| Back 2 Love | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan |
| Cover: | Back2Love cover pic by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.png |
| Genre: | Qawwali, Pakistani pop, Indi-pop |
| Label: | Universal Music India |
| Prev Title: | Chandigarh Da Chaska |
| Prev Year: | 2014 |
Back 2 Love is an album by Pakistani Qawwali singer Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The album was released globally on 9 June 2014.[1] Back 2 Love is a collection of 10 songs including collaborations with Indian musicians and singers like Salim–Sulaiman and Shreya Ghoshal.
The lyrics for the song "Zaroori Tha" are written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar and it is composed by Sahir Ali Bagga.[2] Its music video has been directed by Rahul Sud, and it features the Bigg Boss 7 couple Gauahar Khan and Kushal Tandon. It was released on 8 June 2014. It became the first Pakistani origin non-film YouTube India/Vevo music video to cross 100 million views after two years,[3] 200 million views within three years of its release,[4] 300 million views on 12 December 2017, 400 million views on 2 June 2018,[5] 500 million views on 11 October 2018, and then a billion views on 3 January 2021.
The song was also featured in Mohit Suri's 2015 film Hamari Adhuri Kahani, starring Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan.[6] [7]
The full track list was announced at iTunes on 7 May 2014. The song Rab Jaane was awarded as the "Indi Pop Song of the Year" at 7th Mirchi Music Awards.[8]