Ala Barfi (Kaju Barfi) - Barfi by Pritam, Swanand Kirkire

The Barfi album has several strong tracks, but Ala Barfi (Kaju Barfi) - Barfi is the one most listeners come back to first. Pritam sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Every line Pritam, Swanand Kirkire sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz are at the heart of Barfi, and Ala Barfi (Kaju Barfi) - Barfi captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

By the end of 2012, Ala Barfi (Kaju Barfi) - Barfi had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Some music is background. Ala Barfi (Kaju Barfi) - Barfi demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

At 5:41, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.