Machu Picchu Will Be Featured On FIFA ’12

by Eric Van Dril · 34 comments

As somebody who has played FIFA games in the past, I’ll make this statement: EA Sports’ FIFA games have the best soundtrack of any sports game I’ve played. Since the game is popular in many different nations, EA picks a wide range of artists from a variety of different countries. Through playing FIFA, I’ve discovered artists like The Kills and Santigold, so I’m glad to see that The Strokes’ “Machu Picchu’ will be featured on this year’s game.

I think this is a cool deal for two reasons. First, The Strokes play FIFA. On Rich Priest’s tour notes from the First Impressions tour, there was at least two entries which talked about Fab and Julian playing the popular soccer game. Secondly, The Strokes are popular in many soccer-mad nations around the world, including a number of countries in Europe and South America. While some might say this is another instance of the band selling out (which is a load of crap, but y’all are entitled to your opinions), I think it’s a perfect fit.

Oh, and I think this signifies that Machu Picchu is going to be third single from Angles.

Anyway, here’s the full tracklist.

ARTIST SONG COUNTRY
Alex Metric & Steve Angello Open Your Eyes England/Sweden
All Mankind Break The Spell Australia
Architecture In Helsinki Escapee Australia
Bloco Bleque / Gabriel O Pensador So Tem Jogador Brazil
Chase & Status No Problem England
Crystal Castles / Robert Smith Not In Love Canada/England
CSS Hits Me Like A Rock Brazil
Cut Copy Where I’m Going Australia
Digitalism Circles Germany
DJ Raff Latino & Proud Chile
El Guincho Bombay (Fresh Touch Dub Mix) Spain
Empresarios Sabor Tropical USA
Foster The People Call It What You Want USA
GIVERS Up Up Up USA
Glasvegas The World Is Yours Scotland
Graffiti6 Stare Into The Sun England
Grouplove Colours (Captain Cutz Remix) USA
Japanese Popstars Let Go England
Kasabian Switchblade Smiles England
La Vida Boheme El Buen Salvaje Venezuela
Little Dragon NightLight England
Macaco Una Sola Voz Spain
Marteria / Yasha Verstrahlt Germany
Monarchy The Phoenix Alive (Kris Menace Remix) England
Pint Shot Riot Twisted Soul England
Portugal. The Man Got It All (This Can’t Be Living Now) USA
Rock Mafia The Big Bang USA
Spank Rock Energy USA
The Chain Gang Of 1974 Hold On USA
The Hives Thousand Answers Sweden
The Medics City Holland
The Naked & Famous Punching In A Dream New Zealand
The Strokes Machu Picchu USA
The Ting Tings Hands England
The Vaccines Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra) England
Thievery Corporation Stargazer England
Tittsworth & Alvin Risk / Maluca La Campana USA/Portugal
TV On The Radio Will Do USA
Tying Tiffany Drownin’ Italy

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