Disco Deewane () is a 1981 Pakistani pop album released by the Pakistani singing duo Nazia and Zoheb, consisting of Nazia Hassan and Zoheb Hassan.The Herald, Volume 38, Issues 7-9, 2007: "It would not be amiss to say that music was never the same again after "Aap Jaisa Koi..." Over the next several years Nazia and Zoheb continued to rock not just the Pakistani but also the Indian disco scene. Disco Deewane that broke sales records across the subcontinent was followed by four more albums - Boom Boom, Young Tarang, Hotline and Camera Camera - released between 1982 and 1992. They were also pioneering enough to release videos of their tracks — another first." The music was composed by Indian-British music director Biddu, and Zoheb Hassan, who also produced it under the label of His Master's Voice and Nazia and Zoheb’s family company, B&H International Pvt Limited.
The lyrics of Disco Deewane were penned by Zoheb Hassan, Nazia Hassan and Anwar Khalid. Other writers were also commissioned by the co-financier/producer of the album, Basir Hassan under his company B&H International Pvt Limited.
The album charted in fourteen countries worldwide and became the best-selling Asian pop record to date. The debut album led Nazia Hasan to overnight fame. It changed trends in music across South Asia, where it broke sales records. In India, it sold 100,000 records within a day of its release in Mumbai alone, went Platinum within three weeks, and went double-Platinum soon after.
In South Asia, where the music industry was previously dominated by filmi Bollywood soundtracks, Disco Deewaane was the first non-soundtrack album to become a major success across the region, paving the way for the emergence of independent Pakistani and Indian pop music scenes. It was also the first South Asian pop album to top the charts in Brazil, while also becoming a hit in Russia, South Africa, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Latin America, and a success among the South Asian diaspora in regions such as Canada, the United Kingdom, United States, and West Indies.
This song also appeared on the soundtrack of the series Ms. Marvel, in the episode "Seeing Red", and was remixed in the Bollywood movie Student of the Year as "The Disco Song".
Track listing
Credits Music directors Most of the songs were composed by Biddu Biddu Arshad Mehmood Zoheb Hassan
Lyricists Nazia & Zoheb Hassan Anwar Khalid Meeraji Farooq Qaiser Nigar Sebhai
Cover versions Dreamer Devané Nazia Hassan performed a remixed cover version of title track "Disco Deewane" in the English language, called "Dreamer Devané" (1983), which was released as a single. It became the first single by a Pakistani Female singer to enter the UK singles chart.
Paara Ushar In 1997, the title song "Disco Deewane" was reused in the Tamil song "Paara Ushar" sung by K.S. Chithra.
The Disco Song In 2012, a revamped cover version of the title song "Disco Deewane" was incorporated into the Indian Bollywood film Student of the Year. Titled "The Disco Song", it incorporates Nazia Hassan's vocals, along with the vocals of Sunidhi Chauhan and Benny Dayal, while the music video features Bollywood actors, such as Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Varun Dhawan and Kajol.
Director Karan Johar used the song in his 2012 film after licensing the song from Saregama (successor to His Master's Voice). It has been contested by Nazia Hassan's family, as they claim that Saregama doesn't own the album because it was financed by them in London.
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