Released August 14, 1987 Length 4:28 Samina (Instrumental) Dil Dil Pakistan | Genre Pop/Patriotic Producer(s) Shoaib Mansoor | |
Writer(s) Salman Ahmad, Shahzad Hasan, Rohail Hyatt, Junaid Jamshed | ||
Dil Dil Pakistan (Urdu: دل دل پاکستان) is a popular patriotic Pakistani song. It was released in 1987 by the pop band Vital Signs. The song was featured in the band's debut album Vital Signs 1 in 1989. The lead singer of the band, and as seen in the official music video, is the late Junaid Jamshed.
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Reception
Dil Dil Pakistan has been hailed as an unofficial national anthem of Pakistan.
Music video
The official music video was filmed in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan.
In the video, the band members are playing musical instruments in open fields, as well as riding bikes and driving a Jeep around the city and highlighting the most picturesque, hilly areas. In one scene, the group performs by the slope of a small hill with "I love Pakistan" painted in large lettering on a boulder. Toward the end of the video, the band plays in a small studio with a simple green backdrop and bright lights. The sound is typical of 1980s pop with synthesizers, keyboards, major chord progression, and a catchy chorus hook.
Lyrics
The authorship of the song is disputed. However, a central role was played by is its producer Shoaib Mansoor who is given most of the credit for the production. The artwork of this album was designed by Jaffer Hussain. Lead singer of Vital Signs, Junaid Jamshed tells that the band and the producer were working on a love song but all efforts seemed to be unsuccessful. At last, Shoaib Mansoor abandoned the idea of love song and decided to work on a patriotic one, and as a result, "Dil Dil Pakistan" was created.
In popular culture
In a non-scientific 2003 BBC World Service online poll of popular songs, "Dil Dil Pakistan" came third. The song "Dil Dil Hindustan" in the 1990 Indian film Yaadon ke Mausam was copied from "Dil Dil Pakistan".