Satisfya

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"Satisfya"
Satisfya - Cover Art.jpeg
Single by Imran Khan
Language Punjabi
Released10 May 2013 (2013-05-10)
Genre
Length
  • 3:06 (music video)
  • 3:00 (audio)
Label IK Records
Songwriter(s) Imran Khan
Producer(s) Eren E
Music video
"Satisfya" on YouTube

"Satisfya" is a Pakistani-Punjabi hip-hop single by Imran Khan, released on 10 May 2013 via an independent record label called IK Records owned by him. The song has 900+ million views on YouTube. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Reception

As of 1 June 2023, the song's official music video has over 856 million views on the media platform YouTube. [6] It is one of the most popular songs by Imran Khan. Produced by Eren E and Directed by David Zennie. Asian Image described the song as catchy and motivational. [7] It has gained popularity after it was used in many Tik-Tok and other short videos sharing media mainly in the Indian subcontinent.

Charts

Chart (Weekly)Peak

position

United Kingdom (OCC) [8]
  • Independent Single
  • Independent Single Breakers
  • Asian Music
  • 13
  • 1
  • 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

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