Singappenney (song)
| "Singappenney" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Song by A. R. Rahman featuring Shashaa Tirupati | |
| from the album Bigil | |
| Language | Tamil |
| Released | 23 July 2019 |
| Recorded | 2019 |
| Studio | Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai |
| Genre | Filmi, pop-folk, traditional music, Indian pop, Inspirational, Motivational[1] |
| Length | 6:04 |
| Label | Sony Music India |
| Composer(s) | A. R. Rahman |
| Lyricist(s) | Vivek |
| Producer(s) | A.R. Rahman |
| Music video | |
| "Singappenney" on YouTube | |
"Singappenney" (transl. Lioness) is a 2019 Indian Tamil language song composed and sung by A. R. Rahman, from the film Bigil. The song's lyrics were written by Vivek and featured additional vocals by Shashaa Tirupati.[1] The song has a motivational theme for women, hailed as a women's anthem.[2] The song was released as a first single track of the film on 23 July 2019.[3] The song features Vijay including the 11 women football players. Rahman and Atlee Kumar has a special entrance in the film through this song.
Background
[edit]The making begins with director Atlee and lyricist Vivek asking A. R. Rahman to compose a women's anthem, the former wanting a song to dedicate to all women, and the latter claiming that men are seen as strong while women are seen as delicate and wanting to change that mindset.[4] Rahman plays the verse of the song on his piano; 'Singappenney, singappenney. Aaninamae unnai vanangume.' (Eng: Lion-queen bold. The entire male clan welcomes and salutes you)[5]
Composition
[edit]Singappenney starts with a flute prelude as Rahman and a choir from Rahman's musical group Qutub-E-Kripa singing the first line 'Maadhare' (Eng: Women) followed by beats performed by musician Vuvuri Kumar and a guitar by veteran musician Keba Jeremiah.[6] The song proceeds with vocals provided by children as Rahman sings the hook. The mix of drums, percussion beats and the composer's signature piano set the tune for Rahman's vocals to follow. The composer delivers a good song that is both moving, hip, and catchy in its rhythm and structure.[7]
Rahman sings the song with his high-pitched intonation, with Shashaa Tirupati joining in later with only having a few lines to sing. Tirupati's vocals serve as the chorus or refrain of the song, the song's tune changing as her lines continue the song with the same motivation but in a different tune. The song then ends on a bridge with additional vocals.
Overview
[edit]The music video from the film features the protagonist Michael (Vijay) training the Tamil Nadu women's football team as well as motivating and encouraging them to break stereotypes and emerge as their true selves. The song also features Rahman and Atlee in special appearances alongside Vijay during the pre-chorus.
Leaked
[edit]On 16 July 2019, a track from Bigil titled "Singa Penne" found its way to the internet and has gone viral on social media. It has been rumored to be leaked from the filmmakers.[8]
Reception
[edit]Critical reception
[edit]The Indian Express stated that "throughout the song's punchy six and a half minutes, lyricist Vivek with his catchy lyrics pays ode to the strength of women. The song as we can imagine will be used by Vijay's character in the film to motivate his all-girls football team while training them for probably a crucial match. If you were wondering, Singappenney is Tamil for lioness".[9] Suhansid Srikanth of Moviecrow praised the song "Vivek's lyrics are endearing about motivating the team women that the lead character nourishes in the film. And, like most of ARR's recent tracks, it is tough to get into the catchy tune that can be hummed or identified as song" while praising Shashaa Tripathi's portion.[10] Behindwoods called it a "highly powerful and energetic song composed of strong beats and tune, Singapenney is a song whose music stays true to the lyrics".[11]
Social media reception
[edit]The motivational number has had a wide reach among the fans and has inspired fans to salute the Singappennu (lioness) in their lives.[12]
Using the hashtag SaluteMySingappenney ("#SaluteMySingappenney"), people have taken to Twitter to post pictures of women they admire and are true heroes.[12][13]
Archana Kalpathi, producer of Bigil, took to the social media platform to encourage followers to use the hashtag and post pictures of incredible women in their lives.[14]
"A girl is often described as beautiful delicate fragile and kind hearted. We give u strength courage determination and the power to achieve anything she wants".
- Archana Kalpathi, Creative producer of film Bigil,[15] wrote on her Twitter page.[16]
YouTube records
[edit]The women anthem has garnered more than 2 million views within 2 hours of its release on YouTube.[17]
The song became fastest music video to get 500k likes on YouTube and also .[18]
Music credits
[edit]Personnel
- Composer & Producer - A. R. Rahman
- Lyrics - Vivek
- Performers - A. R. Rahman, Shashaa Tirupati
- Kids Vocals - Riya K S, Nikhil P S, K R Arjun, Vidhya Rupini, K U Kokilapriya
- Additional Vocals - Arjun Chandy, Nakul Abhyankar, Veena Murali, Deepthi Suresh, Deepak, Soundarya, Niranjana, Swagatha, Sowmya, Aravind Srinivas, Jithin, Shenbagaraj
Musician Credits
- Guitars - Keba Jeremiah
- Flute - Kareem Kamalakar, Naveen Kumar
- Live Rhythm - T Raja, Drums Kumar, Krishna Kishore, P Guberan
- Tabla - Sai Saravanam
- Additional Rhythm Arrangement - Santhosh Dhayanidhi
- Additional Programming - Pawan CH, Hari Dafusia
- Choral Arrangement - Arjun Chandy, Nakul Abhyankar
Sound Engineers
- Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai - T. R. Krishna Chetan, Suresh Permal, Karthik Sekaran, Suryansh, Barath, Riyasdeen Riyan
- AM Studios Chennai - Sivakumar S, Kannan Ganpat, Pradeep Menon, Krishnan Subramaniyan, Manoj Raman, Aravind MS
Production
- Mixed By - T. R. Krishna Chetan, Jerry Vincent
- Mastered By - Suresh Permal
- MFiT - S. Sivakumar
- Musicians Co Ordinator - T. M. Faizuddin, Abdul Haiyum, Siddique
- Musicians Fixer - Samidurai R
- Music Label - Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd.[19][20]
Video credits
[edit]Credits adapted from official music video released by Sony Music South.[19]
- Director & Editor - Amith Krishnan
- Cinematographer - Vijay Kartik Kannan
- Stylist - Varshini
- Art Director - Saravanan
- Direction Team - Manojkumar, Ramanathan Sathyamoorthy, Vishal Ravichandran, Suriya Balakumuran
- Costume Designer - Pallavi Singh
- Make-up - Preetisheel Singh
- Assistant Cinematographers - Ilayaraja, Yuvaraj
- Camera Assistant - Vignesh R
- Still Photographer - Venket Ram
- Line Producer & Creative Head - Jagadish Palanisamy
- Executive Producer - S. M. Venckat Manickam
Live performance
[edit]A. R. Rahman performed the song at a live concert held in YMCA, Nandanam, Chennai on 10 August 2019, among all the songs played at his concert.[21][22]
On 27 September 2019, Rahman and his team performed "Singappenney" and all other songs at the Bigil audio launch event, held in Sai Leo Muthu Indoor Stadium, Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai where the audio was released.[citation needed]
Chart
[edit]- Weekly charts
| Chart (2019–20) | Peak position | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Mirchi Top 20 Tamil | 1 | [23][24] |
| WYNK Music Top 20 Tamil | 1 | [25] |
| YouTube Trending | 1 | [26] |
| Spotify Top Hits Tamil | 1 | [27] |
| JioSaavn Weekly Top 15 | 1 | [28] |
- Year-end charts
| Chart (2019) | Position | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|
| BIG FM Radio | 1 | [29] |
| Times of india | 10 | [30] |
| Movie Crow | 17 | [31] |
Accolades
[edit]| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Award | TBA | Best PlayBack Singer Male for Singappenney | A.R. Rahman | Pending | [32] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 18 September 2021 | Best PlayBack Singer Male for Singappenney | A.R. Rahman | Nominated | |
| BIG FM | N/A | N/A | N/A | Song Of The Year | [33] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b A.R.Rahman (22 July 2019). "#Singappenneypic.twitter.com/Wf5oljAA8v". @arrahman. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "South weekly recap: From Manmadhudu 2 trailer to Bigil first song, here's what happened this week | Bollywood Life". www.bollywoodlife.com. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Bigil's Singappenney out: Vijay song is an inspiring and motivational number". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Lyricist, Vivek (25 July 2019). "பொட்டக் கோழி கூவி பொழுது விடியாது னு சொன்னவங்களுக்காகவே "விடியல் ஒன்றைக் கூவி ஏற்றுவாய்" - சிங்கப் பெண்ணே #Singappenney". @Lyricist_Vivek (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Bigil - Singappenney Music Video (Tamil) | Thalapathy Vijay, Nayanthara | A.R Rahman | Atlee | AGS". YouTube.
- ^ Jeremiah, Keba (23 July 2019). "Played guitars on this track for @arrahman in @actorvijay 's #Bigil !! Sung by the boss himself and @sashasublime !! Listen , Enjoy & Share #Singappenney". @kebajer. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Iyengar, Shriram. "Bigil song 'Singappenney': AR Rahman returns with another roaring anthem for a Vijay film". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Vijay's Bigil song Singa Penne leaked online months before release. Details inside". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Bigil song Singappenney: AR Rahman delivers a punchy female anthem". The Indian Express. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Bigil Songs - Music Review".
- ^ "Bigil (Aka) Vijay 63 songs review". 20 September 2019.
- ^ a b A.R.Rahman (26 July 2019). "#SaluteMySingappenney really amazing to see all the Singapens here!". @arrahman. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Bigil Women Tribute | Salute My Singappenney | Singappenney | Bigil | Thalapathy Vijay, retrieved 7 August 2019
- ^ "#SaluteMySingappenney: Bigil movie song inspires people to appreciate exemplary women". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ Kalpathi, Archana (23 July 2019). "A girl is often described as beautiful delicate fragile and kind hearted. We give u strength courage determination and the power to achieve anything she wants. #Singappenney START WAITING #Bigil @Ags_production @actorvijay @arrahman @Atlee_dir @Lyricist_Vivek @SonyMusicSouth". @archanakalpathi. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ The Hindu Net Desk (23 July 2019). "'Singa Penney' from Vijay's 'Bigil' released officially". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Bigil song Singappenney: Thalapathy Vijay-AR Rahman's Women Anthem out". sbdirtysouthsoccer.com. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "சீறிப்பாயும் சிங்கப்பெண்ணே... 24 மணி நேரத்திற்குள் படைத்த சாதனை". News18 Tamil. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ a b Sony Music South (23 July 2019), Bigil - Singappenney Music Video (Tamil) | Thalapathy Vijay, Nayanthara | A.R Rahman | Atlee | AGS, retrieved 25 July 2019
- ^ Array (24 July 2019), Singappenney (From "Bigil") (Full Song & Lyrics) - Singappenney (From "Bigil") - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, retrieved 28 July 2019
- ^ "AR Rahman Live In Chennai, 2019". insider.in. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ LIVE: AR Rahman Singap penney performance Live in Chennai Concert | ARR 2019, retrieved 18 October 2019
- ^ "Latest Tamil songs on Tamil Mirchi Top20 countdown". www.radiomirchi.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ South, Sony Music (14 September 2019). "#Bigil yet again on the @RadioMirchi charts!". @SonyMusicSouth. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Listen & Download Latest Hindi, English, Bollywood Songs Online | Wynk". wynk.in. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ South, Sony Music (27 July 2019). "TRENDING MILLION VIEWS K LIKES Our mighty #Singappenney shines! #BigilWomenAnthem". @SonyMusicSouth. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Top Hits - Tamil, a playlist by Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Top Tamil Songs - Weekly Playlist - Listen on JioSaavn". www.jiosaavn.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Tamil, 92 7 BIG FM (30 December 2019). "#Singappenney from #Bigil ruled the radio charts in 2019 #Number1 song of the year as voted by all of you magic of @arrahman as always #bigfm watteee combo @actorvijay @Atlee_dir @SonyMusicSouth #Top100pic.twitter.com/IxyvC9X3aR". @BIGFMTamil. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Top 15 Tamil songs of 2019". The Times of India. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Top 20 Tamil Songs | Tamil Songs Ranking | Recent Tamil Songs Ranking". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "..::: Edison Awards :::." edisonawards.in. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ Tamil, 92 7 BIG FM (30 December 2019). "#Singappenney from #Bigil ruled the radio charts in 2019 #Number1 song of the year as voted by all of you magic of @arrahman as always #bigfm watteee combo @actorvijay @Atlee_dir @SonyMusicSouth #Top100pic.twitter.com/IxyvC9X3aR". @BIGFMTamil. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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External links
[edit]- Singappenney at IMDb
