Soulmate by Jassie Gill, Sargi Maan, Happy Raikoti

The Soulmate album has several strong tracks, but Soulmate is the one most listeners come back to first. What makes Soulmate musically distinctive is the composition by Happy Raikoti, which balances simplicity with depth.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Soulmate, Jassie Gill, Sargi Maan, Happy Raikoti clearly belongs in the second group. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

In 2023, Punjabi produced many songs, but Soulmate was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. There is no right time to listen to Soulmate. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Soulmate — just 2:56 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Soulmate has earned its place in the catalogue of Punjabi music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.