“Qué Calor,” the new song from J Balvin and Major Lazer, is the lead track for the EA Sports FIFA game’s new Volta Football mode, influenced by street football (soccer).
More than 110 tracks from artists representing over 20 countries will be heard on the two soundtracks of FIFA 20’s traditional and Volta modes when the game is released on Sept. 27.
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EA has teased the tracks for anxious fans with two Spotify playlists that include “Qué Calor,” and other tracks by artists including Anderson .Paak, Don Diablo, Alison Wonderland, Disclosure and Suzi Wu. The entire playlists are to be added to Spotify today (Sept. 13), according to an announcement from EA Sports.
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“Originally, EA Sports FIFA soundtracks reflected world culture. Then they began to influence culture,” Steve Schnur, president of music, Electronic Arts, said via the announcement. “Today, the EA Sports FIFA soundtracks have become culture. For the first time in franchise history, we’ve curated two separate soundtracks for the game…The roster of artists not only captures the global spirit of the game from the stadiums to the streets, but elevates it like never before.”