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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Lahore
| cover = Lahore Cover Art.jpeg
| type = Single
| artist = Guru Randhawa
| album =
| released = 13 December 2017
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| length =
| label = T-Series
|writer=| composer = Guru Randhawa
| lyricist = Guru Randhawa
| producer = Bhushan Kumar
| misc =
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'Lahore' is a Punjabi Indi-pop single by Guru Randhawa, released by T-Series on 13 December 2017. It is one of the most-streamed songs in India. It has over 1 billion views on YouTube. It is the most viewed song of the world's biggest YouTube channel (T-Series) with more than 100 Million subscribers.[http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190509-t-series-the-bollywood-record-label-that-conquered-youtube BBC - Culture - T-Series: The Bollywood record label that conquered Youtube, Nikhil Hemrajani, BBC, 9 May 2019], It was recreated by Sachin-Jigar as
Background
In an interview to 'IANS', Randhawa said about "Lahore'" that "It's about a girl whom I have referred to from different places like Lahore, Delhi, Mumbai or London. I have compared her to Lahore's beauty, Mumbai's move, London's weather and so on. The beats of the song are peppy."
Asked about how he came up with the idea for the song, he said: "We were travelling by a car when the lyrics and beat came to my mind. It is basically describing a girl's beauty and comparing it to different places of the world."
The song is named after the city of Lahore, the capital of Pakistani Punjab. However, Randhawa mentioned in a January 2019 interview that he had never visited the city. He said, "I haven't been to Lahore, but we get calls from Pakistan for a music tour. In fact, I sat with my team and we are planning to go to Pakistan."
Music video
The music video is shot mainly at Dubai. It features Randhawa in a modified Dodge Challenger R/T featuring Izabelle Leite. Randhawa is seen to be travelling on the Sheikh Zayed Road.
Reception
It is one of the most-streamed hit songs in India. It was released by T-Series, and has received over 1 billion views on YouTube, becoming the one of the most-viewed music video on the T-Series channel. It is the 3rd most-viewed Punjabi Indi-pop music video on YouTube, and the platform's fourth most-viewed Indian music video, after the songs "Laung Laachi", "Vaaste", and "High Rated Gabru".
Street Dancer 3D version
Lahore renamed for the Street Dancer 3D, Lagdi Lahore Di, sung by Guru Randhawa, Tulsi Kumar.
Charts
It was well-received by audiences and within a month received around 153 million views on YouTube, reaching #17 on the 'Billboard' YouTube charts.
The Song reached No. 2 on the UK Asian Music Charts.
Credits
* Song - Lahore
* Singer - Guru Randhawa
* Cast - Guru Randhawa, Izabelle Leite
* Lyrics - Guru Randhawa
* Background Music - Hassan Ejaz
* Producer - Bhushan Kumar , Hassan Ejaz
* Composer - Guru Randhawa
* Music- Vee Music
* Video - DirectorGifty
* Mix/Master - Crossflow Recordings (London)
* Choreographer - Amit Syal
* Costumes - Sheltun Benjamin
* Music Label - T-Series
References
Category:2017 singles
Category:Indian pop
Category:Indian songs
Category:Punjabi-language songs
Category:T-Series (company) singles
Category:Guru Randhawa songs
Category:Songs about Lahore
Category:2017 songs
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