"Brazil" is the debut single by English singer, songwriter, and musician Declan McKenna. Written by McKenna and produced by Max Marlow, it was released as the lead single from McKenna's debut studio album, What Do You Think About the Car? on 4 December 2015.
After putting "Brazil" on his Bandcamp page, around forty music managers heard the track and rushed to McKenna's next gig to try and sign him. The song was written about the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the dismal poverty in the country and the corruption surrounding Sepp Blatter and other FIFA officials.
The song went viral on TikTok in May 2022, resulting in it reaching new highest peaks in the charts in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
BBC News called the song an extraordinarily mature song for a 16-year-old songwriter. Matt Wilkinson at NME called it "one of the best songs" of 2015, he said, "This brightâÂÂnâÂÂbreezy Hertfordshire teen's first track 'Brazil' was one of the best songs of last year, recalling Jamie T right at the start of his career and being easily the finest song to ever be written about corruption in football."
On 25 May 2016, McKenna performed the song live on the late-night talk show Conan, which was shown on TBS. He performed the song live at BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend 2017 on the BBC Introducing Stage.
A music video to accompany the release of "Brazil" was first released onto YouTube on 2 December 2014. The video was directed by Dan Stokes.
Credits adapted from Tidal.