On last count 564 of said you got addicted to it and play it loud in your cars. I have heard my mix of Chaiyya couple of times in local clubs. But the biggest reward I got was from a DJ and Producer who plays in popular NYC Club stating this is by far one of the best tracks he has on hand for getting people up and on the dance floor. He said, he has started to play this when he needs more folks on the dance floor! Thanks a million, but the magic is actually in Rahman?s mind-blowing rhythm. So fellas, this one is for your Home Theatres and Sub-woofers.
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“Chaiyya Chaiyya” is the first song in the famous Hindi film Dil Se directed by Mani Ratnam. The song was composed by film composer A. R. Rahman. It became popular quickly upon release and its music video gained the same status, partly because it was filmed on a moving train. The song was called Thaiyya Thaiyya in the Tamil version of the film. In 2003, ?BBC World Service conducted an international poll to choose ten most famous songs of all time. Around 7000 songs were selected from all over the world. According to BBC, people from 155 countries/island voted. Chaiyya Chaiyya was nine in top 10 songs.
“Chaiyya Chaiyya” not only reached the charts in India, but also became popular in England. The song is sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Awasthi, with lyrics by Gulzar.
It is also featured in the opening of the second act of the musical Bombay Dreams, in which the train sequence from Dil Se is recreated on stage. Remixes of the song were used in the opening and closing credits of the 2006 film, Inside Man, directed by Spike Lee and produced by Brian Grazer. The opening credits have the original version by A.R. Rahman with additional trumpet accompaniment and the closing credits feature a hip-hop-inflected remix featuring Punjabi MC (Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint).
The song was also featured in the pilot episode of the television show Smith. A cover of this song was performed in episode 5 of season 5 of CSI: Miami.
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