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Usain Bolt blessed the world of track and field by becoming a sporting icon hailed by the entire globe. The fastest man of all times bid goodbye to the tracks in the year 2017. But he did not leave the track. Rather he gave a different meaning to ‘track’ by delving into a successful music career post-retirement. In 2021 he launched his first music album ‘Country Yutes’.

Taking his music legacy further, recently the Jamaican shared a story on his Instagram unveiling a venture into the realm of entertainment. The speedster shared a social media post carrying the news of his latest exploit made especially to get the blood pumping. In fact, his latest track is as ‘unstoppable’ as he is.

Usain Bolt adds another track to his musical creations

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Usain Bolt uploaded a story on his Instagram and shared a post shared by the partner of his latest song, D-Major. The post carried the picture of the newspaper Jamaica Observer with an article titled, “D-Major, Bolt truly Unstoppable.” The article spoke about Bolt’s latest track named ‘Unstoppable’, which featured just next to the announcement of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. The song aims to become an anthem for stadiums around the world and fuel the rush to conquer everything.

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Speaking to Jamaica Observer, D-Major noted that he naturally thought of Usain Bolt when he wished to make a song about winning. In fact, he also revealed that Bolt fit right into the creative process and everything went seamlessly. In fact, the Jamaican sprinter always made it count when the cameras were on him and made his races more enjoyable. His tiny monologues before the races and his iconic pose after winning them always pumped the blood of the spectators. Usain Bolt carried this fun personality and creative mindset into the realm of music and entertainment and has been a hit there as well.

The making of ‘Unstoppable’

According to D-Major, “I had ran the initial idea by a friend, and he suggested letting Usain hear it based on the nature of the song. But I lost the first idea on a phone that crashed. However, a bit over a month after, I saw NJ [Bolt’s manager] by the studio and discussed the idea I had [with him]. He instantly wanted to do it as well.” The artist took several pains to land Usain Bolt on his track, but the effort was worth it.

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Usain Bolt is no stranger to making music and his Spotify library boasts 23 singles and one album. The track and field star also sees a traffic of over 20.4K monthly listeners. D-Major expects ‘Unstoppable’ to reach staunch heights and believes it has the fire to propel it to the top of the charts. The song was released on 22 September and has garnered a significant number of streams already.

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