Released ‘For Fans Everywhere’, here’s the official Visa World Cup commercial which pays homage to those people that make this tournament what it is – the supporters.
Visa’s FIFA World Cup advert shows fans from around the globe supporting countries competing in this Winter’s football (soccer) competition, getting behind their teams from wherever in the world they live. The 30-second ad features supporters from such nations as the USA, England, France, Mexico, and more.
What’s the Visa World Cup commercial song?
Advert Music: It’s Only Make Believe.
Artist: Glen Campbell.
Stream or download from Amazon or Amazon UK.
Year of Release: 1970.
The song playing in this World Cup Visa advert is a tune titled ‘It’s Only Make Believe’ which was recorded by the American singer Glen Campbell. This version was released in 1970 from the album ‘The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album’.
Featuring the lyrics “My one and only prayer is that someday you’ll care”, this song was originally written in 1958 by drummer Jack Nance and performed by Mississippi-born Country music singer Conway Twitty.
Glen Campbell’s cover made it to number 4 on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. You can also listen to the full remastered version in the above video from the singer’s official YouTube channel.