DJ Waley Babu

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"DJ Waley Babu"
DJ Waley Babu - Cover Art.jpeg
Single by Badshah featuring Aastha Gill
from the album ONE (Original Never Ends)
Language
Released16 July 2015
Genre Indian hip hop
Length2:36 (Music video)
2:49 (Audio)
Label Sony Music India
Songwriter(s) Soham Haldar
ONE (Original Never Ends)track listing
1. "DJ Waley Babu"
2. "Mercy"
3. "Therapy"
4. "Heartless"
5. "Nain"
6. "Kya Kehte Ho"
7. "I.LL.IAM"
8. "Jaavi Na"
9. "Aashiq Awara"
10. "Light Kardo Band"
11. "Aise Na Dekh Mujhe"
12. "No Limit"
13. "Oxygen"
14. "Call Waiting"
15. "Take Off"
16. "Right Up There"
17. "She Move It Like"
Music video
"DJ Waley Babu" on YouTube

"DJ Waley Babu" is a Punjabi-Hindi hip-hop single by Badshah featuring Aastha Gill, released by Sony Music India on 16 July 2015. [1] [2] [3]

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Background

The song is sung by Badshah and Aastha Gill. It is the first single from Badshah's album the ONE (Original Never Ends). The song was released on 17 July 2015 by Sony Music India via YouTube and other music streaming services. [4]

Reception

The song was extremely popular at the time of the launch and gave both singers recognition in the Bollywood industry. [5] [6] [7] As of 26 Mar 2020, the song's music video has over 270 million views on YouTube. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Hindi Song DJ Waley Babu Sung By Badshah featuring Aastha Gill". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "DJ Waley Babu, Kar Gayi Chull, Saturday: 10 Badshah tracks that will charge up your Holi party | Bollywood News". www.timesnownews.com. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "The blinged up Tata Prima truck from Badshah's DJ Waley Babu music video is all kinds of awesome". www.motoroids.com. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "'DJ Wale Babu' stills: Badshah's lastest [sic] party song has all the swag to become another chart-buster". News18. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "'DJ Waley Babu' turns 3; singers Badshah, Aastha can't keep their calm". United News of India. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "The New Sound of Bollywood". Man's World India. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. ↑ Glamsham (25 September 2018). "Know how Badshah became a successful rapper". Glamsham. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Insights / Badshah - DJ Waley Babu | feat Aastha Gill | Party Anthem of 2015 | DJ Wale Babu". Dbase.tube. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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