"Dil Se Jaan Laga De" (Urdu: "دل سے جان لگا دے"; transl. Put your heart in it) was the official anthem of the 2018 Pakistan Super League, the third season of the Pakistan Super League. It has been written, composed and sung by Ali Zafar under his Lightingale Studios, and was released on 28 January by Silent Roar Productions and HBL Pakistan.
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| Song by Ali Zafar | ||||
| English title | "Put Your Heart in It" | |||
| Released | 28 January 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Studio | Lightingale | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Ali Zafar | |||
| Producer(s) | Shany Haider | |||
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Background
editThrough his tweet, Zafar hinted the new song for the league on 18 December 2017, when previous "Ab Khel Jamay Ga" reached 6 million views on YouTube.[1] The anthem was officially announced by a promotion hashtag #DilSeJaanLagaDe on 28 December.[2][3] The Nation reported that he is "extremely fortunate to live these two passions" that "lie at the heart of our nation's DNA"; "cricket and music". "As exciting as it is to write, compose and to sing PSL's official anthem for the third time, it was actually quite challenging given that last year's anthem was such a massive hit," said Zafar.[4] "The most important thing is to bring in the spirit", he said to Something Haute, "Spirit not just of the game, but the nation that's going to be following it."[5]
In an official interview, Zafar shared his personal thought process of song creativity, "For "Ab Khel Ke Dikha", first year was more introductory, for something that was coming. Next year, for "Ab Khel Jamay Ga", there was a vision, there was a hope, there was a dream. This year, we have to move a step forward, and to me, this year is for celebration that a huge dream has been achieved. It's time of celebration on fulfillment of that dream, and I vision to create a huge chorus, that people sing in stadium, and that they remember."[6]
Release and music video
editThe video shoot was confirmed by Junaid Khan on 22 December.[7] The anthem was released on 28 January 2018 by HBL Pakistan,[8] the same day when Pakistani cricket team was ranked at top position in ICC T20I Championship.[9] Music video features Pakistani cricketers, including Khan, Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Gul, Fakhar Zaman, Umar Amin, Babar Azam, Rumman Raees, Usman Shinwari, Faheem Ashraf and Amad Butt getting ready for the pitch. It can also be seen in the video that Rameez Raja is drumming, Shoaib Malik is boxing and Ahmed Shehzad is playing guitars.[10][11][12][13]
The melody of this anthem was also played at the end of opening ceremony of 2019 Pakistan Super League.
Reception
editDAWN Images said, "another tune we think we're going to have on repeat". The Express Tribune referred Zafar and his anthems as "voice and soul" of the league respectively.[11] Shahjehan Saleem of Something Haute said, "the anthem serves as the perfect amuse bouche".[5] Ramsha Soofi of Daily Pakistan said, "it's magic", that "takes you right into the golden days of country's cricket."[14] Asfia Afzal of Business Recorder said that "Zafar recreates magic in" the anthem.[15] Geo News criticized the absence of national cricket team captain Sarfraz Ahmed from the video.[16] Saira Khan of HIP commented, "the song succeeds in getting you rooting for your favorite teams."[17] Kayenat Kalam of VeryFilmi said, "this song will give you goosebumps!"[18] Darakhshan Anjum of RS-Tech said that "It seems that" Zafar "has begun this" anthem "from where he left the last one", as it has "left the public mesmerized."[13] Maheen Sabeeh of The News International said that it has "a big, incredibly catchy sing-along chorus" and most impressive thing is that it "doesn't encourage aggression".[19] M. Hussain of The Express Tribune commented that "it is a good enough song" but "not too impressive. Partly because it resembles a certain Coldplay song" and "it's almost repetitive" as the previous ones.[20]
See also
edit| External media | |
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| Audio | |
 Dil Se Jaan Laga De on iTunes | |
| Dil Se Jaan Laga De on SoundCloud | |
| Audio on Patari.pk | |
| Audio on Taazi | |
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 Music video on Facebook | |
| Music video on YouTube | |
| Opening ceremony performance on YouTube |
References
edit- ^ Ali Zafar [@AliZafarsays] (18 December 2017). "Time for next one?" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ Pakistan Super League [@thePSLt20] (28 December 2017). "The #HBLPSL 2018 promises to be super exciting, Are you ready? Do you get the hint? #DilSeJaanLagaDe" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ Ali Zafar [@AliZafarsays] (28 December 2017). "#DilSeJaanLagaDe #ComingSoon" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ali Zafar strikes hat-trick with PSL anthem". The Nation. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b Shahjehan Saleem (29 January 2018). "Ali Zafar recreates PSL magic with 'Dil Se Jaan Laga De!'". Something Haute. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Pakistan Super League [@thePSLt20] (29 December 2017). "Superstar @AliZafarsays takes us through the #HBLPSL anthems' journey, the third edition is set to be another blockbuster. Here we go! #DilSeJaanLagaDe" (Tweet). Retweeted by Ali Zafar. Retrieved 4 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ Junaid Khan [@JunaidkhanREAL] (22 December 2017). "Enjoyed last night with one of my favourite actors @AliZafarsays at the #HBLPSL anthem shooting" (Tweet). Retweeted by Ali Zafar. Retrieved 23 December 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ Ali Zafar [@AliZafarsays] (26 January 2018). "#DilSeJaanLagaDe. 28th Jan. Tayyaar ho jao phir se" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 January 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Pakistan on top of the T20 world". Cricket Australia. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Ali Zafar's PSL 2018 anthem is finally out". DAWN Images. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Ali Zafar releases new anthem for PSL 3". The Express Tribune. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Official song of PSL 3 released". Samaa TV. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b Darakhshan Anjum (29 January 2018). "PSL Official Anthem Released". RS-Tech. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Ramsha Soofi (29 January 2018). "Ali Zafar's anthem for PSL 3 is magic". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Asfia Afzal (29 January 2018). "Watch: Ali Zafar recreates magic in PSL 3 anthem". Business Recorder. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Official song of Pakistan Super League 3 released". Geo News. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Saira Khan (29 January 2018). "Shehzad Roy and Ali Zafar release their tracks for the HBL PSL 3". HIP. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Kayenat Kalam (29 January 2018). "Shehzad Roy and Ali Zafar release their tracks for the HBL PSL 3". VeryFilmi. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Maheen Sabeeh (31 January 2018). "Ali Zafar's 'Dil Se Jaan Laga De' is about the spirit of celebration". The News. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ M. Hussain (25 March 2018). "The best of PSL 2018 music". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 27 April 2018.