Nigerian singer Skales has earned global recognition as his 2015 hit track, Shake Body, was selected as the soundtrack for Adidas’ latest commercial featuring Barcelona’s rising football star, Lamine Yamal.
The advertisement introduces Yamal’s signature logo with Adidas and shows the 18-year-old football prodigy sketching designs while enjoying the infectious Afrobeats rhythm of Skales’ track.
Sharing the news on Instagram, Skales expressed his excitement and hailed Yamal as the “world best,” captioning the post: “World best @lamineyamal X @adidasfootball X Martina’s Son.”
This isn’t the first time Yamal has brought Shake Body back into the spotlight. In April, a viral TikTok clip of him dancing to the song amassed over 20 million views and 21 million likes.
Shake Body, one of Skales’ most defining hits, also has a remarkable backstory. In May, the singer revealed that he once performed the track in a police cell and shared that fellow artist Olu Maintain had offered ₦1.5 million to purchase it.
Skales first rose to fame after winning the North Central region of the Zain Tru Search contest in 2008, and the global recognition from Adidas cements his enduring influence in Afrobeats.
