Highlights of the official international album include "Boom," the official song of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was written by Glen Ballard and Sony Music Entertainment artist Anastacia as a homage to the excitement, energy and power of the FIFA World Cup. As performed by Anastacia, "Boom" is the perfect rallying cry for football fans the world over - here at FIFAworldcup.com we are sure that this fantastic song will be a hit with fans regardless of whether their team wins or loses.

Anastacia's critically acclaimed debut album, "Not That Kind", has made the Top 10 Album Charts around the world, earning gold, platinum and multi-platinum sales status in more than a dozen countries and selling over 5 million copies worldwide. Anastacia's second album, Freak of Nature, was released internationally in November of 2001.

Also included on the official album for The 2002 FIFA World Cup will be the Official Anthem of the FIFA World Cup, which was composed by Sony Classical artist Vangelis.

Vangelis began composing and performing as a child, and later earned renown as a composer of film scores including compositions for "Salut Jerusalem," the Oscar winning "Chariots of Fire," and "Blade Runner." Other Vangelis compositions include his just realeased Sony Clasical album, "mythodea - music for the NASA mission: 2001 Mars Odyssey",scores for Roger Donaldson's "The Bounty," Liliana Cavani's "Francesco," and Roman Polanski's "Bitter Moon."


- source: FIFA worldcup.com