London Thumakda - Queen by Amit Trivedi, Neha Kakkar, Sonu Kakkar, Labh Janjua

The Queen album has several strong tracks, but London Thumakda - Queen is the one most listeners come back to first. The arrangement here is the work of Amit Trivedi, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

The vocal on London Thumakda - Queen is among the better performances Amit Trivedi, Neha Kakkar, Sonu Kakkar, Labh Janjua has committed to record. The chemistry of Kangana Ranaut, Raj Kumar Rao, Lisa Haydon is embedded in every moment of London Thumakda - Queen, making it as much a performance as a song.

When it came out in 2014, London Thumakda - Queen felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. Listeners have described the experience of London Thumakda - Queen differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The concision of London Thumakda - Queen — just 3:50 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.