Mat Jaa - Shabd by Shekhar, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Vishal, Sukhwinder Singh

The Shabd album has several strong tracks, but Mat Jaa - Shabd is the one most listeners come back to first. Behind the melody is the work of Shekhar, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Vishal And Shekhar, Vishal, whose composition choices give Mat Jaa - Shabd its distinctive texture.

The voice of Shekhar, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Vishal, Sukhwinder Singh carries Mat Jaa - Shabd effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. For fans of Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai, Zayed Khan, Saddiya Siddiqui, Mat Jaa - Shabd is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

By the end of 2005, Mat Jaa - Shabd had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Some music is background. Mat Jaa - Shabd demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

Running to 5:47, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Songs like Mat Jaa - Shabd are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.