Tu Zaroori - Zid by Sharib Toshi, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaarib Sabri

Not every song from Zid lingers, but Tu Zaroori - Zid is the one that stays. Shaarib Sabri, Toshi Sabri's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Tu Zaroori - Zid, Sharib Toshi, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaarib Sabri clearly belongs in the second group. Featuring Mannara Chopra, Karanvir Sharma, Shraddha Das, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2014 marked the release of Zid, and Tu Zaroori - Zid was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to Tu Zaroori - Zid. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 4:49, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The staying power of Tu Zaroori - Zid is not a mystery. It is just what happens when every element of a song is exactly right.