One Two Three (Amalgamation) - One Two Three by Kunal Ganjawala, Kaptan Laadi, Kshitij, Raghav Sachar, Aditya Dhar

The One Two Three album has several strong tracks, but One Two Three (Amalgamation) - One Two Three is the one most listeners come back to first. Kunal Ganjawala, Kaptan Laadi, Kshitij, Raghav Sachar, Aditya Dhar's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The performance by Kunal Ganjawala, Kaptan Laadi, Kshitij, Raghav Sachar, Aditya Dhar is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. Hearing One Two Three (Amalgamation) - One Two Three without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen One Two Three.

The song dates from 2008, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

Running to 7:43, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. One Two Three (Amalgamation) - One Two Three endures because it was built on feeling rather than formula — and that is the one thing streaming numbers cannot manufacture.