Baras Ja - Fareb by Anu Malik, Sunidhi Chauhan

Few songs from 2005 have held their ground as well as Baras Ja - Fareb, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Credit goes to Anu Malik for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Anu Malik, Sunidhi Chauhan understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. Hearing Baras Ja - Fareb without thinking of Manoj Bajpai, Shilpa Shetty, Shamita Shetty is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Fareb.

By the end of 2005, Baras Ja - Fareb had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

Running to 6:26, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The staying power of Baras Ja - Fareb is not a mystery. It is just what happens when every element of a song is exactly right.