Loca by Yo Yo Honey Singh, Simar Kaur

Few songs from 2020 have held their ground as well as Loca, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Yo Yo Honey Singh has a history of strong work, and the music on Loca is among the most memorable of it.

Yo Yo Honey Singh, Simar Kaur's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2020 marked the release of Loca, and Loca was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The emotional register of Loca is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

In 3:30 minutes, Loca builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. Loca has earned its place in the catalogue of Indian Pop music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.