Lahore (song)
"Lahore" | |
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Single by Guru Randhawa | |
Released | 13 December 2017 |
Genre | |
Length | 3:52 |
YouTube |
Lahore is a
Background
In an interview to IANS, Randhawa said about "Lahore'" that "It's about a girl whom I have referred to from different places like Lahore, Delhi, Mumbai or London. I have compared her to Lahore's beauty, Mumbai's move, London's weather and so on. The beats of the song are peppy."[7]
Asked about how he came up with the idea for the song, he said: "We were travelling by a car when the lyrics and beat came to my mind. It is basically describing a girl's beauty and comparing it to different places of the world."[5]
The song is named after the city of
Music video
The music video is shot mainly at
Reception
It is one of the most-streamed hit songs in India. It was released by T-Series, and has received over 1.5 billion views on
Street Dancer 3D version
Lahore renamed for the Street Dancer 3D, Lagdi Lahore Di, sung by Guru Randhawa, Tulsi Kumar.
Charts
It was well-received by audiences and within a month received around 153 million views on YouTube, reaching #17 on the Billboard YouTube charts.[10] The Song reached No. 2 on the UK Asian Music Charts. [11]
Credits
- Song - Lahore
- Singer - Guru Randhawa
- Cast - Guru Randhawa, Izabelle Leite
- Lyrics - Guru Randhawa
- Background Music - Hassan Ejaz
- Producer - Guru Randhawa
- Composer - Guru Randhawa
- Music- Vee Music
- Video - DirectorGifty
- Mix/Master - Crossflow Recordings (London)
- Choreographer - Amit Syal
- Costumes - Sheltun Benjamin
- Music Label - T-Series
References
- ^ "SRCC's annual fest was high on desh prem!". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Jha, Lata (11 March 2019). "Peppy Punjabi music wins more hearts across India". LiveMint. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "'Lahore' singer Guru Randhawa plans to visit Pakistan for music tour". Business Recorder. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Guru Randhawa's 5 Evergreen Most Watched Songs On YouTube". Desimartini. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Watch: Guru Randhawa's song 'Lahore' is all about being smitten in love". Firstpost. 14 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ It is the most viewed song of the world's biggest YouTube channel (T-Series) with more than 100 Million subscribers.BBC - Culture - T-Series: The Bollywood record label that conquered Youtube, Nikhil Hemrajani, BBC, 9 May 2019,
- ^ "Watch: Guru Randhawa's song 'Lahore' is all about being smitten in love". Firstpost. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "'Lahore' singer Guru Randhawa plans to visit Pakistan for music tour". Business Recorder. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "T-Series". YouTube. T-Series. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Guru Randhawa's Lahore makes it to Billboard Top 25 chart. So cool, isn't it? | Entertainment News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Official UK Asian Music Charts". Retrieved 29 June 2018.