Back 2 Love (album)

This article is about the Rahat Fateh Ali Khan album. For other uses, see Back 2 Love (disambiguation).

Back 2 Love is an album by Pakistani Qawwali singer Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. The album was released globally on 9 June 2014.^[1] Back 2 Love is a collection of 10 songs including collaborations with Indian musicians and singers like Salim–Sulaiman and Shreya Ghoshal.

Back 2 Love
Studio album by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Released	9 June 2014 (2014-06-09)
Genre	Qawwali, Pakistani pop, Indi-pop
Length	48:42
Label	Universal Music India
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan chronology
Chandigarh Da Chaska (2014) Back 2 Love (2014)
Singles from Back 2 Love
"Zaroori Tha" Released: 8 June 2014

Music video(s)

The lyrics for the song "Zaroori Tha" are written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar and it is composed by Sahir Ali Bagga.^[2] Its music video has been directed by Rahul Sud, and it features the Bigg Boss 7 couple Gauahar Khan and Kushal Tandon. It was released on 8 June 2014. It became the first Pakistani origin non-film YouTube India/Vevo music video to cross 100 million views after two years,^[3] 200 million views within three years of its release,^[4] 300 million views on 12 December 2017, 400 million views on 2 June 2018,^[5] 500 million views on 11 October 2018, and then a billion views on 3 January 2021.

The song was also featured in Mohit Suri's 2015 film Hamari Adhuri Kahani, starring Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan.^[6][7]

Track listing

The full track list was announced at iTunes on 7 May 2014. The song Rab Jaane was awarded as the "Indi Pop Song of the Year" at 7th Mirchi Music Awards.^[8]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Rab Jaane"	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	6:24
2.	"Habibi" (feat. Salim – Sulaiman)	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Salim–Sulaiman	4:51
3.	"Rim Jhim" (feat. Shreya Ghoshal)	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal	4:30
4.	"Zaroori Tha"	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	5:42
5.	"Nach Dumadum"	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	5:45
6.	"Sab Jhoote"	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	3:59
7.	"Dil Ke Taar"	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	4:55
8.	"Sharab E Husn"	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	4:15
9.	"Aag Lagi"	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	3:44
10.	"Fusion in Raag Champa Kali"	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan	4:30
Total length:			48:42

See also

• Sahir Ali Bagga
• Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

References

1. "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to launch Back 2 Love". The Indian Express. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
2. "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan: Vishal Bhardwaj has a mind-blowing andaaz". The Times of India. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
3. "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's Zaroori Tha reaches 100 mn club". Radio and Music. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
4. "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's 'Zaroori Tha' music video crosses 200 million". Radio and Music. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
5. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan [@RFAKWorld] (2 June 2018). "#ZarooriTha YouTube" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 October 2018 – via Twitter.
6. "Zaroori Tha: Rahat Fateh Ali's song was vital for film Hamari Adhuri Kahani". DAWN. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
7. "Universal Music's non-film artist Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's 'Zaroori Tha' featured in 'Hamari Adhuri Kahani'". Radio and Music. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
8. "Winners | Mirchi Music Awards". Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.

External links

• Back 2 Love on iTunes