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"Yalla"
A photograph of Inna hiding half of her face behind a wall
Single by Inna
from the album Inna and Body and the Sun
Language
  • English
  • Arabic
Released3 November 2015
Genre
Length2:51
Label
  • Empire
  • Roton
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Play & Win
Inna singles chronology
"Bop Bop"
(2015) 		"Yalla"
(2015) 		"Rendez Vous"
(2016)

"Yalla" is a song recorded by Romanian singer

Roton. The recording was written by Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac, Nadir Tamuz Augustin and Inna, while production was handled by the first two under the name of Play & Win. A dance-pop and Eurodance
track, "Yalla" is sung in both English and Arabic.

Music critics were positive towards the song, commending its production and commercial appeal. An accompanying music video for "Yalla" (which received notable airplay in Romania) was shot by Barna Nemethi in Marrakesh, Morocco and premiered on YouTube on 12 November 2015. Featuring Inna chased by a man at a bazaar, it attracted multiple comments written in Arabic. To promote the single, Inna also had various concert venues. Commercially, "Yalla" peaked at number 13 in Romania and at number 18 on the Polish dance chart.

Composition and release

"Yalla" was written by

Roton.[6] The single version features an additional second verse[4] not included on the version featured on her eponymous and fourth studio album (2015) and its Japanese counterpart Body and the Sun.[7][8]

Reception

Dance Top 50 component chart.[12]

Music video and promotion

Inna performed a stripped-down version of "Yalla" on Radio ZU on 17 November 2015.

World Trade Center Mexico,[15]

An accompanying music video for "Yalla" was filmed by Barna Nemethi in

directors of photography, Khaled Mokhtar handled the editing process. The outfits worn in the clip were inspired by and adapted to Arab culture;[16] designers included Cristina Săvulescu, Mădălina Dorobanţu from Pas du Tout, Wanda's Dream New York, Artizana and Tria Alfa.[17] The music video was uploaded onto Inna's official YouTube channel on 12 November 2015,[18] with a teaser of it released few days prior.[5] The clip features a dromedary, the second animal to appear in one of Inna's music videos after "Diggy Down" previously featured a snake.[16]

The video commences with Inna coming out from a body of water, following which she gets chased by a man—played by Yassir Lamrani Selmane

Pure Charts wrote, "Inna knows how to turn on the temperature!"[3] Valentina Malfroy from website Aficia commended the quality of the visual and saw Inna as charming.[19] An editor of Vagalume thought Inna "plays a girl who abuses her sensuality in typical costumes and a lot of Arabic dance to enchant her love interest."[20] Currinn, writing in his own website, praised Inna's choreography and the video overall,[10] whilst Hitfire recommended the clip and said it matched the song.[4] After its release on YouTube, the music video attracted many comments written in Arabic.[16] It received notable airplay in Romania, peaking at number seven on Media Forest's TV Airplay chart.[21]

Track listing

Digital remixes EP[6]

  1. "Yalla" – 2:51
  2. "Yalla" (Extended version) – 4:04
  3. "Yalla" (A Turk Remix) – 1:28
  4. "Yalla" (Deepierro Offir Malol Remix Edit) – 3:15
  5. "Yalla (DJ Amine Radi Moroccan Remix)" – 3:58
  6. "Yalla" (DJ Asher ScreeN Remix) – 3:56

Charts

Weekly charts

References

  1. ^
    Roton. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
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  2. ^
    Warner Music Japan. 2015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
    )
  3. ^
    Pure Charts
    . Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Videopremiere: Inna mit ihrer neuen Single "Yalla" aus dem Album "Inna"" [Video premiere: Inna with her new single "Yalla" off her album "Inna"] (in German). Hitfire. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Traini, Daniele (12 November 2015). "Inna – Yalla" (in Italian). RnB Junk. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Yalla (Remixes) – EP by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Inna: Inna: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". 30 October 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Body and the Sun (Japan Edition) by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. ^ "16 hituri cu care Inna a facut istorie" [16 hits with which Inna made history] (in Romanian). Pro FM. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. ^ a b c Currinn, Jonathan (14 November 2017). "Inna – Yalla". Critic Jonni. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Kiss FM – Podcasts – Airplay 100". Media Forest (in Romanian). Kiss FM. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  12. ^
    Polish Dance Top 50
    . Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Inna – Yalla (Live la Radio ZU)". 17 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ Mezei, Andreea (28 May 2016). "Show cu Willy William, James Arthur și Inna la Alba Fest" [Show with Willy Williams, James Arthur and Inna at Alba Fest] (in Romanian). Alba 24. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  15. ^ Orduña, Nancy (18 March 2016). "Detalles del concierto de Inna en México" [Details about Inna's concert in Mexico] (in Spanish). Star Media Latinoamerica. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  16. ^ a b c Simionescu, Anca (19 November 2015). "Arabii s-au îndrăgostit de "Yalla", videoclipul în care Inna e extrem de sexy" [The Arabs fell in love with "Yalla", the music video in which Inna is extremely sexy]. Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  17. ^ Arvunescu, Victor (14 November 2015). "Inna a lansat videoclipul celui mai recent single, "Yalla"" [Inna released the music video for her newest single, "Yalla"] (in Romanian). Adevărul. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Inna – Yalla (Official Video)". 12 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ Malfroy, Valentin (13 November 2015). "Inna dévoile son nouveau clip " Yalla " tourné au Maroc" [Inna unveils her new clip "Yalla" shot in Morocco] (in French). Aficia. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Confira o clipe de "Yalla", da cantora Inna" [Check out the new video for "Yalla" by singer Inna] (in Portuguese). Vagalume. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Media Forest – Know You Are On Air". Media Forest. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2017. Note: Select '2016' and 'Week 17. Period: 25-04-16 01-05-16' from the drop-down menu, and then click on 'Songs – TV'. The Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
  22. ^ "Airplay 100 – 1 mai 2016". Media Forest (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Airplay 100 – Topul Anului 2016" [Year-end chart 2016] (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2019.

External links

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