Afreen Afreen

"Afreen Afreen" (Urdu: آفریں آفریں‎ transl. Praise to her Creator! Praise to her Creator!) is a ghazal song written by Javed Akhtar and composed by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.

"Afreen Afreen"
Song by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
from the album Sangam
LanguageUrdu
GenreGhazal
Length10:00
Composer(s)Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Lyricist(s)Javed Akhtar

Legacy

"Afreen Afreen" was released during the IndiPop and fusion music wave of the mid-1990s as a non-film music video.

The music video featured Lisa Ray.

2016 version
"Afreen Afreen"
  • Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
  • Momina Mustehsan
Single by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Momina Mustehsan
from the album Coke Studio S9E2
Released19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
GenrePop
Length6:45 (Video)
6:40 (Audio)
LabelCoke Studio (Pakistan)
Composer(s)Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (original)
Faakhir Mehmood (director)
Lyricist(s)Javed Akhter (original)
F K Khalish (additional)
Producer(s)Coca-Cola and Strings
External media
Audio
"Afreen Afreen" on SoundCloud
Video
"Afreen Afreen" on YouTube

It was later rendered by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan with Momina Mustehsan, during season 9 episode 2 of Pakistani musical TV show Coke Studio. The music was directed by Faakhir Mehmood.

Song credits
  • Artists: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Momina Mustehsan
  • Music Director: Fakhir Mehmood
  • Produced & Directed By: Strings
  • Guest Musician: Joshua Keith Benjamin (Keyboards)
  • Houseband: Imran Akhond (Guitars), Aahad Nayani (Drums), Kamran 'Mannu' Zafar (Bass), Kashan Admani (Guitars), Haider Alo (Keyboard/Piano), Abdul Aziz Kazi (Percussions)
  • Backing Vocalist: Rachel Viccaji, Shahab Hussain, Nimra Rafiq[1]

Popularity

As of June 2020, it had 302 million views on YouTube and become the most viewed Pakistani-origin YouTube video, leaving behind Atif Aslam's rendition of "Tajdar-e-Haram".[2]. According to Google, its lyrics were one of the most searched lyrics for the year 2017.[3]

Country Chart Position Ref.
India iTunes 340 [4]
Apple Music 133
Nepal 8

Version listings
1990 version
No.TitleLength
1."Afreen Afreen"10:00
2018 version
No.TitleLength
1."Afreen Afreen"6:45

Table of contents
Country Year Film/Album Genre Language(s) Length Singer Ref(s).
Pakistan 1990 Sangam Ghazal Urdu 10:00 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2018 Coke Studio S9E2 Pop 6:45 Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Momina Mustehsan [1]
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See also

References
  1. "Afreen Afreen – Episode 2 – Season 9 – Coke Studio Pakistan". www.cokestudio.com.pk. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. Ramsha Soofi (7 November 2017). "Coke Studio's Afreen Afreen crosses 100 million views on Youtube". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  3. "Afreen Afreen Lyrics | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | LyricsMarket". Lyrics Market. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. "Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Chart Positions on iTunes/Spotify/YouTube". kworb.net.
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