B-side "Wajabek" Genre Raï | Released 1991 Length 3:20 | |
Format 7" single, 12" maxi, CD single Recorded MicroPLANT, Los Angeles, United States | ||
"Didi" is a song written and performed by Algerian artist Khaled, released in 1992. The song was the lead single from the singer's eponymous album Khaled.
Contents
- CD single
- 7 single
- 12 single
- Brahim version
- Brahim featuring Nessa
- Milk and Honey cover
- Track list
- Other covers
- References
"Didi" peaked at number nine in the French Singles Chart and remained on the "Top 50" chart for 20 weeks, making it the first tune sung in Arabic to chart in France. It also topped the singles charts in Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.
The music video was directed by Philippe Gautier.
On April 3, 2015, Khaled was convicted with plagiarism, for Didi, a musical composition recorded by Cheb Rabah (born Rabah Zerradine) in 1988. Cheb Rabah has also been compensated by Cheb Mami for plagiarizing his texts.
CD single
- "Didi" (edit version) – 3:20
- "Wajabek" (unreleased) – 4:25
- "Didi" (Garage mix) – 7:40
- "Didi" (Simenon mix) – 6:29
7" single
- "Didi" (edit version) – 3:20
- "Wajabek" (unreleased) – 4:25
12" single
- "Didi" (Simenon mix) – 6:29
- "Didi" (Edit version) – 3:20
- "Wajabek" (unreleased) – 4:25
Brahim version
The Moroccan-Belgian singer Brahim released a version of the song with added English language lyrics. The song reached #10 on the Ultratop 50 Belgian Singles Chart in 2005.
Brahim featuring Nessa
In a second release destined for the Moroccan market and the Belgian francophone markets (Wallonia), Brahim added a French language rap section featuring the artist Nessa.
Milk and Honey cover
The German duo Milk & Honey released an all English language version with completely new lyrics and arrangement. It appeared in the band's 2007 album Elbi and was the second single release from the album after the initial "Habibi (je t'aime)". A separate EP was also released.
Track list
- "Didi" 3:27
- "Didi" (instrumental) - 3:29
- "Didi" (Algeris club mix) - 3:29
- "Didi" (m million mix) - 3:08
- "Didi" (tai jason mix) - 4:12
Other covers
The song has been covered in Turkish by Tarkan for his debut album Yine Sensiz, also covered in Persian by Andy for his album Laili, and in Greek as Giorgos Alkaios's debut single "Ti Ti". In the 1990s it was also covered in Albanian as "Ti më bën xheloz" by the Band Ilirët.
The title was also covered in Russian language by Tatiana Parez in September 2004, who released it as CD maxi.
Also there was an Urdu version of the song "Babia" by Sajjad Ali. Sudesh Bhosle & Vinod Rathod sang Ladki Ladki in the Hindi movie Shreemaan Aashique.
A Serbian have also been released by Dragana Mirkovic song "Baš tebe volim ja" from 1993.
The song was almost completely featured in the 1995 Malayalam movie, Highway, with actress Silk Smitha dancing to the tunes. Just prior to the song, there is a brief part which shows the original song video by Khalid, being played on a television set.
A 2016 Bollywood movie named Airlift covered this song in Hindi sung by Arijit Singh and Ankit Tiwari.