Cloud 9 by Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu

Cloud 9 arrived from the Cloud 9 album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2024. What makes Cloud 9 musically distinctive is the composition by Gur Sidhu, which balances simplicity with depth.

The voice of Cheema Y, Gur Sidhu carries Cloud 9 effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. The song is tied to a talented ensemble cast, whose presence gives Cloud 9 a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

In 2024, Punjabi produced many songs, but Cloud 9 was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. Listeners have described the experience of Cloud 9 differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The 2:16 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. Cloud 9 has earned its place in the catalogue of Punjabi music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.