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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