2000 single by Amr Diab From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tamally Maak, also often Tamally Ma'ak (in Arabic تملي معاك) is an international Egyptian Arabic language song by the Egyptian pop star Amr Diab in 2000 from his album of the same name.
| "Tamally Maak تملي معاك" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Amr Diab | |
| from the album Tamally Maak | |
| Released | June 10, 2000 |
| Recorded | 1999 |
| Genre | Arab pop, Latin pop, world[citation needed] |
| Length | 4:22 |
| Label | Alam elPhan |
| Songwriter(s) | Ahmed Ali Moussa (lyrics) Sherif Tag (music) |
"Tamally Maak", meaning "Always with you", is written by Ahmed Ali Moussa and the music for the song was composed by Sherif Tag.[1] Original arrangement was by Tarek Madkour. The very popular video was filmed in Czech Republic and the instrumentation prominently included the classic guitar. The song received positive reviews from critics, with Rolling Stone naming "Tamally Maak" the best Arabic pop song of the 21st century.[2]
The song has been interpreted in a large number of languages, including:
In 2000, the song was covered in English by Armenian-Russian singer Avraam Russo. Despite being predominantly in English, Russo did retain the song's Arabic lyrics in a few verses. He also did a full Russian cover with different lyrics (Russian: Потерянный рай, The Lost Paradise).
In 2016, the song was revived by Canadian-Lebanese artist Miray who remixed it into an English/Arabic amalgam, featuring rapper Jay Soul.
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