"" is originally a song by the band Jal. It was sung by Atif Aslam and composed by Goher Mumtaz.[1] Later it was released in several different versions in Jal's album Aadat by Farhan Saeed and Atif Aslam's solo album Jal Pari. It was also used in the Bollywood films Kalyug and Chocolate.
| Aadat | |
| Type: | song |
| Artist: | Atif Aslam |
| Album: | Jal Pari |
| Language: | Urdu |
| Released: | December 2003 |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 4:28 (Aadat) 5:02 (Aadat deep blue version) |
| Label: | Sadaf Stereo HOM |
| Composer: | Goher Mumtaz |
| Lyricist: | Goher Mumtaz |
| Producer: | Sarmad Abdul Ghafoor |
| Prev Title: | Gal Sun Ja |
| Next Title: | Ehsaas |
The song was written by Goher Mumtaz, sung by Atif Aslam, with music by Jal the band. That time, Atif was the lead singer of Jal. Atif recorded Aadat with his pocket money at the age of 17.[2] The band released the song on the internet in December 2003. The song was used in Atif Aslam's first solo album Jal Pari. The song became a youth anthem. By the time the song was released, it became a major hit in the subcontinent and all radio and TV stations started playing the song.[3] Another deep blue version of the song was also used in the same album.[4] [5] The music video of the song was directed by Umer Anwar.[6] [7]
The song was featured in Ramin Bahrani's 2005 film Man Push Cart which has won international awards and was praised by the critics.[8]
Atif Aslam in an interview with OK! Pakistan said: "Well, I had no idea it was going to do that well." He further added that he just thought that Aadat would be this one-hit-wonder and he recorded it in his first album Jal Pari. He put the song on internet to which he received fantastic feedback from the audiences.[9]
Faizan-ul-Haque, who is former VJ on Indus Music criticized the song by saying: "Aadat was not the best song of its time, but it is one that the young public connected with the most."[10]
| Aadat" "Bikhra Hoon Main | |
| Type: | song |
| Artist: | Farhan Saeed |
| Album: | Aadat |
| Language: | Urdu |
| Released: | 2004 |
| Genre: | Pop music |
| Length: | 4:29 (Aadat) 8:03 (Bikhra Hoon Main) |
| Label: | HOM Records |
| Composer: | Jal |
| Lyricist: | Jal |
| Producer: | Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, Meekal Hasan |
In Jal's first album Aadat, the song was made by Jal, having same composition and lyrics as of Atif's version. It was sung by Farhan Saeed, as Atif had left the band at that time. Another song was also made in the same tone as of Aadat with different lyrics named Bikhra Hoon Main .[11] [12]
Farhan Saeed said that he is grateful to his fans all around for accepting and loving his music. He said that "Wo Lamhey" and "Aadat" became youth anthems, not only in Pakistan but also in India and in other countries where people speak Urdu and Hindi.[13]
| Aadat | |
| Type: | song |
| Artist: | Atif Aslam |
| Album: | Kalyug |
| Language: | Urdu |
| Released: | 2005 |
| Recorded: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Pop music |
| Length: | 5:36 (Atif version) 4:10 (Aadat remix) 4:30 (Jal version) |
| Label: | Sa Re Ga Ma |
| Composer: | Goher Mumtaz (rearranged by Mithoon) |
| Lyricist: | Goher Mumtaz |
| Producer: | Jal, Mithoon |
The track "Aadat" was reused in 2005's Mohit Suri film Kalyug with music being recreated by Mithoon under the label Sa Re Ga Ma. Lyrics and music were given by Goher. It was sung by Atif Aslam.[14] Remix version was sung by Atif and remixed by DJ Suketu.[15] Another version was also used in the film which was sung by Jal. This song has sales over 1,400,000.[16]
Note: All credits taken from YouTube.[15] [17]
| Zahreeli Raatein | |
| Type: | song |
| Artist: | KK & Shreya Ghoshal |
| Album: | Chocolate |
| Language: | Hindi |
| Released: | 2005 |
| Genre: | Pop music, Filmi, Electronic |
| Length: | 4:50 |
| Label: | T-Series |
| Composer: | Pritam |
| Lyricist: | Praveen Bharadwaj |
| Producer: | Pritam |
In 2005 film, Chocolate, directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the song was remade. Composed by Pritam and lyrics by Praveen Bharadwaj. Solo version was sung by KK, while duet version was sung by KK and Shreya Ghoshal. It was titled as Zahreeli Raatein .[18] [19] [20]
Note: Credits adapted from YouTube.[20]
The track won the awards of 'Best Lyrics', 'Best Song' and 'Best Composition' at the 2005 Indus Musik Awards.[9]
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Indus Music Awards | Best Lyrics | Combined awards of Atif Aslam and Jal | |
| Best Song | ||||
| Best Composition |
There are several official versions of the song sung by different singers.
| Year | Song | Singer(s) | Version | Album/Film | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "Aadat" | Atif Aslam | Original Version | Jal Pari | 4:28 |
| Deep Blue Version | 5:02 | ||||
| Farhan Saeed | Original Version | Aadat | 4:29 | ||
| "Bikhra Hoon Main" | 8:03 | ||||
| 2005 | "Aadat" | Atif Aslam | Original Version | Kalyug | 5:36 |
| Remix Version | 4:10 | ||||
| Jal | Second Version | 4:30 | |||
| "Zahreeli Raatein" | Pritam ft. KK | Solo Version | Chocolate | 4:50 | |
| Pritam ft. KK & Shreya Ghoshal | Duet Version | 4:52 |
| Country | Year | Song | Format | Album/Film | Label | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2003 | Aadat | CD Single | Jal Pari | Sadaf Stereo HOM | |
| 2004 | Bikhra Hoon Main | Aadat | HOM Records | |||
| India | 2005 | Aadat | Kalyug | Sa Re Ga Ma | ||
| Zahreeli Raatein | Chocolate | Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited (T-Series) |
After the release of the deep blue version of the song in Atif's single album Jal Pari, there were disputes between Atif and Jal about who held the copyright of the song.