Ti i Ja

"'Ti i ja" (English: You and I) is a song by Serbian pop-folk singer Saša Matić and Croatian pop singer Jelena Rozga, included on the former's album Dva života (2021). The pop ballad was written by Milan Miletić and produced by Matić. It was released as a single on 15 December 2021. The song was well received by music critics who praised the singers for their emotional rendition. Commercially, the song achieved success in Croatia and the former Yugoslav countries, peaking at number nine on the Croatia Songs chart. The music video for the song is watched 9.4 million times on the video streaming platform YouTube as of May 2022. The duo performed the song live on several televised appearances, including on Ami G Show, during a promotional concert at the Esplanade Zagreb Hotel, the 2023 Music Awards Ceremony and later during their separate concert performances and gigs.

"Ti i ja"
Official 2023 Music Awards Ceremony live performance artwork
Single by Saša Matić featuring Jelena Rozga
from the album Dva života
Released15 December 2021 (2021-12-15)
RecordedJune 2020
Genre
Length3:37
LabelSM Music-1
Songwriter(s)Milan Miletić
Producer(s)Saša Matić
Saša Matić singles chronology
"Kad prođe sve"
(2021)		 "Ti i ja"
(2021)		 "Dva života"
(2021)
Jelena Rozga singles chronology
"Kad nema ljubavi"
(2020)		 "Ti i ja"
(2021)		 "Samo se ljubit' isplati"
(2022)
Music video
"Ti i Ja" on YouTube

Background and reception

"Ti i ja" was included on Matić's tenth studio album Dva života (2021). It was written by Milan Miletić and produced by Matić. The song marks the first collaboration between the two singers; talks about a collaboration had been going on for years, however, both singers were waiting patiently for the right song. Matić as the writer of the song sent a demo to Rozga in June 2020; immediately after hearing it, Rozga became emotional. While recording, the singer wanted to be alone to be able to emotionally render the song.[1][2] The song was released as a single from the album on 15 December 2021.

Upon its release, the song was well-received by listeners and a writer of Story.hr dubbed it a "real music pleasure" for the singers' fanbases.[3] It was nominated in the category for Best Collaboration at the 2023 Music Awards Ceremony, which it also won.[4][5]

Music video

A music video for the song, directed by Toxic Entertainment was released on 15 December 2021. A brief teaser of the video was released online on 13 December 2021.[6] The video opens with footage of Matić playing the opening notes of the song on his piano. It goes on to show Rozga, whose face is seen on the mirror next to him, singing as a wine glass falls and gets spilled. The video then shows both Rozga and Matić singing the song to the camera next to a river in Belgrade where they are also surrounded by a piano and adornments. The second half of the video proceeds to shots of the two singers singing the song on an empty boat in an evening setting. The final scenes, show the duo singing the song while seated and facing each other, while flames can be seen on the lit candles behind them. After its release, the video became trending in all post-Yugoslav countries and garnered 1.5 million views only 3 days after its release.[7] As of May 2022, it is watched more than 9.4 million times on the platform.[8]

Live performances

The duo performed the songs several times on televised appearances. On 19 January, 2022, during a guest appearance on Ami G Show, Matić and Rozga sang the duet in a piano version only.[9] On 15 February 2022, the two appeared in Zagreb and sang the duet live during a promotional gathering for the album at Esplanade Zagreb Hotel.[10] On 1 May 2022, Matić appeared together with Sanja Vučić on the Serbian talent show Nikad nije kasno where he performed the song in the 33rd episode.[11] On 25 January 2023, the duo appeared together at the 2023 Music Awards Ceremony where they performed "Ti i ja" live together.[12]

Charts

For the week ending 19 February 2022, the single peaked at number nine on the Billboard Croatia Songs chart.[13]

Chart performance for "Ti i Ja"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Croatia (Billboard)[13] 9

References
  1. Jelena Rozga - Promocija albuma Saše Matića - 'Dva života' [Jelena Rozga - Promotion of the album by Saše Matić - 'Dva života'] (in Serbian). Extra FM. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022 – via YouTube.
  2. "Priča o Pjesmi Jelene Rozge i Saše Matića: Ti i ja" [The story behind the song by Jelena Rozga and Saša Matić: Ti i ja] (in Serbian). Press Media BiH. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. "Dugo su Jelenu htjeli spojiti s njime, sada su i uspjeli: 'Nisam dugo plakala, želim da plačete i vi'" [They Wanter to Connect Jelena with Him for a Very Long Time, Now They Succeeded: 'I Have Not Cried for a Long Time, I Want You to Cry Too'] (in Croatian). Story.hr. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. Saša Matić ft. Jelena Rozga - Ti i ja /KOLABORACIJA #MAC2023Nominee. Music Awards Ceremony. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via YouTube.
  5. Balde, Goran (27 January 2023). "JELENA ROZGA ZA STORY O NARUŠENOM ZDRAVLJU I KONCERTU U SPLITU: 'Nije najbolje, ali ne žalim se'" [Jelena Rozga to Story About Her Ill Health and the Concert in Split: 'It Is Not the Best, But I Am Not Complaining'] (in Croatian). Story.hr. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  6. SASA MATIC I JELENA ROZGA - TI I JA (DUET). YouTube. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. "Rozga i Matić spontano zapjevali Ča će mi Copacabana, snimka oduševila fanove" [Rozga and Matić Spontaneously Sang Ča će mi Copacabana, the Recording Amazed Fans]. Index.hr. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  8. Sasa Matic feat Jelena Rozga - Ti i ja - (Official Video 2021). YouTube. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. Sasa Matic & Jelena Rozga - Ti i ja (Uživo) (Ami G Show S14) (Live). YouTube. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. Petrinović, Kruno (15 February 2022). "Saša Matić o Jubilarnom Albumu, Dva Desetljeća na Estradi i Posebnoj Vezi s Našom Pjevačicom" [Saša Matić on his jubilee album, two decennia on the spotlight and the special relationship with our singer] (in Croatian). Gloria.hr. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. Sanja Vucic i Sasa Matic - Ti i ja - (live) - NNK - EM 33 - 01.05.2022. Nikad nije kasno. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022 – via YouTube.
  12. Dimitrijević, Milan (26 January 2023). "Jeleni Rozgi narušeno zdravlje, ali je progovorila o ljubavi i udaji: Srećna sam! (VIDEO)" [Jelena Rozga's Health is Not Going Well, But She Discussed Love and Getting Married: I am happy! (Video)] (in Serbian). 24sedam. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  13. "Croatia Songs (Week of February 19, 2022)". Billboard. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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