"Fustani" (; ) is a song recorded by Albanian singer and songwriter

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featuring Kosovo-Albanian rapper

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. It was

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by both aforementioned artists and produced by Albanian producers Rzon and Arbre Blass. Swedish producer Johan Bejerholm further

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and mixed the song. An official

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for "Fustani" was shot in

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and was uploaded on 29 June 2019 onto

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to accompany the single's release. A vibrant video, it features scenes of the pair performing to the song in the outskirts of

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in variety of sets, and Elvana appearing with five different dresses throughout the entire video. The single experienced commercial success in Albania and went on to the country's number one

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chart. The record was further promoted by both artists with live performances at the Alba Festival 2019 in

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and soon after, at the Sunny Hill Festival 2019 in

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Background and composition

"Fustani" was solely written by both artists and produced by Albanian producers Rzon and Arbre Blass. ''Note: Open description for credits.'' Swedish producer Johan Bejerholm was responsible for the song's mastering and mixing process. The song runs for a duration time of two minutes and thirty three seconds. In terms of

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,it was composed in time and is performed in the key of

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with a moderate

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of 99 beats per minute. The song marks the second collaboration between the duo, following the rapper was featured on "Lejla".

Music video

An accompanying

for "Fustani" was premiered onto the official

channel of Elvana Gjata on 29 June 2019, where it has since amassed a total of 30 million views. Upon its release, the video was trending at number one on YouTube in Switzerland. Filmed in the outskirts of

, it was

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by Turkish director Emir Khalilzadeh of the Astronot Film in Turkey. The music video opens with both artists performing in a

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-filled abandoned warehouse separately. In the indoor scene, Elvana appears then with two wings on her head portraying the Albanian

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helping to convey the message of the intro. As the video progresses it then opens in a different location with both of them

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each other and stopping afterwards for Elvana to pose in front of the vehicles, wearing a handmade metal chain diamond dress created by Valdrin Sahiti. In order to promote the single, both artists delivered the first performance for the song at the Alba Festival 2019 in

and after that, at the Sunny Hill Festival 2019 in

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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and

. ''Note: Open "Credits" for credits.'' *Elvana Gjataperforming, songwriting, vocals *Capital T (Trim Ademi)performing, songwriting, vocals *Arbre Blassrecord production *Rzonrecord production *BO Beatzengineering *Cano Milanoengineering *Johan Bejerholmmixing and mastering *Emir Khalilzadehvideo directing

Track listing

*Digital download #"Fustani"2:33

Charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2019 singles 2019 songs Elvana Gjata songs Capital T songs Albanian-language songs Songs written by Elvana Gjata Song recordings produced by Rzon