Lazy Lamhe - Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic by Anusha Mani, Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, Prasoon Joshi

The Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic album has several strong tracks, but Lazy Lamhe - Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic is the one most listeners come back to first. Credit goes to Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Every line Anusha Mani, Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, Prasoon Joshi sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. The song is tied to Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Ameesha Patel, Rishi Kapoor, whose presence gives Lazy Lamhe - Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

By the end of 2008, Lazy Lamhe - Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic 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 5:11, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.