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{{short description|2021 single by Yohani and Satheeshan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Manike Mage Hithe (මැණිකේ මගේ හිතේ)
| cover =
| type = song
| artist = [[Yohani]], Satheeshan Rathnayaka and Chamath Sangeeth
| language = [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]
| released = * July 2020 (original music video)
* 22 May 2021 (cover music video by [[Yohani]])
| recorded = 2021
| length = 2:47
| label = C Music, Aryans Music, Bonfire by Vydia (On behalf of C Music)
| studio = C Music Studio [[Sri Lanka]]
| composer = Chamath Sangeeth
| lyricist = Dulan ARX
| producer = Chamath Sangeeth
| misc = {{External music video|type=song|{{YouTube|PgCliOxl41o|"Manike Mage Hithe"}}
}}
}}

'''"Manike Mage Hithe"''' (මැණිකේ මගේ හිතේ|lit=Gem in my Heart) is a Sri Lankan [[Sinhala language|Sinhala-language]] song by [[Yohani]] and [[Satheeshan Rathnayaka]].<ref name="Amerasinghe">{{Cite web|last=Amerasinghe|first=Nilanthi|date=7 August 2021|title=Please welcome…Yohani!|url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2021/08/07/features/255981/please-welcome%E2%80%A6yohani|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-24|website=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-23|title=SJB wants Govt to learn from Yohani's 'Menike mage hithe" song|url=https://www.newswire.lk/2021/08/23/sjb-wants-govt-to-learn-from-government-to-lg/|access-date=2021-08-24|website=NewsWire|language=en-US}}</ref>

An official cover for the song was done by [[Yohani]] and [[Satheeshan Rathnayaka|Satheeshan]] and released on 22 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=31 August 2021|title=Global recognition for local artiste!|url=http://island.lk/global-recognition-for-local-artiste/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-01|website=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]]|publisher=[[Upali Newspapers]]}}</ref> The lyrics were written by Dulan ARX. The cover crossed 190 million views on [[YouTube]] in three months. It was dubbed into a number of languages, viewed across [[South Asia]], and reached high positions on a number of charts worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jena|first=Suryakant|date=16 August 2021|title=Manike Mage Hithe: Sinhala Song Breaking The Internet, Music Lovers Can't Get Enough #WATCH|url=https://odishatv.in/news/entertainment/manike-mage-hithe-sinhala-song-breaking-the-internet-music-lovers-can-t-get-enough-watch-157643/amp|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-24|website=[[Odisha TV]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=29 August 2021|title='Manike Mage Hithe' Yohani's Manike Mage Hithe touches the heart of 60 million|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210829/magazine/manike-mage-hithe-yohanis-manike-touches-the-hearts-of-60-million-453521.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-01|website=[[The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)|The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka]]}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-09-11|title=‘Manike Mage Hithe’: The Sri Lankan song that has bewitched Indian hearts|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/manike-mage-hithe-how-one-sri-lankan-song-went-viral-in-india-7503017/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-12|website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

The video song also marked the first major breakthrough [[viral marketing]] in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abeysekera|first=Nalin|date=31 August 2021|title=Manike Mage Hithe and creative economy|url=http://island.lk/manike-mage-hithe-and-creative-economy/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-02|website=[[The Island (Sri Lanka)|The Island]]|publisher=[[Upali Newspapers]]}}</ref>

== About ==

=== Original ===
The original song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw-kiVGfoHo Manike Mage Hithe] was produced by Chamath Sangeeth in July 2020 during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka|COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Sri Lanka]]. It was directed by Hasith Aryan (Hasitha Vithanage) and sung by Satheeshan & Dulan ARX.

=== Cover ===
The cover was uploaded on [[YouTube]] on 22 May 2021 coinciding with the [[Republic Day (Sri Lanka)|Republic Day]] of Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-20|title=Amitabh Bachchan shares edited video from 'Kaalia' showing him grooving to Sri Lankan hit song|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/amitabh-bachchan-dancing-kaalia-sri-lankan-song-7455176/|access-date=2021-08-24|website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Dasgupta|first1=Priyanka|date=31 August 2021|title=Sinhala runaway hit 'Manike Mage Hithe' gets a Bengali folk touch|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/sinhala-runaway-hit-manike-mage-hithe-gets-a-bengali-folk-touch/articleshow/85778962.cms|access-date=2021-09-01|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

=== Music video ===
The music video features Yohani and Satheeshan in the background crooning the lyrics of the song.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Subramanian|first=Bala|date=9 August 2021|title=Yohani : இணையத்தை கலக்கும் சிங்கள பாடல்... எல்லோரது வாட்ஸ் அப் ஸ்டேட்டஸூம் இது தான்...|trans-title=Yohani: Sinhala song that mixes the interne ... this is everyone's WhatsApp status...|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/viral-corner/trending/sinhala-song-manike-mage-hithe-by-yogini-gone-viral-on-internet-here-find-the-full-detail/articleshow/85170902.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-24|website=Samayam Tamil|language=ta}}</ref>

=== Dubbing ===
The song was later dubbed in many [[India]]n languages including [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Malayalam]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Hindi]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Kokborok language|Kokborok]] and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and international languages such as [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[German language|German]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]],[[Somali language|Somali]] and [[English language|English]] by different artists. The Tamil and Malayalam versions of the song were sung by Yohani herself and were published on YouTube on 28 August 2021. On 19 October 2021, [[Indra Kumar]], the director of the film "[[Thank God (film)|Thank God]]", announced that Yohani will be singing the Hindi version of this song and it will be recomposed by [[Tanishk Bagchi]] and rewritten by [[Rashmi Virag]].

== Reception ==
The song has become the second cover after "[[Shape of You]] - Sri Lankan Mashup" by three member DeepSounds to go massively viral in Sri Lanka and the first ever to have a wider global outreach.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Francisco|first=Dinuli|date=24 August 2021|title='Manike Mage Hithe' gets over 50 m hits|url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2021/08/24/local/257454/%E2%80%98manike-mage-hithe%E2%80%99-gets-over-50-m-hits|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-24|website=[[Daily News (Sri Lanka)|Daily News]]}}</ref><ref name="Amerasinghe"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sutar|first=Pranita|date=18 September 2021|title='मानिके मगे हिते' सॉन्ग इंटरनेट पर मचा रहा धूम, अमिताभ बच्चन को भी खूब आया पसंद...देखें Video|trans-title=The song 'Manike Mage Hite' is making a splash on the internet, Amitabh Bachchan also liked it very much...Watch Video|url=https://ndtv.in/television/sri-lankan-singer-yohani-song-manike-mage-hithe-is-going-viral-on-internet-2513767|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-24|website=[[NDTV India]]}}</ref>

The song surpassed 232+ million views in YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 September 2021|title=Manike Mage Hithe song hits 100 million views on YouTube|url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Manike-Mage-Hithe-song-hits-100-million-views-on-YouTube/108-220175|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-12|website=[[Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|Daily Mirror]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 September 2021|title=Manake Mage Hithe: The Sri Lankan song that stole Indian hearts|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/manake-mage-hithe-the-sri-lankan-song-that-stole-indian-hearts-310115|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-12|website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune India]]}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

The song debuted at number 8 on the Asian Music Chart Top 40 on 24 September 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Asian Music Chart Top 40 (24 September 2021)|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/asian-music-chart/20210924/asian/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-29|website=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>

== Top Charts ==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Platform
! scope="col" | Chart Title
! scope="col" | Peak position
|-
| [[Spotify]]|| Viral 50 Global<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spotify Charts|url=https://spotifycharts.com/viral/global/daily/2021-08-17|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Spotify Charts|language=en}}</ref>|| 1
|-
| [[Spotify]]|| Viral 50 India || 400
|-
| [[Apple Music]]|| Top 100 Sri Lanka || 101
|-
| [[Apple Music]]|| Top 100 India || 313
|-
| [[YouTube Music]]|| Australia Top Songs || 2052
|-
| [[Shazam (application)|Shazam]]|| Top 200 India || 512
|-
| Wynk Music || Top 100 || 154
|-
| [[Shazam (application)|Shazam]]|| Top 200 Globle || 55
|-
| [[Shazam (application)|Shazam]]|| Top 50 Chennai || 121
|-
| [[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]|| Tamil Top 50 || 115
|-
| [[YouTube Music]]|| Global Top Songs || 525
|-
| [[Spotify]]|| Top 50 || 615
|-
|[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts Company (UK)]]
|Asian Music Chart Top 40<ref name=":0" />
|8
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|id=tt15078840|title=Manike Mage Hithe: Music Video}}
* {{YouTube|id=PgCliOxl41o|title="Manike Mage Hithe"}}
* [https://open.spotify.com/track/5JO2usoem1CW1pLL1kLj9E "Manike Mage Hithe"] on [[Spotify]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw-kiVGfoHo Manike Mage Hithe Original Video] on [[YouTube]]

[[Category:2021 songs]]
[[Category:Viral videos]]
[[Category:2020s fads and trends]]
[[Category:Sinhala-language songs]]

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