuring vocals by Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance, was used in the soundtrack of FIFA 13.
It was the third single from deadmau5’s sixth album Album Title Goes Here, and is also featured in Asphalt 8: Airborne. The song is one of his most popular tracks, and is also reportedly the most expensive music video ever made in the electronic music category.
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#5 Kids by MGMT
Kids was performed by American psychedelic rock duo MGMT, and was featured in FIFA 2009 after the track’s release as a single on October 13, 2008. Kids was MGMT’s third single for their album Oracular Spectacular, and was nominated at the 52nd Grammy Awards in the category Best Pop Performance by a Duo.
The song has been used in many movies and commercials, and was named as the year’s best single by NME.
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#4 Jerk It Out by Caesars
Performed by Swedish band Caesars, Jerk It Out was featured in FIFA 2004 upon its release in April 2003, and was also used in the soundtrack of another EA Sports game, Snowboard Super Cross 3.
This was one of those songs that would play when you start a match, and if you have played the 2004 installment, be prepared to go on a feels trip.
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#3 Song 2 by Blur
One of the greatest tracks to have featured in the game’s history, Song 2 by English alternative rock band Blur saw its first appearance in hit FIFA: Road to World Cup 98. The song had received critical acclaim, reaching number 2 in the UK Charts, number 4 on the Australian ARIA Charts, and number six on US Billboard Alternative Songs.
The track was further used in the movies such as Starship Troopers, Charlie's Angels, and many games with the likes of Rocksmith, Guitar Hero 5, Lego Rock Band, Madden NFL 11 and Saints Row 4.
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#2 Helicopter by Bloc Party
Helicopter was performed by English band Bloc Party, and was used in FIFA 2006. Released in the United Kingdom in 2004, the song’s selling point was its quick tempo of 171 beats per minute, just what you need before going into a match.
Apart from FIFA, this track has been used in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero: On Tour, FIFA 06, Project Gotham Racing 3, Burnout Revenge, Colin McRae Dirt 2, and Marc Eck's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, and was also featured in an episode called Morp of hit TV-series Malcolm in the Middle, and the movie Yes Man.
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#1 Sleep Alone by Two Door Cinema Club
Sleep Alone is personally my favourite from the lot, and I am completely biased towards the song; composed by Irish band Two Door Cinema Club, the track was released on July 20, 2012 and appeared in FIFA 13.
This song was released as the band’s lead single from their second album Beacon, and has also been used by a TV series known as The Vampire Diaries, which is popular among the teenagers, for reasons I have no clue about.
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