Breaking News: FIFA 09 Soundtrack Revealed

By Dennis Bjørn Petersen | Aug 14, 2008

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EA Sports has just announced the official soundtrack for FIFA 09.

There are a few surprises like Tom Jones and Duffy.

GUILDFORD, UK. – August 14, 2008 – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today unveiled the complete music track listing for EA SPORTS™ FIFA 09, in stores from October 2nd. In a game already being heralded for its revolutionary gameplay enhancements, the new FIFA 09 soundtrack features 42 songs from 21 nations across multiple genres to create an unprecedented global music event.

In what has become an annual tradition, FIFA 09 features a handpicked roster of Platinum acts and new artists from around the world that defines the sound of the coming football season. This year’s soundtrack includes tracks from Scotland’s finest, The Fratellis, and Irish trio, The Script – currently on course for the number 1 slot in this week’s UK album charts. Other UK highlights come from pop sensations The Ting Tings, Kasabian, The Kooks, Foals and Duffy.

“We have exceeded our annual challenge to create videogames’ preeminent international soundtrack,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Marketing at EA. “No other game has been as influential with regards to new music, and FIFA 09 truly raises the bar worldwide. We’re excited that Brazilian fans of Curumin will hear Spain’s The Pinker Tones and Norway’s Datarock. We’re proud that Canadians who love Chromeo will discover Ladytron from England and Junkie XL from Holland. We want fans throughout France, Mexico and Germany to find that their favourite new song is by Señor Flavio from Argentina, DJ Bitman from Chile or Jupiter One from New York. FIFA 09 will take music globalization to a whole new level.”

The complete in-game soundtrack for FIFA 09 includes:

Artist	Song	Country	Album
Caesar Palace	1ne	Italy	Dogs from V-Gas
Chromeo	Bonafied Lovin’ (Yuksek Remix)	Canada	Fancy Footwork: Deluxe Edition
CSS	Jager Yoga	Brazil	Donkey
Curumin	Magrela	Brazil	Japan Pop Show
Cut Copy	Lights And Music	Australia	In Ghost Colours
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley	Something For You (One Loaf Of Bread)	Jamaica
Datarock	True Stories	Norway
DJ Bitman	Me Gustan	Chile	Latin Bitman
Duffy	Mercy	Wales	Rockferry
Foals	Olympic Airways	England	Antidotes
Gonzales	Working Together (Boys Noize Remix)	France	Soft Power
Hot Chip	Ready For The Floor (Soulwax Remix)	England	Made In The Dark
Jakobinarina	I’m A Villain	Iceland	First Crusade
Junkie XL feat. Electrocute	Mad Pursuit	Holland	Booming Back At You
Jupiter One	Platform Moon	USA	Jupiter One
Kasabian	Fase Fuse	England
Ladytron	Runaway	England	Velocifero
Lykke Li	I’m Good I’m Gone	Sweden	Youth Novels
Macaco	Movin’	Spain
MGMT	Kids	USA	Oracular Spectacular
My Federation	What Gods Are These	England	Don’t Wanna Die
Najwajean	Drive Me	Spain	Till It Breaks
Plastilina Mosh	Let U Know	Mexico	All U Need Is Mosh
Radiopilot	Fahrrad	Germany	Fahrrad
Reverend And The Makers	Open Your Window	England	The State Of Things
Sam Sparro	Black & Gold	USA	Sam Sparro
Señor Flavio	Lo Mejor Del Mundo	Argentina	Supersaund 2012
Soprano	Victory	France
The Airborne Toxic Event	Gasoline	USA	The Airborne Toxic Event
The Black Kids	I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix)	USA	I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
The Bloody Beetroots	Butter	Italy
The Fratellis	Tell Me A Lie	Scotland	Here We Stand
The Heavy	That Kind Of Man	England	Great Vengeance And Furious Fire
The Kissaway Trail	61	Denmark	The Kissaway Trail
The Kooks	Always Where I Need To Be	England	Konk
The Pinker Tones	The Whistling Song	Spain	Wild Animals
The Script	The End Where I Begin	Ireland	The Script
The Ting Tings	Keep Your Head	England	We Started Nothing
The Veronicas	Untouched	Australia	Hook Me Up
The Whip	Muzzle #1	England	X Marks Destination
Tom Jones	Feels Like Music (Junkie XL Remix)	Wales
Ungdomskulen	Modern Drummer	Norway	Cry-Baby

This year EA SPORTS™ is changing the way sports games are played online, enabling 20 individuals playing fixed positions to play a single game of FIFA 09 at the same time. Instead of thinking as an individual player, now the gamer has to think and play as a team in Be A Pro: 10 vs. 10 Online Team Play for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360®™ video game and entertainment system.

To learn more about FIFA 09 visit www.FIFA09.ea.com. For news, exclusive downloads, streaming music clips and more visit www.ea.com/eatrax/.

Developed in Burnaby, B.C., by EA Canada, FIFA 09 is localized into 18 languages and sold in 37 countries –- it is the most popular franchise globally for EA SPORTS. FIFA Soccer 09 will be available for the PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360®™, Wii™, PC, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo DS™, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system and mobile. It is rated “E” for everyone by ESRB and it has not yet been rated by PEGI.