Music Launch

The audio was released on June 3, 2011 by T-Series. The music launch took place on later on June 11 at a suburban mall in Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

. The launch witnessed a live concert by the cast of the movie - Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Abhay Deol and Kalki Koechlin.
The function started with 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...

 performing Ik Junoon and was joined by Farhan Akhtar on the stage for Dil Dhadakne Do. Farhan Akhtar

Farhan Akhtar

Farhan Akhtar is an Indian filmmaker, script writer, actor, playback singer, lyricist, film producer in Hindi cinema and a television host.His directorial debut Dil Chahta Hai won a National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi...

 was accompanied by co-actors Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut...

 and Abhay Deol

Abhay Deol

Abhay Deol is an Indian actor from Mumbai, India. He is an Indian film actor and producer whose family has a long history in the Hindi film industry. Deol has appeared in films such as Dev.D and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!. He is the nephew of Bollywood actor Dharmendra, and the cousin of Sunny Deol and...

 for the track Señorita

Señorita (ZNMD song)

"Señorita" is a song from the 2011 film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. The song was composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy and performed by Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol and Spanish singer María del Mar Fernández. The lyrics of the song were penned by Javed Akhtar...

 where Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif is a British Indian actress and former model who appears in Indian films, mainly in the Hindi-language film industry. She has also appeared in Telugu and Malayalam films. She was voted the sexiest Asian woman in the world by Eastern Eye in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011...

 shook a leg with in traditional spanish costumes. Director Zoya Akhtar and producer Ritesh Sidhwani

Ritesh Sidhwani

Ritesh Sidhwani is a Bollywood film producer, who founded a film production house under the banner of Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd...

 had also attended the launch.

Reception

The album received universal critical acclaim. Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama

Bollywood Hungama

Bollywood Hungama is a leading Bollywood entertainment website, owned by hungama.com....

 gave the album a positive review saying, "One of the best soundtracks of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Javed Akhtar in recent times, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a classy act that delivers just what it promised."

Bollyspice author Vanessa Barnes gave the album a four-stars saying, "Full of breezy, Spanish guitars and a smattering of Spanish language, pulsating with rock vibes and and edgy electro beats, it's hard to find fault with an album that so perfectly captures the atmosphere of freedom, raw energy, excitement, and discovery unleashed through travelling with good friends. This is definitely a summer album, one to listen to on balmy nights with an ice cold drink."

Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave the album 3.5 stars out of five stars saying, "At a time when ostentatious is passed off as grand, it's refreshing to come across Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara's unaffected and chilled-out collection of melodies.".

PlanetRadiocity, in their 3.5 star review, said, "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy are usually consistent in the quality department and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is no exception. In these months of loud, gaudy and cheesy Bollywood nautanki songs, this one stands apart with its good manners and understated class."

The IANS

Indo-Asian News Service

Indo-Asian News Service or IANS is India's largest private news agency. The IANS is run by a group of professional journalists.The IANS was founded by Indian American publisher Gopal Raju as the India Abroad News Service. It was later renamed the Indo-Asian News Service...

 review too was positive, which stated "When it's Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, the expectations from the music score are usually high and like always, the trio has managed to fulfill what was required out of them in the upcoming film 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'."

Glamsham gave the album four out of five, and said, "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara brings alive and back the old and quintessentially rocking S-E-L in the most promising way. Banking on likable and strong face value and lavish production opulence, the album's most prize-worthy assets are "Dil Dhadkane Do", "Ik Junoon (Paint it red)" and "Senorita" while there is raw energy of expressions in tracks like "Khabon Ke Parindey", "Sooraj Ki Baahon Mein" and "Der Lagi Lekin"."

"Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is filled with fun songs that won't leave you disappointed at all. The majority of the songs are fun and full of energy; perfect for the young, in age and at heart!", Bolly Curry review said.

Fever 104 FM

Fever 104 FM

Fever 104 FM is an FM radio station in India. It is available in Delhi , Mumbai , Bangalore and Kolkata, India ....

, on the other hand, remarked, "The soundtrack of ZMND brings alive and back the old and quintessentially rocking S-E-L in the most promising way."

BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

praised the album, calling it "a reflective and meaningful collection of songs that should stand the test of time."