You May Be - Aladin by Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani

Few songs from 2009 have held their ground as well as You May Be - Aladin, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Vishal, Shekhar'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 You May Be - Aladin, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani clearly belongs in the second group. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Aladin, and You May Be - Aladin captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

When it came out in 2009, You May Be - Aladin felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

The 5:43 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. The staying power of You May Be - Aladin is not a mystery. It is just what happens when every element of a song is exactly right.