We Are One (Ole Ola)

"We Are One (Ole Ola)" is a song recorded by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull for One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album (2014).

The artists co-wrote the song with Sia, RedOne, Danny Mercer, Dr. Luke, Cirkut, and Thomas Troelsen; the latter three are also the producers.

[13][14] Such criticism has pointed out the small amount of actual Portuguese lyrics involved,[15] and critics stating their confusion to why "were Cuban-American rapper Pitbull and Bronx-born Puerto Rican singer Jennifer Lopez were chosen for the song, when there are so many other great musicians in the land of bossa nova", as well as its "reinforcement of stereotypes with smiling, barefoot children and semi-naked, samba-dancing women".

[16][17][18] In February 2014, Pitbull, Leitte and Lopez shot the music video for "We Are One (Ole Ola)" with Olodum in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.

[19] They also performed the song at the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony on June 12 in Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, prior to the Brazil v. Croatia match, preceded by Leitte's solo rendition of Ary Barroso's classic "Aquarela do Brasil".

[7] However, due to the amount of noise made by dancers and poor quality stadium acoustics, some spectators had difficulty hearing the vocals.

[20] In 2023 Pitbull, Lopez and Leitte performed "We Are One (Ole Ola)" at the Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador during the opening number of the contestants with the floral Swimsuits on November 18, 2023 and Miss Earth 2023 for the opening number of the contestants with the Swimsuits on December 22, 2023 in Vietnam performances Bamboo Mañalac (instead Pitbull), Jimenez (instead Lopez) and Anahi (instead Leitte).

Pitbull, Leitte and Lopez performing "We Are One" at the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony