| Noam's Song 2 | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Maor Ashkenazi |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| English Title: | "Noam's Song 2" |
| Genre: | |
| Length: | 3:10 |
| Producer: | Dean Perlis y O Levin |
| Chronology: | Maor Ashkenazi |
| Prev Title: | סביבה רעילה |
| Prev Year: | 2023 |
| Next Title: | סביבה רעילה |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
"Noam's Song 2" (Hebrew:השיר של נעם 2) is a song by Israeli musical duo Israeli rappers Maor Ashkenazi and Noam Cohen. It was released as a single on November 12, 2023.
The song was written by Maor Ashkenazi and Noam Cohen, as a sequel to the song "Noam's Song" (2022) from Ashkenazi's debut album, "טיפשים וצעירים", about the story of Cohen, survived the Hamas attack on the festival in Re'im.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
A review of "Noam's Song" in The Times of Israel said the song "encapsulates a sense of mixed feelings and confusion" following the Hamas-led attack in October 2023[7] while an article in The Jerusalem Post described it as a "melancholic rap."[8]
"Noam's Song 2" is a trap song, typical of Israeli hip hop, with a minimalist drill beat. Vocalists Noam Cohen and Maor Ashkenazi trade off verses in the song.
The song was a hit on streaming and entered at number 33 on the Mako chart.[9] At its peak, it reached number 26 on the charts. In the official Galgalat parade, which resumed on November 29 after an eight-week hiatus following the Israel–Hamas war, the song entered tenth place.[10] It was also the most popular song on streaming platforms in Israel, including YouTube and Spotify.
| Chart (2023) | Peak position | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 26[11] | ||
| Israel | 8[12] |