"Ljubavi" (in sr, Љубави; English translation: ''My love'') is the first single from the fifth studio album by
Serbian singer-songwriter and music producer
Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Јоксимовић, ; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar ...
with the
same name. The composer of the song is Željko Joksimović by himself, and the lyrics are written by
Momčilo Bajagić Momcilo or Momčilo (Cyrillic script: Момчило) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is often found in Serbia and Montenegro. It may refer to:
* Momčilo Bajagić, Serbian rock musician
* Momčilo Bošković (born 1951), retired Ser ...
– Bajaga. From its release, the song is well charting in most ex-
Yugoslav charts.
Background
In 2007 Joksimović released greatest hits compilation ''
Platinum Collection''. In this CD were included two new singles too – "Nije Do Mene" and "Devojka". From then he made a pause on his career for two years. After pausing he made his comeback with this single. In October 2009 "Ljubavi" was aired in all the radio stations not just around
Serbia
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, but
Montenegro
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too. The song was accepted with generally positive critics around these countries.
Composition
The song is written in
C minor
C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature consists of three flats. Its relative major is E major and its parallel major is C major.
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. Joksimović's vocal range extends from C
3 to G#
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Music and lyrics
"Ljubavi" is a pop ballad sang in
Serbian language
Serbian (, ) is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official and national language of Serbia, one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and co-official in Montenegro and K ...
. The music and the arrangement is made by Joksimović himself and the lyrics are written by the Serbian singer Bajaga who is a former member of the band
Riblja Čorba.
Music video
The music video for the song was shot in the period October–November 2009. It features Joksimović singing alone at a train station, where he then gets on the train where he continues to sing. The video had a mini-concert promotion on 9 December 2009 in the Expo center in
Belgrade.
[http://www.balkanmedia.com/magazin/6041/zeljko_joksimovic_promocija_ljubavi_(video).html] He opened the concert with the song and corresponding video, saying that he started it with this song because it is full of emotion. Of the promotion guests, some were people from the Serbian music scene.
Release history
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ljubavi (Zeljko Joksimovic song)
2009 songs