EA Sports unveils 117-song soundtrack for football game FC 25
Electronic acts on the playlist include Fred again.., Disclosure, Jamie xx, Nia Archives, Overmono, Bklava and Ben Böhmer
EA Sports has unveiled the 117-song soundtrack for football game FC 25 (previously part of the FIFA franchise), available to listen to via Spotify.
Set to drop with the game on September 27, the playlist features a wealth of artists from across the globe, both up-and-coming and established.
Electronic music fans can look forward to songs from Fred again.., Disclosure, Jamie xx, Nia Archives, Channel Tres, Justice, Overmono, Bklava, Skrillex, and Ben Böhmer, among others.
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Other big names hailing from the worlds of pop, rock, hip hop and jazz include Billie Eiish, Charlie XCX, Ice Spice, J Balvin, Kasabian, Tame Ipala, Fontaines D.C, Anderson .Paak, Obongjayar, Ezra Collective, and more.
Pa Salieu features with the track ‘Allergy’, the artist’s second release since he was released from prison this year, following comeback single 'Belly'.
Meanwhile, the soundtrack achieves its wide-reaching diversity by including experimental Arabic-Latin pop from the Palestinian-Chilean singer-songwriter Elyanna, Japanese drill from rapper JUMADIBA, future ghetto funk from South Africa’s Moonchild Sanelly, and indie rock from Spanish band Hinds.
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A list of unreleased tracks, slated for release later this year, have also been included on the soundtrack, including tracks by FKA twigs, Coldplay, Delfina Dib and Catfish and the Bottlemen.
FKA twigs recently announced her third album 'Eusexua', slated for release via Young on January 24 next year.
Since the soundtrack was first introduced to EA's football simulation gaming series in 1997, on the game Road to World Cup 98, it has become a significant platform for artists, introducing them to a new audience and increasing their streams.
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In an interview with Spotify in 2022, EA music supervisor Raphi Lima said: “The impact is felt across big and small acts, with streams jumping over 500% for some of them during the weeks that follow. Smaller artists have leveraged major record or publishing deals after a FIFA placement, as well as booked international tours once a song made the list.”
Reggaeton superstar J Balvin has expressed his gratitude at being included on the soundtrack: “It feels incredible to be featured in such an iconic game. Having my music be part of the FC 25 soundtrack and sharing this honor with so many other talented global artists is something I’ll never forget. I can’t wait to experience it all when I play.”
You can pre-order the game here, and listen to the soundtrack on Spotify here, with the full tracklist listed below.
- 49th & Main ft. A Little Sound - Can't Walk Away
- 1300 ft. Easymind & Oddeen - Wire
- ACRAZE, Joey Valence & Brae - Heard It Like This
- Ahadadream, Priya Ragu & Skrillex - TAKA
- Alex Spencer - Nightmares
- Alok & Brô MC's - JARAHA
- Anaïs x Toddla T x Nadia Rose x LEVi - Hey Hey Hey
- Andruss & Sam Collins - PAPI
- Angélica Garcia - Juanita
- AntsLive - Richer
- Apashe ft. Geoffroy - Lost In Mumbai
- Arka - Soul
- Balu Brigada - So Cold
- Ben Böhmer ft. Enfant Sauvage - Evermore
- Biig Piig - Decimal
- Billie Eilish - CHIHIRO
- Bizarrap, Natanael Cano - Entre las de 20
- Bklava, bullet tooth - makes me (wanna move)
- BLANCO - Ancora, Ancora, Ancora
- Boston Bun - NOBODY // ME
- Brittany Howard - Prove It To You
- Buddy ft. Smino & Cedxric - Should've Known
- Busy Twist, Kombilesa Mi - LDN PLNQ
- Catfish and the Bottlemen - Suntitled
- Channel Tres ft. Barney Bones - Berghain
- Charli xcx - Sympathy is a knife
- Coldplay - iAAM
- Dahi (ft. Moses Sumney, Mez) - Find Me
- Dawn Richard - Babe Ruth
- DELFINA DIB - A.T.A.
- DELFINA DIB, DR.RYO - NASSY
- DijahSB ft. Aahhhli! - On Sight
- Disclosure - She's Gone, Dance On
- DJ LYAN ft. Chip x Malkit Singh x YUNG SAMMY - DESI TRILL (Remix)
- DJ Susan & Shift K3Y - Feel Alive
- Dpart x Niall T - Tainted
- Elyanna - Ganeni
- Empress Of - What Type Of Girl Am I?
- Erick the Architect, Joey Bad4$$, FARR - Shook Up
- Ezra Collective ft. Yazmin Lacey - God Gave Me Feet For Dancing
- FKA twigs - new song
- Flight Facilities, Owl Eyes - Trouble
- Fontaines D.C. - Starburster
- Fred again.., Anderson .Paak, CHIKA - places to be
- Fred again.., Duoteque, Orion Sun - ItsNotREEAALLLLLLLL
- Free Nationals ft. A$AP Rocky & Anderson .Paak - Gangsta
- Freq Motif x Kaleta - Today
- Future Islands - King Of Sweden
- Future Utopia - Looking For A Way Out (Of Del Rio)
- Geolier - I P' ME, TU P' TE
- GIFT - Light Runner
- Gino x P Money - Villains
- Glass Animals - A Tear in Space (Airlock)
- Good Neighbours - Daisies
- Hinds - En Forma
- Home Counties - Uptight
- Hybrid Minds & Charlotte Plank - Lights
- Ice Spice x Central Cee - Did It First
- J Balvin ft. SAIKO - Gaga
- Jack White - That’s How I’m Feeling
- Jamie xx (ft. The Avalanches) - All You Children
- Joe P - Everybody's Different
- Jordan Rakei - Trust
- JUMADIBA - BABE
- Justice (starring Tame Impala) - Neverender
- Justice (starring Thundercat) - The End
- Kaeto - Don't Ask
- Kasabian - Call
- Kat Dahlia - Futuro Amor
- Logic - Gardens III
- Lola Young - Flicker Of Light
- Los Rabanes - Billete
- MATA - Lloret de Mar
- Maverick Sabre - Roses Ether
- McKinley Dixon - Run, Run, Run
- MEDUZA (with Varun Jain) - Dola re Dola
- Monrroe ft. Sparkz - Blindside
- Moonchild Sanelly - Gwara Gwara
- NERVO, Hook N Sling - My Reason
- Nia Archives - Cards On The Table
- Noga Erez - Godmother
- Nonô - Vem
- Nu:Tone x Doktor ft. Gardna - Fighter
- Obongjayar - Tomorrow Man
- Omah Lay - Moving
- Overmono & The Streets - Turn The Page
- OZworld ft. Tsubaki & Awich - MIKOTO ~SUN NO KUNI~
- Pa Salieu - Allergy
- Pastel - samba de rua
- Phantogram - Come Alive
- Porter Robinson - Cheerleader
- Rag'n'Bone Man - What Do You Believe In?
- Rema, Shallipopi - BENIN BOYS
- RÜFÜS DU SOL - Break My Love
- SAIKO, Omar Montes - YO LO SOÑÉ
- salute (ft. Karma Kid) - reason
- SANITY ft. Kofi Stone - Black Eye
- Self Esteem, Moonchild Sanelly - Big Man
- Shelailai - GOODTIME
- Sia ft. Labrinth - Incredible
- Sofi Tukker & Channel Tres - Cafuné
- Soft Launch - Cartwheels
- St. Vincent - Big Time Nothing
- Summer Cem - Ver Kaç
- Sunday Scaries ft. Kaleena Zanders - Dance No More
- Teddy Swims - Apple Juice
- Tiakola - Formidable
- Tiga, Hudson Mohawke, Jesse Boykins III - Silence Of Love
- Touch Sensitive ft. Telenova - U Want More
- Tseba & ELOQ - Wikidest DJ
- Twenty One Pilots - Midwest Indigo
- Vale, Yendry - Escándalo
- Vince Staples - Black&Blue
- Vintage Culture, Maverick Sabre, Tom Breu - Weak
- WAY2LATE ft. Confz & Keeya Keys - On Job
- Willo - Tha Rhythm
- Young Miko - arcoíris