Dil Khol Ke Let's Rock - We Are Family by Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, Anushka Manchanda, Akriti Kakar, Suraj Jagan

The We Are Family album has several strong tracks, but Dil Khol Ke Let's Rock - We Are Family is the one most listeners come back to first. Credit goes to Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, Loy Mendonsa, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Every line Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, Anushka Manchanda, Akriti Kakar, Suraj Jagan sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. Kajol, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Arjun Rampal are at the heart of We Are Family, and Dil Khol Ke Let's Rock - We Are Family captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

2010 marked the release of We Are Family, and Dil Khol Ke Let's Rock - We Are Family was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

At 3:57, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. Songs like Dil Khol Ke Let's Rock - We Are Family are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.