Baby This Baby That by Yo Yo Honey Singh, Mika Singh

When Yo Yo Honey Singh, Mika Singh recorded Baby This Baby That, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. Yo Yo Honey Singh sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Baby This Baby That, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Mika Singh clearly belongs in the second group. The chemistry of Amrinder Gill, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Mandy Takhar, Wamiqa Gabbi is embedded in every moment of Baby This Baby That, making it as much a performance as a song.

The song dates from 2012, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

The concision of Baby This Baby That — just 3:12 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. This is music that holds up — not because it is perfect, but because it is honest, and honesty in a song is irreplaceable.