Tauba Tauba (song)

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"Tauba Tauba"
Tauba Tauba song cover.jpg
Song cover
Song by Karan Aujla
from the album Bad Newz
Language Punjabi
Released2 July 2024 (2024-07-02)
Recorded2023
Length3:27
Label Saregama
Composer(s) Karan Aujla
Lyricist(s) Karan Aujla
Music video
"Tauba Tauba" on YouTube

"Tauba Tauba" is a song from the 2024 Hindi film Bad Newz , written, composed and sung by Karan Aujla and was picturised on Aujla, along with Vicky Kaushal. The song received a positive reception becoming one of the most popular songs of the year. The song peaked at #1 on Billboard India, and UK Asian charts.

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Composition and music video

The lyrics for the song were written by Karan Aujla who also composed the music and sang the song. It was choreographed by Bosco–Caesar. The costume was designed by Samidha Wangnoo, who also did the costumes for the film. [1]

"Tauba Tauba" is a party song that is picturised upon Aujla, along with Vicky Kaushal. The song marks Aujla and Kaushal's first-ever collaboration and also marks the Bollywood debut of Aujla. [2]

Reception

Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama said that "the beats are such that you can't but groove to them. Rest is taken care of by Vicky Kaushal's dance steps that led to thousands of reels floating around all over the social media." [3] Richa Mukherjee of NDTV wrote, "In the song, Vicky Kaushal and Karan Aujla look cool in shades and exude swag and charm with their moves. While Triptii Dimri looks stunning as ever." [4] Neeshita Nyayapati of Hindustan Times called the song a "peppy dance number" and said "Vicky shows off his moves in a dark suit while Triptii looks smouldering in a gold dress." [5]

"Tauba Tauba" peaked at #1 on Billboard India, [6] and UK Asian charts. [7] The song entered the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at the 25th position in July 2024. [8] The music video crossed over 70 million views on YouTube and the song hit millions of streams worldwide ahead of the film's 19 July 2024 release. [8]

Charts

Chart performance for "Tauba Tauba"
Chart (2024)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 1
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [10] 1
MENA (IFPI) [11] 1
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [12] 1
UAE (IFPI) [13] 1
UK Singles Sales (OCC) [14] 1

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