I Am India - Qaidi Band by Arijit Singh, Yashita Sharma, Amit Trivedi, Habib Faisal

I Am India - Qaidi Band arrived from the Qaidi Band album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2017. Credit goes to Amit Trivedi for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Arijit Singh, Yashita Sharma, Amit Trivedi, Habib Faisal's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Hearing I Am India - Qaidi Band without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Qaidi Band.

2017 was a strong year for Hindi music, and I Am India - Qaidi Band was among the reasons why. I Am India - Qaidi Band is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

The concision of I Am India - Qaidi Band — just 3:43 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. I Am India - Qaidi Band has earned its place in the catalogue of Hindi music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.