
The original single was a hit in Canada and reached #2 on the Canadian Hot 100 as the third official single from the album, after the singles " ABCs" and "Bang Bang", which were minor hits.Īfter an earthquake in Haiti in 2010, a remake of the song by an ad hoc supergroup of Canadian artists, credited as Young Artists for Haiti, became a charity single in Canada, reaching #1 on the Canadian Hot 100 in its own right.

The song was originally written for Somalia and aspirations of its people for freedom. " Wavin' Flag" is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album Troubadour. For the song by British Sea Power, see Waving Flags.

This article is about the song by K'naan.
