An “Electric Circus” won’t just be a way for you to properly describe the upcoming FIFA World Cup. It will also be the title of Nelly Furtado and producer Boi-1da’s new song, a part of Canada Soccer’s official soundtrack album for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

Whether it be Shakira’s world famous “Waka Waka” for the 2010 South Africa World Cup, Pitbull’s and Jennifer Lopez’s “We Are One” from the 2014 Brazil World Cup, or most recently Nicki Minaj, Maluma, and Myriam Fares track from the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup “Tukoh Taka”. The World Cup’s musical soundtrack sets the tone for the 40 day event. The music used for the World Cup sound track is meant to unite global audiences, promote the tournament, and most importantly celebrate the host country’s culture.

This year matches will be played in three countries, Mexico, USA, and Canada, with each country receiving their own songs. 

The song “Electric Circus” was released April 10th and will be the feature song for Canada’s official soundtrack album “Perfect Pitch” for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which releases June 5th. It will feature prominent Canadian artists such as, Alessia Cara, Charlotte Cardin, Zeds Dead, Luxury Dead and the Tragically Hip. 

Canadian producer and songwriter spoke about his time working on “Electric Circus” with Victoria British Columbia’s Nelly Furtado.

“I’ve dreamt of working with Nelly Furtado and Jessie Reyez, K-os, and different artists. To finally be able to get in the studio and have a moment with them, on such a high stage like this, there’s no better feeling.”

Electric Circus perfectly matches the vibe that the World Cup is supposed to give off. Fun, motivating, and, well, electric. 

 Although this is only Canada’s 2nd time being in the World Cup in the last 43 years, they didn’t have an official theme song for their 2022 performance. Yet, the team would listen to Toronto native Drake’s hit song “Started from the bottom”. 

In 2022 Canadian defender Kamal Miller spoke about the team’s unofficial theme song for the tournament.

“When I heard the song, it kind of all resonated with the moment,” 

“The fact that we’re a team that really did start from the bottom, so the lyrics fit in with the occasion. And it felt right.”

Canada’s official World Cup soundtrack album will be released June 5th, a week prior to the team’s World Cup debut, set to take place June 12th at BMO Field Toronto.