Burna Boy’s kicking off 2026 with “For Everybody,” a feel-good Afrobeat anthem dropped January 16 via Spaceship Entertainment and Atlantic Records, that’s got the whole continent chanting unity like it’s halftime at the AFCON final—pure vibes for the giants who never sleep. This track is Burna at his communal best: infectious highlife horns slicing through thumping basslines, layered with those signature ad-libs that pull you into the crowd. It’s classic Afro-fusion—reggae-tinged rhythms meeting amapiano bounce, all wrapped in a sunny, stadium-ready production that screams celebration without the cheese.
Lyrics of For Everybody by Burna Boy
The Africa Giants Are Awake
Leave It For Me
E Go Surely Come To Me
Dem No Fit Throw Me For Work
Men Dey Cash Out Men Dey Chop
Hmm, No Go Change Your Number To Ba Gba Sporty
Make You Try To Show Love For Everybody
No Forget Your Padi To Ba Gba Sporty
Make You Try To Show Love For Everybody
Ohh Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah
Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah
Ohh Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah
Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Africa
Hmmm
No Go Change Your Number To Ba Gba Sporty (Ba Gba Sporty)
Make You Try To Show Love For Everybody
(Commentator)- One, Two- And It’s A Goal (Crowd Cheering)-goal!!!!!!!!!! (Everybody)
No Forget Your Padi To Ba Gba Sporty (Everybody)
Make You Try To Show Love For Everybody
Ohh Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah
Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eee Ah Ah Eeee, Oh!!!
Look Where The Sun Is Rising And Not Where The Sun Is Sitting
Make You Try To Show Love To Everybody
Ohh Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee
Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah
Ohh Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee
Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee
Africa!!!
Change Your World To Ba Gba Sporty (Ba Gba Sporty)
Make You Try To Show Love For Everybody!
Hmm, Hmm, Hmm
Ohh Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee
Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee
We Are Many Nations By Only One Heart
Ohh Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee
Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee
Ohh Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee
Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah Eeee Ah Ah
About “For Everybody by Burna Boy”
Thematically, it’s a call to arms for connection: “Make you try to show love for everybody,” a reminder to keep the circle wide, lift your squad, and chase the rising sun over the setting one. That sports collab with Sporty TV shines through in the goal-scoring cheers and “Ba Gba Sporty” hooks, turning personal hustle into collective wins—leave the negativity at the door, cash out with the crew, and let Africa’s heart beat as one. No features needed; it’s Burna’s gravelly flow and that hypnotic “Ohh Ah Ah Eeee” refrain doing the heavy lifting, fresh off the visualizer that’s already racking millions on YouTube, fans dissecting every frame of Lagos streets to pitch-side glory.
Coming hot on the heels of his eighth album, No Sign of Weakness— that July 2025 juggernaut blending vulnerability with unshakeable grit—it feels like the victory lap single we didn’t know we craved. No Sign dropped bangers like “Unruly” and “Weakness” ft. Jorja Smith, clocking 17 tracks of raw introspection and global collabs, but “For Everybody” flips the script to outward joy, teasing whatever’s brewing in Burna’s next era. Recorded amid his post-tour recharge in Jamaica, it nods to the man’s evolution: from Twice as Tall’s Grammy glow to stadium sellouts across Europe and Africa last fall, he’s not just the African Giant anymore—he’s the bridge, fusing Port Harcourt roots with worldwide anthems that hit different in every timezone.
Burna’s closing out a monster 2025 with over 20 billion streams lifetime, that historic O2 residency, and whispers of a feature-packed LP later this year. He’s the pulse of the diaspora, turning pidgin wisdom into hooks that stick, proving why he’s outselling legacies while staying true to the soil.
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