Released August 16, 2016 Genre Bollywood, Pop Label Virgin EMI | Recorded London Length 4:11 | |
Writer(s) Vishal-Shekhar, The Vamps | ||
"Beliya" is song recorded by Indian Music Director-Producer duo Vishal Dadlani & Shekhar Ravjiani (or Vishal-Shekhar) featuring English Rock Band The Vamps The song was recorded & produced in London. The song was released on 16 August 2016 with an accompanying music video on YouTube.
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Background
"Beliya" was written by Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Rajviani, and the members of English band "The Vamps". Beliya is reportedly referred to as a first of its kind collaboration by India’s celebrated Music director duo Vishal-Shekhar have collaborated with British Band The Vamps for the song Beliya. Initiated by Bottomline Media and Virgin EMI Records, this is the first of many collaborations to come.
Music video
The official music video was uploaded to YouTube on 16 August 2016. It features Vishal-Shekhar & The Vamps playing instruments and singing in a studio with Vishal-Shekhar.
Composition and lyrical interpretation
"Beliya" is a fusion song consisting elements of Bollywood & pop genre. The song is reportedly refereed to as the celebration of two cultures by the Indian producer duo Vishal-Shekhar. The song opens with ‘dholak’ and the folk instrument returns during the chorus. The ‘dholak’ isn’t the only Indian instrument to find a place in Beliya’s sound, as the composers subtly utilise flute further in the trac k. The celebration of the cultures is denoted by "Together We're Beautiful.."The song features vocals from The Vamps singing the lead in english verses "Nothing More I Can Ask For, Nothing More That I ..", the duo added soft hindi lyrics post chorus "Sun Beliya Dil Jabse Laga hai.."
The song was also praised by Indian-Actor-Producer Riteish Deshmukh on his official twitter handle. Many other celebrities including Sonakshi Sinha, Farhan Akhtar, Karan Johar and entrepreneur Rohan Chakraborty have praised the song and its lyrics.
Promotions & Live Performance
The Vamps had visited India to promote "Beliya" to perform with the director-producer duo Vishal-Shekhar. at The Kapil Sharma Show
Personnel
Vishal-Shekhar
Vishal Dadlani - Instruments & Vocals
Shekhar Ravjiani - Instruments & Vocals
The Vamps
Bradley Simpson - Instruments & Vocals
Connor Ball - Instruments & Vocals
James McVey - Instruments & Vocals
Tristan Evans - Instruments & Vocals
Additional Instruments
Navin Kumar - Flute
Dipesh Verma - Percussions