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"'''Baba Yetu'''" ([[Swahili language|Swahili]]: "[[Our Father]]") is the [[theme song]] for the 2005 video game ''[[Civilization IV]]''. It was composed by [[Christopher Tin]] and performed by Ron Ragin and the [[Stanford Talisman]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Looking Back... Civilization IV |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/142558/interviews/looking-back-civilization-iv/?page=2 |publisher=CVG |accessdate=December 31, 2012 |date=July 6, 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054803/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/142558/interviews/looking-back-civilization-iv/?page=2 |archivedate=August 8, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Nichols|first=Max|title=Video Games Live|url=http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=427|accessdate=July 13, 2012|newspaper=N-Sider|date=September 1, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Talisman featured on Civilization 4 |url=http://www.stanfordtalisman.com/html/oldnews2.html |accessdate=December 21, 2014 |date=March 11, 2005 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043958/http://www.stanfordtalisman.com/html/oldnews2.html |archivedate=August 8, 2014 }}</ref> For its re-release in Tin's debut album ''[[Calling All Dawns]]'', it was performed by the [[Soweto Gospel Choir]]. The song, when rereleased, became the first piece of video game music to be nominated for and to win a [[Grammy Award]].
"'''Baba Yetu'''" ([[w:Swahili language|Swahili]]: "[[w:Our Father|Our Father]]") is the [[w:theme song|theme song]] for the 2005 video game ''[[w:Civilization IV|Civilization IV]]''. It was composed by [[w:Christopher Tin|Christopher Tin]] and performed by Ron Ragin and the [[w:Stanford Talisman|Stanford Talisman]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Looking Back... Civilization IV |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/142558/interviews/looking-back-civilization-iv/?page=2 |publisher=CVG |accessdate=December 31, 2012 |date=July 6, 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054803/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/142558/interviews/looking-back-civilization-iv/?page=2 |archivedate=August 8, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Nichols|first=Max|title=Video Games Live|url=http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=427|accessdate=July 13, 2012|newspaper=N-Sider|date=September 1, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Talisman featured on Civilization 4 |url=http://www.stanfordtalisman.com/html/oldnews2.html |accessdate=December 21, 2014 |date=March 11, 2005 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808043958/http://www.stanfordtalisman.com/html/oldnews2.html |archivedate=August 8, 2014 }}</ref> For its re-release in Tin's debut album ''[[w:Calling All Dawns|Calling All Dawns]]'', it was performed by the [[w:Soweto Gospel Choir|Soweto Gospel Choir]]. The song, when rereleased, became the first piece of video game music to be nominated for and to win a [[w:Grammy Award|Grammy Award]].


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"Baba Yetu"
Song S by Christopher Tin, featuring Ron Ragin and Stanford Talisman
from the album Sid Meier's Civilization IV Official Soundtrack
Published2K Games
ReleasedOctober 24, 2005 (2005-10-24)
Length3:28
Composer(s)Christopher Tin
Audio sample
"Baba Yetu"

"Baba Yetu" (Swahili: "Our Father") is the theme song for the 2005 video game Civilization IV. It was composed by Christopher Tin and performed by Ron Ragin and the Stanford Talisman.[1][2][3] For its re-release in Tin's debut album Calling All Dawns, it was performed by the Soweto Gospel Choir. The song, when rereleased, became the first piece of video game music to be nominated for and to win a Grammy Award.

  1. "Looking Back... Civilization IV". CVG. July 6, 2006. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  2. Nichols, Max (September 1, 2007). "Video Games Live". N-Sider. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  3. "Talisman featured on Civilization 4". March 11, 2005. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.