Hala Madrid

Reader's Guide

At the Bernabéu, the anthem is now regularly played and sung by fans before match start and after a Real Madrid player scores a goal. The song was first used to motivate the squad before key 2014 matches: the Copa del Rey Final against Barcelona, and Champions League games against Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid. The anthem topped the 2014 iTunes chart in Spain and 17 other countries including Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Israel, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Slovakia, and Sweden. A second version by Plácido Domingo, recorded in December 2014, was released in May 2016 after Real Madrid won their 11th Champions League title (La Undécima).

Did You Know?

• The tune was created by RedOne while travelling on a plane between Madrid and Morocco in 2010.
• The anthem was recorded by Real Madrid's 2014 squad including Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema, and Gareth Bale at PKO Studios in April 2014.