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{{short description|Guru Randhawa song}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Lahore
| cover = Lahore Cover Art.jpeg
| type = Single
| artist = [[Guru Randhawa]]
| album =
| released = 13 December 2017
| format =
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Bhangra (music)|Bhangra]]
*[[Indi-pop]]
*[[Electronic dance music|EDM]]
}}
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=52}}
| label = [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
|writer=| composer = Guru Randhawa Vee music
| lyricist = Guru Randhawa
| producer = Vee Music
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|dZ0fwJojhrs|"Lahore"}}
| type = single
| header = Music video
}}
}}

'''Lahore''' is a [[Music of Punjab|Punjabi]] [[Indi-pop]] single by [[Guru Randhawa]], released by [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] on 13 December 2017. It is one of the most-streamed songs in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/srccs-annual-fest-was-high-on-desh-prem/articleshow/68343899.cms |title=SRCC's annual fest was high on desh prem!|work=The Times of India|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/peppy-punjabi-music-wins-more-hearts-across-india-1552250654506.html |title=Peppy Punjabi music wins more hearts across India |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=2019-03-11 |publisher=LiveMint |language=en |access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brecorder.com/2019/01/22/467869/lahore-singer-guru-randhawa-plans-to-visit-pakistan-for-music-tour/ |title='Lahore' singer Guru Randhawa plans to visit Pakistan for music tour |date=2019-01-22|website=Business Recorder|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/listicles/guru-randhawas-5-evergreen-most-watched-songs-youtube-article86920.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327072504/https://www.desimartini.com/news/martini-shots/listicles/guru-randhawas-5-evergreen-most-watched-songs-youtube-article86920.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 March 2019 |title=Guru Randhawa's 5 Evergreen Most Watched Songs On YouTube |date=2018-06-07 |website=Desimartini |language=en |access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/watch-guru-randhawas-song-lahore-is-all-about-being-smitten-in-love-4258369.html |title=Watch: Guru Randhawa's song 'Lahore' is all about being smitten in love |date=2017-12-14 |publisher=Firstpost |language=en |access-date=2019-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502051311/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/watch-guru-randhawas-song-lahore-is-all-about-being-smitten-in-love-4258369.htm |archive-date=2 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has over 1.5 billion views on [[YouTube]].<ref> It is the most viewed song of the world's biggest YouTube channel (T-Series) with more than 100 Million subscribers.[http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20190509-t-series-the-bollywood-record-label-that-conquered-youtube BBC - Culture - T-Series: The Bollywood record label that conquered Youtube, Nikhil Hemrajani, BBC, 9 May 2019],</ref> It was recreated by [[Sachin–Jigar|Sachin-Jigar]] as <nowiki>''</nowiki>Lagdi Lahore Di<nowiki>''</nowiki> from the film ''[[Street Dancer 3D]]'' (2020), voiced by [[Guru Randhawa]] and [[Tulsi Kumar]].

==Background==
[[File:Guru Randhawa at the launch of MTV Unplugged Season 8 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Guru Randhawa, singer of the song]]
In an interview to ''[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]'', Randhawa said about "Lahore'" that "It's about a girl whom I have referred to from different places like [[Lahore]], [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]] or [[London]]. I have compared her to Lahore's beauty, Mumbai's move, London's weather and so on. The beats of the song are peppy."<ref>{{cite news |title=Watch: Guru Randhawa's song 'Lahore' is all about being smitten in love |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/watch-guru-randhawas-song-lahore-is-all-about-being-smitten-in-love-4258369.html |accessdate=18 April 2019 |work=[[Firstpost]] |date=14 December 2017}}</ref>

Asked about how he came up with the idea for the song, he said: "We were travelling by a car when the lyrics and beat came to my mind. It is basically describing a girl's beauty and comparing it to different places of the world."<ref name=":0" />

The song is named after the city of [[Lahore]], the capital of [[Pakistani Punjab]]. However, Randhawa mentioned in a January 2019 interview that he had never visited the city. He said, "I haven't been to Lahore, but we get calls from [[Pakistan]] for a music tour. In fact, I sat with my team and we are planning to go to Pakistan."<ref>{{cite news |title='Lahore' singer Guru Randhawa plans to visit Pakistan for music tour |url=https://www.brecorder.com/2019/01/22/467869/lahore-singer-guru-randhawa-plans-to-visit-pakistan-for-music-tour/ |accessdate=18 April 2019 |work=[[Business Recorder]] |date=22 January 2019}}</ref>

==Music video==
The music video is shot mainly at [[Dubai]]. It features Randhawa in a modified [[Dodge Challenger RT|Dodge Challenger R/T]] featuring [[Izabelle Leite]]. Randhawa is seen to be travelling on the [[E 11 road (United Arab Emirates)|Sheikh Zayed Road]].

==Reception==
It is one of the most-streamed hit songs in India. It was released by T-Series, and has received over 1.5 billion views on [[YouTube]],<ref name=":0" /> becoming one of the most-viewed music videos on the [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] channel.<ref name="t-series">{{cite web|title=T-Series|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/tseries/videos?flow=list&sort=p|website=[[YouTube]]|publisher=[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]|accessdate=19 April 2019}}</ref> It is the 3rd most-viewed Punjabi Indi-pop music video on YouTube, and the platform's fourth most-viewed Indian music video, after the songs "[[Laung Laachi (song)|Laung Laachi]]", "[[Dhvani Bhanushali|Vaaste]]", and "[[High Rated Gabru]]".

== Recreation ==

"Lagdi Lahore Di", co-composed by [[Sachin–Jigar]] for the film ''[[Street Dancer 3D]]'', and sung by Guru Randhawa and [[Tulsi Kumar]], has surpassed 500 million views on YouTube.

==Charts==
It was well-received by audiences and within a month received around 153 million views on [[YouTube]], reaching #17 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[YouTube]] charts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/people/article/guru-randhawas-lahore-makes-it-to-billboard-top-25-chart-yay%C2%A0/194271|title=Guru Randhawa's Lahore makes it to Billboard Top 25 chart. So cool, isn't it? {{!}} Entertainment News|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref>
The Song reached No. 2 on the UK Asian Music Charts. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/asian-music-chart/20180629/asian/|title=Official UK Asian Music Charts|website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |accessdate=29 June 2018}}</ref>

==Personnel==

=== Audio ===
* Vocals - [[Guru Randhawa]]
* Lyrics - [[Guru Randhawa]]
* Background Music - Hassan Ejaz
* Composer - [[Guru Randhawa]]
* Mix/Master - Crossflow Recordings (London)

=== Music video ===
* Cast - [[Guru Randhawa]], [[Izabelle Leite]]
* Music- Vee Music
* Video - DirectorGifty
* Choreographer - Amit Syal
* Costumes - Sheltun Benjamin
* Music Label - [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:2017 singles]]
[[Category:Indian pop]]
[[Category:Indian songs]]
[[Category:Songs in Punjabi]]
[[Category:T-Series (company) singles]]
[[Category:Guru Randhawa songs]]
[[Category:Songs about Lahore]]
[[Category:2017 songs]]

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