Back 2 Love (album)

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.

Back 2 Love
Studio album by
Released9 June 2014 (2014-06-09)
GenreQawwali, Pakistani pop, Indi-pop
Length48:42
LabelUniversal Music India
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan chronology
Chandigarh Da Chaska
(2014)
Back 2 Love
(2014)
Singles from Back 2 Love
  1. "Zaroori Tha"
    Released: 8 June 2014

Music video(s)

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]

Track listing

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]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Rab Jaane"Rahat Fateh Ali Khan6:24
2."Habibi" (feat. Salim – Sulaiman)Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Salim–Sulaiman4:51
3."Rim Jhim" (feat. Shreya Ghoshal)Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal4:30
4."Zaroori Tha"Rahat Fateh Ali Khan5:42
5."Nach Dumadum"Rahat Fateh Ali Khan5:45
6."Sab Jhoote"Rahat Fateh Ali Khan3:59
7."Dil Ke Taar"Rahat Fateh Ali Khan4:55
8."Sharab E Husn"Rahat Fateh Ali Khan4:15
9."Aag Lagi"Rahat Fateh Ali Khan3:44
10."Fusion in Raag Champa Kali"Rahat Fateh Ali Khan4:30
Total length:48:42

See also

References

  1. "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to launch Back 2 Love". The Indian Express. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan: Vishal Bhardwaj has a mind-blowing andaaz". The Times of India. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's Zaroori Tha reaches 100 mn club". Radio and Music. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  4. "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's 'Zaroori Tha' music video crosses 200 million". Radio and Music. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  5. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan [@RFAKWorld] (2 June 2018). "#ZarooriTha YouTube" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 October 2018 via Twitter.
  6. "Zaroori Tha: Rahat Fateh Ali's song was vital for film Hamari Adhuri Kahani". DAWN. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. "Universal Music's non-film artist Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's 'Zaroori Tha' featured in 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani'". Radio and Music. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. "Winners | Mirchi Music Awards". Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.


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