Attack by Amit Saini Rohtakiya

There is an honesty to Attack that separates it from most Haryanvi songs released around the same time. Gaurav Panchal (GR Music) sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Amit Saini Rohtakiya delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. Hearing Attack without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Attack.

By the end of 2020, Attack had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Listeners have described the experience of Attack differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The 3:09 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Haryanvi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.