El Leila De is an award winning studio album by Amr Diab

Amr Diab

Amr Abdol-Basset Abdol-Azeez Diab is an Egyptian singer and composer of geel music; the contemporary face of Egyptian el-geel pop music, according to World Music. Diab is the best-selling Arab recording artist of all time, according to Let's Go Egypt...

. The album was awarded a World Music Award as the best selling album in the Middle East for the year 2007. After being delayed several times, the anticipated album was released on July 11, 2007. The album has been a great success, it topped the Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

ern charts for 19 weeks straight, and 22 weeks overall. The album has still been reaching #1 in Middle Eastern charts even 7 months after its release, and has not dropped off the Top 10 in Egyptian charts for over a year.

Release date delays

The album was originally set to be released after Ramadan 2006. However, it was pushed back several times due to Diab's repeated changes in the musical producers he was dealing with. Diab attributes the changes to the producer's lack of new and strong styles. In early 2006, Music Arranger Fahd was supposed to work on this album; however, later that year Dr. Tarek Madkour joined Amr Diab, and they started to work on it together. On 25 March 2007, Madkour's official website announced that Amr Diab and Madkour had decided jointly to skip the collaboration on the album due to lack of time and conflicting working schedules. Fahd and a new producer called Hassan Al Shafei were selected to produce the music in the album, which was scheduled for release in July 2007. By then, the album's name had changed from Khaleek Ma'aya to El Leila De. It was indicated that after the album's release Diab would shoot a new Pepsi advertisement in Europe.

On June 21, 2007, two of Diab's biggest fan sites (AmrDiabWorld.com & AmrDiab.info) announced that the album would hit the market on July 7, 2007. The album would contain 10 tracks; Al Shafei and Fahd shared the production (Al Shafei 7 songs & Fahd 3 Songs). Before releasing his album, Diab traveled to Portugal to shoot the new Pepsi ad choosing "Rohy Mertahalak" song from his upcoming album El Leila De as the ad music. Amr then traveled to the USA to film the music video for his upcoming album.

Leakage

The album master copy was given to Rotana, Amr Diab's production company, in the last week of June to meet the 07/07/07 release date he had planned earlier. Rotana, however, delayed the release of the new CD for a couple of days for unknown reasons. The album was leaked prior to its release, but Diab's increasing fan base managed to impede the leakage for a few days. Eventually, the album was found on many websites, despite the best efforts of Diab's fan to prevent the album's leakage from ruining sales.

Release

The album was officially released on July 11, 2007, selling over 1,000,000 copies in only 5 days of release.

By July 27, Rotana News indicated that "El Leila De" had sold over 2 million copies in less than two weeks in the Middle East, which gives the album a good chance to surpass Diab's previous album ("Kammel Kalamak") sales of 1.5 million copies only. The album is currently available to buy on many websites. Amr also filmed a new Pepsi commercial in Portugal, and was officially released on August 4, 2007. Amr Diab used the song "Enta El Ghaly" from his "El Leila De" album in the commercial.

N'eoul Eih video clip

The most anticipated video clip of 2007, N'eoul Eih, was released on August 14, 2007. Premiered on Rotana TV, and it was a huge success, minutes later, it was released on an Egyptian TV show named "El Beit Beitak

El beit beitak

El Beit Beitak البيت ييتك, Egyptian Arabic for Feel at home, is a popular talk show on Egyptian television that features famous writers, entertainers and politicians...

", on Egyptian National Television.
The video was directed by a young Egyptian Director, Marawan Hamed, and was filmed in Malibu, California

California

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.
The video was praised for its simplicity, something that cannot been seen in Middle Eastern music videos lately.

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...  Virgin Megastores	1
UAE Virgin Megastores	1
Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...  Virgin Megastores	1
Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...  Virgin Megastores	1
Jeddah Jeddah Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The...  Virgin Megastores	1
Jordan Jordan Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...  Virgin Megastores	1
Bahrain Bahrain ' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...  Virgin Megastores	1
Riyadh Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a...  Virgin Megastores	1
Algeria Algeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...  Virgin Megastores	1
Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...  Virgin Megastores	1
Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...  Virgin Megastores	1
Rotana Rotana Records Rotana Records is the Arab World's largest record label. It is owned by the Rotana Group, established by the Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who sometimes personally signs artists to the label. Rotana Records is part of a huge media empire that includes a film production company, a magazine in...  Albums Top 100	1
Heart Seekers Albums Top 20	1
HitMarker	1
Nojoom Top10 Albums	1
All Arab Albums Top 50	1

Track listing

1. "Ne'oul Eih" - نقول إيه - (What would we say) - 4:01
2. "El-Leila De" - الليلة دي - (Tonight) - 2:55
3. "Tool Mana Shayfak" - طول مانا شايفك - (As long as I see you) - 3:28
4. "Hekayat" - حكايات - (Stories) - 4:04
5. "Enta El-Ghaly" - انتا الغالي - (You're the precious) - 3:47
6. "Rohy Mertahalak" - روحي مرتاحة لك - (My soul loves you) - 3:41
7. "Aletly Oul" - قالت لي اقول - (She told me to say) - 3:28
8. "We Fehemt Eineik" - و فهمت عينيك - (And I understood your eyes) - 3:41
9. "Deheket" - ضحكت - (She smiled) - 3:29
10. "Khaleek Ma'aya" - خليك معايا - (Stay with me) - 3:54