''Young Tarang'' is the third

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by the

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duo

Nazia and Zoheb Nazia and Zoheb () were a Pakistani pop duo from Karachi, Sindh formed in 1980. The group consisted of two siblings, Nazia Hassan and Zohaib Hassan, Zoheb Hassan (collectively known as ''Hassans'' or ''The Hassans'' or ''Hazan''), who were a s ...

, consisting of

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and

Zoheb Hassan Zoheb Hassan (born November 18, 1966) is a Pakistani pop icon, singer, songwriter, producer, and was a part of the superduo Nazia and Zoheb. Early career and breakthrough Zoheb and his sister Nazia spent their childhood in Karachi as well as L ...

. The music was composed by Zoheb and British-Indian producer

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, with lyrics written by Nazia and Zoheb. It was first released in Pakistan in 1983, then worldwide in 1984, and went on to sell over 40 million copies. It is one of the most famous albums of

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. It was also the first

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n album to feature

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Music video

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directed "Zara Chera Tu Dekhao", "Sunn" and "Dosti". He used three cameras to shoot the videos. After this the team went to London and recorded four videos with the famous set designer and director, John King, who was also the set designer of Michael Jackson's "Thriller". Amit and John worked on "Pyar Ka Jadu", "Dum Dum Dede", "Ankhien Milane Wale" and "Aag".

Reception

In 1983,

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awarded it a Platinum disc for exceeding 150,000 cassette sales in

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. The album went on to become a success in

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, and in

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, where it was awarded a Double Platinum Disc. The

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magazine ''

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'' reported that the album sold 100,000 cassettes in its first three weeks, with demand remaining consistent afterwards. The album went on to sell over 40 million copies worldwide. Over thirty years later, an ''

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'' article titled "Nazia makes a lovely comeback" celebrated Nazia Hassan's music appearing in the cult 2012 film, ''

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'' that had premiered at the

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: "The film has made the audience nostalgic over Ahluwalia's use of the song "Dum dum de de" from Hassan's 1984 album, ''Young Tarang''." ''Miss Lovely'' director,

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, described keeping the original track untouched: "The song symbolises the '80s and the lyrics of the song were in sync with the mood of the film. eretained the original voice of Nazia. We didn't want to remix this song because the original was perfect."

Songs

# Aag - Nazia Hassan # Dum Dum Dede - Nazia Hassan # Chehra - Zoheb Hassan # Kya Howa - Nazia Hassan # Dosti - Nazia Hassan & Zoheb Hassan # Ashanti - Zoheb Hassan # Sunn - Nazia Hassan # Medley - Instrumental # Ankhien Milane Wale - Nazia Hassan # Pyar Ka Jadu - Zoheb Hassan

Music by

Zohaib Hassan Zoheb Hassan (born November 18, 1966) is a Pakistani pop icon, singer, songwriter, producer, and was a part of the superduo Nazia and Zoheb. Early career and breakthrough Zoheb and his sister Nazia spent their childhood in Karachi as well as L ...

Lyrics by

Sehba Akhtar Sehba Akhtar (30 September 1931 – 19 February 1996) was a poet and a film songwriter in Pakistan. Early life and career He was born Akhtar Ali Rehmat to Rehmat Ali Rehmat, a poet and a contemporary of the renowned playwright Agha Hashar K ...

References

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