Yalla (Inna song)

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This article is about the Inna song. For other uses of the word "yalla", see Yalla (disambiguation).
"Yalla"
File:Yalla (cover).jpg
Single by Inna
from the album Body And The Sun & Inna
Released 3 November 2015
Format Digital download
Genre House
Label Empire, Roton
Writer(s) Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac, Nadir Tamuz Augustin, Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu
Producer(s) Play & Win
Inna singles chronology
"Bop Bop"
(2015)		 "Yalla"
(2015)		 "Rendez Vous"
(2016)
Music video
"Yalla" on YouTube

Yalla is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist INNA for her fourth studio album, It was filmed in Marrakesh, Morocco , INNA (2015), and its Japanese release, Body And The Sun (2015). It was released on 3 November 2015 together with its digital remix EP.[1] "Yalla" was written by Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac and Nadir Tamuz Augustin, while production was handled by the first two, under the name of Play & Win. A music video for the song was directed by Barna Nemethi and premiered on Inna's YouTube channel on 12 November 2015, where it has since amassed 60 million views.[2] The recording was met with good reviews. Hitfire praised the song's beats and Inna's vocals, while also comparing the track to Major Lazer's "Lean On".[3]

Music video

Background and release

A music video for "Yalla" was released on 12 November 2015 onto Inna's YouTube channel, where it amassed over 28 million views as of February 2016.[2] The video runs for a duration of three minutes and 16 seconds.[2] It was filmed in Marrakesh, Morocco by Barna Nemethi.[4] The video features belly dancers, camels, an Arabic bazaar and the Moroccan desert.[3] The story of the clip presents Inna being chased by a Moroccan man through an Arabic-like setting. Hitfire praised the clip, stating that "it matches the oriental style of the song".[3]

Track listing

Yalla (Official versions and remixes)
  1. "Yalla (Play & Win Radio Edit Version)" - 2:50
  2. "Yalla (Play & Win Extended Version)" - 4:03
  3. "Yalla (Armageddon Turk Remix)" - 3:31
  4. "Yalla (Deepierro & Offir Malol Remix)" - 3:15
  5. "Yalla (DJ Asher & ScreeN Remix)" - 3:55
  6. "Yalla (Leeyou & Danceey Remix)" - 3:12
  7. "Yalla (DJ Amine Radi Moroccan Remix)" - 3:58
  8. "Yalla (Thrace Remix)" - 3:05

Live performances

Inna performed a stripped-down version of "Yalla" on Radio ZU, on 17 November 2015.[5] Upon its posting on YouTube, the clip amassed over 60 millions views.[5]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Inna.[6]

Vocal credits
  • Inna – lead vocals
Visual credits
  • Barna Nemethi – regisor
Tehnical and songwriting credits
  • Inna – songwriter
  • Nadir Tamuz Augustin – songwriter
  • Marcel Botezan – songwriter, producer
  • Sebastian Barac – songwriter, producer

Charts

"Yalla" debuted at number 94 on the native Airplay 100 on 12 November 2015 due to its strong airplay performance after the release of the album Inna,[7] and climbed to number 80 the next week.[8] On May 1, 2016, it reached its peak position at number 13.[9] "Yalla" opened at number 39 on the Bulgarian Singles Chart in late 2015 and reached its peak position at number nine on 27 December 2015.[10] Subsequently, it fell down to number ten after five weeks at that position. "Yalla" returned to its peak position at number nine on February 14, 2016.[10]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Bulgaria (Singles Top 40)[10]
9
Poland (Polish Dance Chart)[11] 18
Poland (Polish Trend Chart)[12] 2
Romania (Airplay 100)[9] 13

References

  1. ↑ Inna: Yalla (Remixes) - EP (iTunes)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Inna (CD Booklet). Inna. Romania: Roton Records. 2015
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Bulgaria Singles Top 40
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  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Note: Look at "Poprzednie"
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