SYL (song)

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"SYL"
SYL Sidhu Moose Wala.jpg
Single by Sidhu Moose Wala
LanguagePunjabi
Released23 June 2022 (2022-06-23)
Genre
Length4:09
Label Sidhu Moose Wala
Songwriter(s) Sidhu Moose Wala
Producer(s) Mxrci
Sidhu Moose Wala singles chronology
"Levels"
(2022)
"SYL"
(2022)
"Vaar"
(2022)
Music video
"SYL" on YouTube

"SYL" is a single by Punjabi singer-rapper Sidhu Moosewala. The song was released just under three weeks after his death on 29 May 2022. The song was produced by Mxrci, and written by Moose Wala. [1]

Contents

Lyrical content

In the song, Sidhu speaks about issues related to the Satluj Yamuna link canal (SYL canal), a contentious issue of sharing of river waters between Haryana, Punjab and Delhi, [2] [3] along with unity among Punjab & Haryana (undivided Punjab after PEPSU merger). [4] The song also calls for the release of Sikh political prisoners who are languishing in jails. [5] In third verse, Sidhu talks about the 2021 Indian farmers' Republic Day protest.

Music video

The video opens with an interview of Aam Aadmi Party member Sushil Gupta. [6]

Censorship

After three days of release, the song was blocked from YouTube India by the government on 26 June. [7] [8]

Commercial performance

Within one hour of release, song gained more than one million views on YouTube. [9]

"SYL" debuted at number 81 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. [10]

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "SYL"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [11] 81
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [12] 27
Global Excl. US ( Billboard ) [13] 200
India (Billboard) [14] 3
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15] 13
UK Asian (Official Charts Company) [16] 1

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