"Beliya" is song recorded by Indian music direction duo
Vishal Dadlani and
Shekhar Ravjiani (or
Vishal–Shekhar) featuring English pop rock band
The Vamps. The song was recorded and produced in
London. The song was released on 16 August 2016 with an accompanying music video on
YouTube.
Background
"Beliya" was written by
Vishal Dadlani,
Shekhar Ravjiani, and members of the English pop rock band
The Vamps. "Beliya" is reportedly referred to as a first of its kind collaboration by India's celebrated music direction duo
Vishal–Shekhar have collaborated with the English pop rock band
The Vamps for the song "Beliya". Initiated by Bottomline Media and
Virgin EMI Records, this is the first of many collaborations to come.
Music video
The official music video was uploaded to
YouTube on 16 August 2016. It features Vishal–Shekhar and The Vamps playing instruments and singing in a studio with Vishal–Shekhar.
Composition and lyrical interpretation
"Beliya" is a fusion song consisting elements of Bollywood and pop music. The song is reportedly referred to as the celebration of two cultures by the Indian music direction duo
Vishal–Shekhar.
The song opens with 'dholak' and the folk instrument returns during the chorus. The 'dholak' isn't the only Indian instrument to find a place in Beliya's sound, as the composers subtly utilise
flute
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further in the track. The
celebration
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of the cultures is denoted.
The song features
vocals from
The Vamps singing the lead in English verses, the duo added soft Hindi lyrics post-chorus.
The song was also praised by Indian actor and producer
Riteish Deshmukh on his official
Twitter handle. Many other celebrities including
Sonakshi Sinha,
Farhan Akhtar,
Karan Johar
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and
entrepreneur Rohan Chakraborty have praised the song and its lyrics.
Promotions and live performance
The Vamps had visited
India to promote "Beliya" to perform with the Indian music director duo
Vishal–Shekhar at ''
The Kapil Sharma Show
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''.
Personnel
Vishal–Shekhar
*
Vishal Dadlani – instruments, vocals
*
Shekhar Ravjiani – instruments, vocals
The Vamps
*
Bradley Simpson
The Vamps are a British Pop music, pop band consisting of Brad Simpson, James Brittain-McVey, Connor Ball and Tristan Evans. They formed in 2012 and signed to Mercury Records (now Virgin EMI Records) in the November of the same year.
In 2017, ...
– instruments, vocals
*
Connor Ball
The Vamps are a British pop band consisting of Brad Simpson, James Brittain-McVey, Connor Ball and Tristan Evans. They formed in 2012 and signed to Mercury Records (now Virgin EMI Records) in the November of the same year.
In 2017, they had t ...
– instruments, vocals
*
James McVey
The Vamps are a British pop band consisting of Brad Simpson, James Brittain-McVey, Connor Ball and Tristan Evans. They formed in 2012 and signed to Mercury Records (now Virgin EMI Records) in the November of the same year.
In 2017, they had t ...
– instruments, vocals
*
Tristan Evans – instruments, vocals
Additional instruments
*Navin Kumar – flute
*Dipesh Verma – percussions
Chart performance
Release history
References
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2016 singles
Vishal–Shekhar songs
The Vamps (British band) songs
Virgin EMI Records singles
Songs written by Vishal–Shekhar
2016 songs