Beliya

"Beliya"
Single by Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani featuring The Vamps
Released August 16, 2016
Recorded London
Genre Bollywood, Pop
Length 4:11
Label Virgin EMI
Writer(s) Vishal-Shekhar, The Vamps
Producer(s) Vishal-Shekhar, Tristan Evans, Abhijit Nalani
Vishal Dadlani singles chronology
- "Beliya"
(2016)
Shekhar Ravjiani single chronology
"Beliya"
(2016)
The Vamps singles chronology
"I Found a Girl
(2016)		 "Beliya"
(2016)		 "All Night"
(2016)
Music video
"Beliya" on YouTube

"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.[1] The song was released on 16 August 2016 with an accompanying music video on YouTube.[2][3]

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.[4]

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.[5][6]

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.[7] 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[8] k. The celebration of the cultures is denoted by "Together We're Beautiful.[9]."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.."[10]

The song was also praised by Indian-Actor-Producer Riteish Deshmukh on his official twitter handle.[11] Many other celebrities including Sonakshi Sinha, Farhan Akhtar, Karan Johar and entreprenuer Rohan Chakraborty[12] have praised the song and its lyrics.[13]

Promotions & Live Performance

The Vamps had visited India to promote "Beliya" to perform with the director-producer duo Vishal-Shekhar.[14] 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

Chart Performance

Chart (2016) Peak Position
1. myUzer Trending/ Global Top 50[15] 7

References

  1. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood. "Vishal-Shekhar share the teaser of their collaboration with British band The Vamps | Latest Movie Features - Bollywood Hungama". www.bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Vishal-Shekhar collaborate with The Vamps". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Beliya song: Vishal Shekhar team up with The Vamps for a song that you would listen on loop!". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Vishal-Shekhar's info about this new collaboration". Bollywood Helpline. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Vishal-Shekhar jam with 'The Vamps' - Times of India". Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  6. ↑ BollywoodHungama.com (2016-08-17), Vishal Shekhar featuring The Vamps | Beliya | OFFICIAL MUSIC Video 2016, retrieved 2016-08-17
  7. ↑ "Vishal-Shekhar jam with 'The Vamps' - Times of India". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  8. ↑ "Vishal-Shekhar's two new releases define the duo's versatility". Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  9. ↑ "Listen to 'Beliya', The Vamps' collab with Vishal and Shekhar - CelebMix". 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  10. ↑ "Vishal-Shekhar jam with Brit band, The Vamps". t2online.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  11. ↑ "Riteish Deshmukh on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  12. ↑ "Rohan Chakraborty on Twitter". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  13. ↑ "Watch: 'Beliya' by Vishal-Shekhar in collaboration with British boy band The Vamps - Firstpost". 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  14. ↑ "Listen to 'Beliya', The Vamps' collab with Vishal and Shekhar - CelebMix". 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  15. ↑ "myUzer - Musicify Life". myuzer.xyz. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
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