Karthik Calling Karthik is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The soundtrack was composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy are an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. Record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists, they have composed music for over fifty soundtrack across four languages...

 with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar is a poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from India. Some of his most successful work was done in the late 1970s and 1980s with Salim Khan as half of the script-writing duo credited as Salim-Javed...

. The album was released on February 20, 2010.

Track listing

Track #	Song	Singer(s)	Duration
1	"Hey Ya!"	Clinton Cerejo Clinton Cerejo Clinton Cerejo is known for his contributions in the music department for Indian films. His range of work includes playback singing, vocal arrangements, musical arrangements, background scores, music programming, production... , Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... , Loy Mendonsa Loy Mendonsa Loy Mendonsa is part of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio which consist of himself, Shankar Mahadevan and Ehsaan Noorani. Before becoming a music composer, he was a keyboard musician for famous music composers such as A. R. Rahman and Nadeem-Shravan...	4:17
2	"Uff Teri Adaa Uff Teri Adaa Uff Teri Adaa , is a 2010 hindi song from the movie Karthik Calling Karthik. The track is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.-Development:Uff Teri Adaa is a trippy techno song that envelops the folk roots... "	Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...  & Alyssa Mendonsa Alyssa Mendonsa Alyssa Mendonsa in Delhi is an upcoming playback singer who has made her debut as a singer in the film Karthik Calling Karthik in which she sang Uff Teri Adaa....	5:06
3	"Jaane Ye Kya Hua"	KK	4:10
4	"Kaisi Hai Yeh Udaasi"	Kailash Kher & Sukanya Purayastha	6:07
5	"Karthik Calling Karthik"	Suraj Jagan Suraj Jagan Suraj Jagan is an Indian playback singer. He is noted for the song Give Me Some Sunshine from the award-winning movie 3 Idiots. The song received the "Best Emerging Male Performer" award in the Max Stardust Award. Jagan's singing career began in 1990, and has included both solo work and as front... , Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... , Caralisa Monteiro Caralisa Monteiro Caralisa Monteiro is an Indian female playback singer, who primarily works in Bollywood film industry.-Early life:Caralisa hails from a middle class family in Mumbai. She had passion for singing since her childhood itself, and won several awards in college singing competitions... , Malika Singh	3:11
6	"Karthik 2.0"	MIDIval Punditz MIDIval Punditz MIDIval Punditz is an Indian fusion group consisting of two Delhi-based musicians, Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj. Their style revolves mostly around changer, jungle, electronica, and North Indian classical music... , Karsh Kale	4:15
7	"Karthik Calling Karthik (Theme Remix)"	Suraj Jagan Suraj Jagan Suraj Jagan is an Indian playback singer. He is noted for the song Give Me Some Sunshine from the award-winning movie 3 Idiots. The song received the "Best Emerging Male Performer" award in the Max Stardust Award. Jagan's singing career began in 1990, and has included both solo work and as front... , Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... , Caralisa Monteiro Caralisa Monteiro Caralisa Monteiro is an Indian female playback singer, who primarily works in Bollywood film industry.-Early life:Caralisa hails from a middle class family in Mumbai. She had passion for singing since her childhood itself, and won several awards in college singing competitions... , Malika Singh (Remixed by MIDIval Punditz MIDIval Punditz MIDIval Punditz is an Indian fusion group consisting of two Delhi-based musicians, Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj. Their style revolves mostly around changer, jungle, electronica, and North Indian classical music...  & Karsh Kale)	3:11
8	"Hey Ya! (Remix)"	Clinton Cerejo Clinton Cerejo Clinton Cerejo is known for his contributions in the music department for Indian films. His range of work includes playback singing, vocal arrangements, musical arrangements, background scores, music programming, production... , Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... , Loy Mendonsa Loy Mendonsa Loy Mendonsa is part of the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy trio which consist of himself, Shankar Mahadevan and Ehsaan Noorani. Before becoming a music composer, he was a keyboard musician for famous music composers such as A. R. Rahman and Nadeem-Shravan...  (Remixed by Digital Boyz)	5:17
9	"Uff Teri Adaa Uff Teri Adaa Uff Teri Adaa , is a 2010 hindi song from the movie Karthik Calling Karthik. The track is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.-Development:Uff Teri Adaa is a trippy techno song that envelops the folk roots...  (Remix)"	Alyssa Mendonsa Alyssa Mendonsa Alyssa Mendonsa in Delhi is an upcoming playback singer who has made her debut as a singer in the film Karthik Calling Karthik in which she sang Uff Teri Adaa.... , Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...  (Remixed by Udyan Sagar of Nucleya)	4:06

Reception and impact

Though the album did not a favorable critical response, the album, especially the track "Uff Teri Adaa

Uff Teri Adaa

Uff Teri Adaa , is a 2010 hindi song from the movie Karthik Calling Karthik. The track is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.-Development:Uff Teri Adaa is a trippy techno song that envelops the folk roots...

" created waves and topped the charts numerous times in the following months. At the box office, music had an impact in the opening of the film, as it got bigger opening than its competitor Teen Patti

Teen Patti (film)

Teen Patti is a 2010 Bollywood film directed by Leena Yadav. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Ben Kingsley, R. Madhavan, Raima Sen, Shraddha Kapoor and is produced by Ambika Hinduja under the banners Hinduja Ventures and Serendipity Films...

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Audio leak

Before the album got released, an online copy was leaked onto the Internet. Farhan Akhtar confirmed this and requested not to download them illegally.

Awards and Nominations

2011 Zee Cine Awards

Zee Cine Awards

The Zee Cine Awards or "ZCA" for short is an awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. It was first held in 1998 in Mumbai. Since then, it has gained substantial popularity as a notable awards ceremony to the Indian population as well as to the viewers of Zee Network.In 2004, the ZCA went...

Nominated

• Best Music - Shankar Ehsaan Loy

2011 IIFA Awards
Nominated

• Best Male Playback Singer - Shankar Mahadevan

2011 Star Screen Awards

Star Screen Awards

The Star Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony in India honoring professional excellence in film. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of distinguished professional from the industry itself.- History :...

Nominated

• Best Music - Shankar Ehsaan Loy