"A m'don" (; ) is a song recorded by Albanian singer and songwriter Elvana Gjata. The song was written by the aforementioned artist together with Albanian composer Arber Zeqo. Beside that it was

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by Albanian producer Arbre Blass, and both mastered and mixed by Swedish producer Johan Bejerholm. In its

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-inspired lyrics, the Albanian-language song discusses the theme of sensual desire and Elvana's aspiration for her

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. An official

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was filmed in

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and depicts Elvana being surrounded by females of different ethnicities, body shapes and sizes performing the song in a garden of a

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Background and composition

"A m'don" has a running time of three minutes and nine seconds, and was written by Elvana herself together with Arber Zeqo. ''Note: Open description for credits.'' Its production was handled by Arbre Blass while being mastered and mixed by Johan Bejerholm. In regard to the music notation, it was composed in time performed in the key of

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in common time with an allegretto

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of 113 beats per minute. Characterised as a

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song, it lyrically focuses on Elvana's desire and references to romance as she asks her love interest whether he still loves her despite her absence. Lyrics of "A m'don" include, "My soul can't sleep peacefully ..but I need to know if you still love me — do you have something to tell me?".

Music video

The accompanying

for "A m'don" was officially premiered onto Elvana Gjata's

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channel on 8 August 2019, where it has since amassed more than 20 million views. It was directed by her recent collaborator Emir Khalilzadeh, who previously directed her music video for "

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". Cansu Yilmaz and Ceyhun Sevil acted as the video producers, while Emre Karbek was hired as the director of photography. Filmed in the city of

, Elvana is prominently shown with multiple other females of different ethnicities, body shapes and sizes. The music video commences with a blurred shot of Elvana behind a white curtain, and switches to two separate females walking into the key location. As the video progresses, the singer is shown wearing a white cropped playsuit while dancing to the song in front of three columns between white-hanging curtains. Over the rest of the video, the cameras display Elvana accompanied by the two women sitting on pool stairs, and lying on a white blanket.

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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and

. ''Note: Open "Credits" for credits.'' * Elvana Gjataperforming, songwriting, vocals * Arber Zeqosongwriting * Johan Bejerholmmixing and mastering * Emir Khalilzadehvideo directing * Cansu Yilmazvideo production * Ceyhun Sevilvideo production * Emre Karbekphoto directing * Özkan Aksularediting

Track listing

*Digital download #"A m'don"3:08

Charts

Release history

References

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