Dhoom Dhoom
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"Dhoom Dhoom" is the title track and single
sung by the pop
singer, Tata Young
for the 2004 film
and album
, Dhoom
. Dhoom was released in August 2004 and won several awards and took on international fame. It quickly soared high on the billboards top in 2004 to 2005.
was the singer's most successful single ever in India
. It was a major hit, reaching #1 for several weeks to months in many Asia
n countries music charts. It was number one in various countries such as India
, Thailand
, Singapore
, Malaysia, Indonesia
and other Southeast Asia
n countries. Starting from August 2004 to as far as late as 2005.
Tata Young received the MTV Immies: Indian Music Excellence and the popular music awards in India for this song. She later went on tour for Dhoom Dhoom around the world. The song later appears on Best of Tata Young
, a compilation album in tribute for her greatest hits.
first appeared in the movie Dhoom. It shows Tata Young singing and appearances of several Bollywood actors from the film, Abhishek Bachchan
, John Abraham
, and Uday Chopra
.
It shows various clips from the movie, mostly stunts, mixed into the video towards the beginning. At first she is seen dancing. Tata Young is later seen with Abhishek Bachchan and the two sit together in a hot tub surrounded by thousands of lit candles. Next she is in an S and M-styled scene, whip in hand, with a tied up Uday Chopra. Finally, John Abraham and Tata Young are playfully fighting in a large pool of mud.
The making of the music video, "Dhoom Dhoom", appeared on MTV India
and was hosted by Tata Young and Arjun Sablok
.
accused Pritam of copying his song "Mario Takes a Walk" (from his album Gravity
) for "Dhoom Dhoom". Cook commented in an interview that he loves Pritam's version and that "there’s no reason to steal when I would be happy to share".
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
sung by the pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer, Tata Young
Tata Young
Amita Marie Young , better known under her stage name Tata Young, is a Thai singer, model actress and dancer....
for the 2004 film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Dhoom
Dhoom
The title track "Dhoom Dhoom" was released in a remixed version song by the Thai-American singer Tata Young. The song and it's music video featuring Tata Young proved to be a major hit in India during 2004 and 2005. The original song was sung by Sunidhi Chauhan. Other tracks on the soundtrack...
. Dhoom was released in August 2004 and won several awards and took on international fame. It quickly soared high on the billboards top in 2004 to 2005.
Chart performance
The songSong
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
was the singer's most successful single ever in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was a major hit, reaching #1 for several weeks to months in many Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n countries music charts. It was number one in various countries such as India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Malaysia, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and other Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
n countries. Starting from August 2004 to as far as late as 2005.
Tata Young received the MTV Immies: Indian Music Excellence and the popular music awards in India for this song. She later went on tour for Dhoom Dhoom around the world. The song later appears on Best of Tata Young
Best of Tata Young
Best of Tata Young is a 2006 greatest hits album by Thai pop singer Tata Young. It is a career-spanning, two-disc album, covering her years as a teen star at GMM Grammy , her switch to BEC-TERO and eventual signing to Sony BMG Music...
, a compilation album in tribute for her greatest hits.
EP
The success of Dhoom Dhoom paved the way for the release of the Dhoom Dhoom EPDhoom Dhoom (Tata Young EP)
Dhoom Dhoom is an EP by Tata Young, released in 2005 after the success of the Bollywood film Dhoom. Young sang the leading song, "Dhoom Dhoom", which shot to number one in the music charts of many Asian countries....
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
first appeared in the movie Dhoom. It shows Tata Young singing and appearances of several Bollywood actors from the film, Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan
Abhishek Bachchan is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan and is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai....
, John Abraham
John Abraham (actor)
John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
, and Uday Chopra
Uday Chopra
Uday Chopra is a Bollywood actor, producer, and assistant director.He is the son of Yash Chopra and brother of Aditya Chopra, and worked as assistant director on a number of his father's and brother's movies under the Yash Raj Films banner. In 1994 Chopra produced Yeh Dillagi starring Akshay...
.
It shows various clips from the movie, mostly stunts, mixed into the video towards the beginning. At first she is seen dancing. Tata Young is later seen with Abhishek Bachchan and the two sit together in a hot tub surrounded by thousands of lit candles. Next she is in an S and M-styled scene, whip in hand, with a tied up Uday Chopra. Finally, John Abraham and Tata Young are playfully fighting in a large pool of mud.
The making of the music video, "Dhoom Dhoom", appeared on MTV India
MTV India
MTV India is the Indian version of MTV , a channel specialising in music and youth culture programming. It was launched in 1996 and is now part of the Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd based in Mumbai. . "MTV India" is one of the oldest Music Television Networks in Asia...
and was hosted by Tata Young and Arjun Sablok
Arjun Sablok
Arjun Sablok is an Indian film director. He is currently one of the film directors working under the Yashraj Films banner.Before his foray into film directing he made brief appearances in two of director Yash Chopra's films Vijay and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge .He made his directorial debut with...
.
Alleged plagiarism
Canadian songwriter Jesse CookJesse Cook
Jesse Cook is a Toronto-based guitarist, born in Paris to Canadian parents. Like other guitarists of his style of music, he incorporates funky jazz, latin & world music into his playing. Cook is also well known for the energy of his live shows. He has contributed to the Afro Celt Sound System album...
accused Pritam of copying his song "Mario Takes a Walk" (from his album Gravity
Gravity (Jesse Cook album)
-Track listing:# "Mario Takes a Walk" – 3:47# "Azul" – 4:16# "Gravity" – 3:57# "Closer to Madness" – 5:49# "Into the Dark" – 4:15# "Brio" – 3:15# "Falling From Grace" – 3:33# "Olodum" – 3:32...
) for "Dhoom Dhoom". Cook commented in an interview that he loves Pritam's version and that "there’s no reason to steal when I would be happy to share".
Trivia
- The original song sung by Tata YoungTata YoungAmita Marie Young , better known under her stage name Tata Young, is a Thai singer, model actress and dancer....
is in EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. - The remade song was once again remade, into several other Asian languages.
- Parts of the song appear in the film Dhoom 2Dhoom 2Dhoom 2: Back In Action is a 2006 Bollywood action film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra at an estimated budget of Rs 350 million. It is the second film in the Dhoom series. Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra star in the film as buddy cops Jai Dixit and Ali,...
.