"Gjaku im" (; ) is a song recorded by Albanian singer and songwriter Elvana Gjata released as the last single from her second studio album, '' Afër dhe Larg'' (2011). The song was written by Dalina Buzi and composed by Flori Mumajesi.

Background and composition

An Albanian-language

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song, "Gjaku im" has a running time of three minutes and fifty six seconds and is lyrically a

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that focuses on raising awareness about

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. It was written by Albanian writer Dalina Buzi and composed by Elvana's regular collaborator Albanian singer and songwriter Flori Mumajesi. ''Note: Open description for credits.'' In terms of the music notation, the song was composed in time performed in the key of G minor in common time with an andante moderato

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of 96 beats per minute.

Promotion

An accompanying

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for "Gjaku im" officially premiered onto Elvana Gjata's

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channel on 28 April 2012, preceded by a teaser released three days prior. The aforementioned was later deleted due to unknown reasons and re-uploaded to Youtube on 20 November 2014. However, "Gjaku im" was released on

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and to

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as a single on 20 November 2013 through Threedots Productions.

Release history

References

{{authority control 2012 singles 2012 songs Elvana Gjata songs Albanian-language songs Pop rock songs Songs written by Flori Mumajesi