| Desi Kalakaar | ||||
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| Released | 26 August 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
| Genre | Pop, hip hop | |||
| Language | Punjabi, Hindi | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Yo Yo Honey Singh | |||
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Desi Kalakaar is the second studio album by Yo Yo Honey Singh. The album containing 8 tracks was officially released on 26 September 2014.
The music video for the title track has received over 500 million views on the T-Series official channel on YouTube. [1]
The second single, "Love Dose", was released on 3 October 2014 on 'T-Series' official YouTube channel. The video for "Love Dose", featuring Yo Yo Honey Singh and Urvashi Rautela, received 10 million views on YouTube within a single week. The song has received over 800 million views (Across YouTube). [2] The song's last portion of the dance was shot at Westfield Stratford City in London.[ citation needed ] In total the album has received over 1.5 billion views on YouTube.[ citation needed ]
Sonakshi Sinha, who starred in the music video of the title track "Desi Kalakaar", rewrote the track "Love Dose" from an entirely female perspective, and performed her version on her Dabangg Reloaded tour in 2018. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Desi Kalakaar" | Yo Yo Honey Singh | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Love Dose" | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Lil Golu | 3:48 |
| 3. | "I'm Your DJ Tonight" | Yo Yo Honey Singh | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Chal Mere Ghar" | Yo Yo Honey Singh | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Daftar Ki Girl" | Yo Yo Honey Singh | 3:20 |
| 6. | "One Thousand Miles" | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Lil Golu | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Stardom" | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Lil Golu | 3:47 |
| 8. | "Tanning" | Yo Yo Honey Singh | 2:56 |
| Total length: | 29:38 | ||
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