Zar je ljubav spala na to explained

Zar je ljubav spala na to
Cover:ZarJeLjubavSpalaNaTo.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Magazin featuring Tifa
Recorded:2001
Label:Croatia Records
Chronology:Magazin
Prev Title:Hrvatska rapsodija
Prev Year:2001
Next Title:Bol
Next Year:2001

"'Zar je ljubav spala na to (Obećanja)" (Has Love Come to That (Promises)) is a song by Croatian pop band Magazin featuring Bosnian rock singer Mladen Vojičić Tifa. It was written by Croatian songwriter and lyricist Vjekoslava Huljić and produced by Tonči Huljić. It was released as a single through Croatia Records in 2001. The song was well received by both of the singers' fanbases. Commercially, the song achieved success in Croatia and the wider Yugoslav region. A music video was released which features the band and both of the lead vocalists singing the song along with scenes from the 2000 movie What Women Want. As of September 2022, it has over 1.5 million views on the video-streaming platform YouTube.[1]

In 2022, Rozga re-released the song in an acoustic version featuring Croatian pop singer Matija Cvek for her fourth studio album and first acoustic album titled Minut Srca Mog (2022). The rework fared well on the Croatian airplay chart where it managed to peak at number 4 in the week of its release. A music video directed by Dario Radusin was also released on 15 September showing the duo singing the song together on the streets of Zagreb and in a studio. The acoustic rework was performed live at the singer's concerts during the Minut Srca Mog Tour (2022–23) and during televised appearances.

Background and live performances

In 2001, Jelena Rozga served as the main vocal of the famous pop band Magazin while Mladen Vojičić Tifa was the former member of the popular Yugoslav rock band Bijelo dugme. They collaborated on "Zar je ljubav spala na to" whose music was arranged by Tonči Huljić and whose lyrics were written by Vjekoslava Huljić.[2] A music video for the single was also released. It shows Rozga singing the lyrics in front of a bridge and a factory, the rest of the band driving a vintage car and Tifa singing the song on rocks and in front of a factory. Excerpts and scenes from the movie What Women Want (2000) starring Mel Gibson are also interspersed in the clip. Towards the end, both Magazin and Tifa can be seen singing and accomapnied by instruments in a warehouse.

The group performed "Zar je ljubav spala na to" together with Tifa during a live televised appearance on Hrvatska radiotelevizija.[3] On 26 April 2020, during a live online concert that Jelena Rozga released on her Instagram and YouTube channels during the COVID pandemic, she performed an acoustic version of "Zar je ljubav spala na to" accompanied by Milan Terze on guitar.[4]

2022 rework

Zar je ljubav spala na to
Cover:Zar je ljubav spala na to new version.jpeg
Caption:iTunes digital single cover[5]
Type:single
Artist:Jelena Rozga featuring Matija Cvek
Recorded:2020–2022
Label:Croatia Records
Chronology:Jelena Rozga
Prev Title:Ti i Ja
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:Grizem
Next Year:2022

Background and reception

In August 2022, Rozga confirmed during interviews and on her Instagram account that her then-upcoming acoustic album would open with an acoustic rework of "Zar je ljubav spala na to" featuring Croatian pop vocalist Matija Cvek; a music video for the rework was also announced. Rozga's idea to collaborate with the singer came after she heard his cover of her single "Suze biserne" during his live concerts.[6] It was then her initiative for the two to record the cover. During an interview, Cvek revealed that the collaboration was out of his "comfort zone", as it represents a different genre from his usual discography.[7] The rework, produced by Srđan Sekulović – Skansi was released on 15 September 2022.[8]

Upon its release, the song was well received by the press who commended Cvek's vocals and demonstration of singing talent on the song. Fans were more divided in their response; while some felt that the duo's vocals worked well together, others felt it fell short to the original featuring Tifa.[9] [10] In October 2022, the song was nominated in the category Hit of September at the 2022 Cesarica Awards which it also won.[11] [12] In December 2022, the song was nominated in the category for Best Collaboration at the 2023 Music Awards in Serbia.[13]

The song was included on the set list of the singer's regional Minut Srca Mog Tour (2022–23), where Cvek made a guest appearance at a concert of the tour held at the Zagreb Arena on 17 December 2022.[14] The duo appeared together with Tonči Huljić i Madre Badessa Band at the Cesarica Awards in 2022 and performed the song live together in a medley with the band's "Baci oko na mene".[15] He also joined her together for the performance of the song during her concert on 7 April 2023 as part of the Minut Srca Mog Tour (2022-23); this marked Cvek's first performance at a concert in Serbia and served as his presentation to the audience.[16]

Music video

A music video directed by Dario Radusin was released on 15 September 2022 on the singer's official YouTube channel. The photography for the clip was finalized by Petar Vilović, while the singer's makeup and styling were made by Saša Joković, Mijo Majhen and Envy Room. In the visuals, the two singers can be seen walking on the streets of Zagreb as well as lip-syncing to the lyrics in artful settings. Critics and the press dubbed the clip "intimate" as the two singers are seen exchanging "affectionate looks and touches" with each other.[17] Within a week of its release, the video garnered 400.000 views and it appeared on the third position of trending videos on YouTube in Croatia.[18] [19] As of November 2022, the video has been watched over 1 million times on the platform.

Charts

The single featuring Matija Cvek was commercially successful on the HR Top 40, the country's airplay chart, where it debuted and peaked at number four for the week ending 29 August 2022.[20] The following week, it moved to the fourteenth position on the same chart.[21] It spent a total of 11 weeks on the chart, most of them in the top 20, as of week ending 7 November 2022.[22]

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the video description of the official music video for "Zar je ljubav spala na to" on YouTube.

Song credits
Video credits

Notes and References

  1. Magazin & Tifa – Zar je ljubav spala na to (Official Video 2001). Magazin. YouTube. 8 November 2019. 21 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Tifa i Magazin: Zar je ljubav spala na to, sve su manja obećanja.... Tifa and Magazin: Has Love Boiled Down to That, Promises Are Smaller and Smaller.... Bosnian. Radio Sarajevo. 23 February 2021. 21 September 2022.
  3. Jelena Rozga i Tifa – Obecanja. Jelena Rozga. 12 October 2009. YouTube. 21 September 2022.
  4. Jelena Rozga – Live IG mini koncert – 26/04/20. 26 April 2020. Jelena Rozga. YouTube. 21 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Zar je ljubav spala na to – Single by Jelena Rozga, Matija Cvek on Apple Music . . January 6, 2023 .
  6. Web site: Radno ljeto: Jelena Rozga proslavila 45. rođendan i najavila novi album. A Busy Summer: Jelena Rozga Celebrated 45th Birthday and Announced New Album. Novi list. A.. P.. hr. 23 August 2022. 15 September 2022.
  7. News: Matija Cvek je našoj novinarki otkrio što ga je to spojilo s Jelenom Rozgom, što uistinu misli o njoj i kako komentira špekulacije da im se dogodila romansa. Matija Cvek Reveals to Our Journalist What Connected Him to Jelena Rozga, What he Really Thinks of Her and How He Comments the Speculations that Romance Happened to Them. Ivana. Kapetanović. hr. Slobodna Dalmacija. 16 September 2022. 21 September 2022.
  8. Web site: 'Meni je ovo ostvarenje sna': Pogledajte kako izgleda i zvuči Jelena Rozga u zagrljaju Matije Cveka. "This is the Fulfillment of My Dream": Look at how Jelena Rozga Looks Like in the Arms of Matija Cvek. Jutarnji list. hr. 15 September 2022. 15 September 2022.
  9. Web site: 'Neke Se Stvari Ne Mogu Odglumiti' Jelena Rozga i Matija Cvek užarili Instagram, javila se i Nina Badrić: 'Opsaaa saa!'. 'Some Things Cannot Be Acted Out' Jelena Rozga and Matija Cvek Set Instagram on Fire, Nina Badrić Also Commented: 'Opsaaa saa!'. Dnevno. hr. 15 September 2022. T.. Š.. 15 September 2022.
  10. Web site: Fanovi Oduševljeni: Jelena Rozga i Matija Cvek predstavili obradu hita "Zar je ljubav spala na to". Fans Amazed: Jelena Rozga and Matija Cvek Present a Rework of the Hit "Zar je ljubav spala na to". Express. Bosnian. 16 September 2022. 21 September 2022.
  11. News: Pogledajte koje su pjesme u izboru za Cesaricu za Hit rujna. Look at Which Songs are Contending for the Cesarica Hit of September. 24sata.hr. hr. 11 October 2022. 28 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Jelena Rozga osvojila je Cesaricu za Hit studenog s pjesmom "Samo se ljubit' isplati". Jelena Rozga Won the Cesarica for Hit of December with the Song "Samo se ljubit' isplati". Glazba.hr. hr. 20 December 2022. 21 December 2022.
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    . MAC/ Music Awards Ceremony. YouTube. 27 December 2022. 29 December 2022.
  13. Web site: Jelena Rozga u Areni Zagreb: Show na razini izvođačica svjetskog kalibra. Jelena Rozga in Arena Zagreb: A Show on the Scale of Worldwide Performers. Glazba.hr. Ivana. Lulić. hr. 18 December 2022. 19 December 2022.
  14. Cesarica 2022 ~ Medley ~ Tonči Huljić, Jelena Rozga & Matija Cvek. Cesarica. 13 February 2023. 12 April 2024.
  15. Regionalna pop senzacija prvi put u Beogradu: Matija Cvek je Među nama. Regional Pop Sensation for First Time in Belgrade: Matija Cvek is Among Us. NOVA S. sr. 6 April 2023. 2 April 2024.
  16. Web site: Zaljubljeni pogledi i dodiri: Cvek i Rozga iznenadili objavom prisnog videa, svi se pitaju jednu stvar. Affectionate Looks and Touches: Cvek and Rozga Surprised with the Release of the Intimate Video, Everyone is Asking One Thing. J.. C.. Dnevnik Nove TV. 15 September 2022. hr. 22 September 2022.
  17. Jelena Rozga & Matija Cvek – Zar je ljubav spala na to [Acoustic] (Official Video 2022)]. Jelena Rozga's official YouTube channel. YouTube. 15 September 2022. 22 September 2022.
  18. Web site: Hrvatska pjesma napokon na YouTube ljestvici najslušanijih – nalazi se na visokom trećem mjestu. Croatian Song Finally on the YouTube List of Most Listened To - It Is Placed on the High Third Place. P.. S.. 20 September 2022. hr. Teen 385 Dnevnik. 27 September 2022.
  19. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 36 2022. 11 September 2022 . top-lista. hr. 20 September 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220915082643/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/hrtop40-36-tjedan-2022-29-08-2022-04-09-2022/. 15 September 2022.
  20. Web site: HR TOP 40 Week 37 2022. 18 September 2022 . top-lista. hr. 21 September 2022 .
  21. Web site: HRtop40 46. tjedan 2022. (07.11.2022. – 13.11.2022.). 20 November 2022 . HRtop40 46 week 2022. (07.11.2022. – 13.11.2022.). top-lista. hr. 24 November 2022.