Jumme Ki Raat, Pt. 2 - Kick by Himesh Reshammiya, Salman Khan, Palak Muchhal

When Himesh Reshammiya, Salman Khan, Palak Muchhal recorded Jumme Ki Raat, Pt. 2 - Kick, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. The music, composed by Himesh Reshammiya, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

Every line Himesh Reshammiya, Salman Khan, Palak Muchhal sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. The story told by Salman Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Randeep Hooda, Mithun Chakraborty, Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Kick finds its musical expression here — Jumme Ki Raat, Pt. 2 - Kick is where the film's heart beats loudest.

Released in 2014, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is a quality to Jumme Ki Raat, Pt. 2 - Kick that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

Running to 4:33, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. For anyone yet to hear Jumme Ki Raat, Pt. 2 - Kick, the experience ahead is a good one. For those returning, it will be as good as they remember.