Yalla (Inna song)

This article is about the Inna song. For other uses of the word "yalla", see Yalla (disambiguation).
"Yalla"
Inna wearing traditional Arabic clothes and hiding behind a stone with only one of he two eyes being visible.
Single by Inna
from the album Body And The Sun / INNA
Released 3 November 2015
Format Digital download
Genre Moombahton
Label Empire, Roton
Writer(s) Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac, Nadir Tamuz Augustin, Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu
Producer(s) Play & Win
Inna singles chronology
"Bop Bop"
(2015)		 "Yalla"
(2015)		 "Rendez Vous"
(2016)
Music video
"Yalla" on YouTube

Yalla is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist INNA for her fourth studio album INNA (2015), and its Japanese release, Body And The Sun (2015). It was released on 3 November 2015 together with its digital remix EP.[1] "Yalla" was written by Marcel Botezan, Sebastian Barac and Nadir Tamuz Augustin, while production was handled by the first two, under the name of Play & Win. A music video for the song, which was filmed in Marrakesh, Morocco and directed by Barna Nemethi, premiered on Inna's YouTube channel on 12 November 2015, where it has since amassed over 108 million views.[2] The recording was met with good reviews. Hitfire praised the song's beats and Inna's vocals, while also comparing the track to Major Lazer's "Lean On".[3] The song peaked at number 11 on Romania's Year-End Chart.[4]

Music video

Background and release

A music video for "Yalla" was released on 12 November 2015 onto Inna's YouTube channel, where it amassed over 28 million views as of February 2016.[2] The video runs for a duration of three minutes and 16 seconds.[2] It was filmed in Marrakesh, Morocco by Barna Nemethi.[5] The video features belly dancers, camels, an Arabic bazaar and the Moroccan desert.[3] The story of the clip presents Inna being chased by a Moroccan model (Yassir Lamrani Selmane ) through an Arabic-like setting. Hitfire praised the clip, stating that "it matches the oriental style of the song".[3]

Track listing

Yalla (Official versions and remixes)
  1. "Yalla (Play & Win Radio Edit Version)" - 2:50
  2. "Yalla (Play & Win Extended Version)" - 4:03
  3. "Yalla (Armageddon Turk Remix)" - 3:31
  4. "Yalla (Deepierro & Offir Malol Remix)" - 3:15
  5. "Yalla (DJ Asher & ScreeN Remix)" - 3:55
  6. "Yalla (Leeyou & Danceey Remix)" - 3:12
  7. "Yalla ( DJ Amine Radi Moroccan Remix ) - 3:48
  8. "Yalla (Thrace Remix)" - 3:05

Live performances

Inna performed a stripped-down version of "Yalla" on Radio ZU, on 17 November 2015.[6]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Inna.[7]

Vocal credits
Visual credits
Technical and songwriting credits

Charts

"Yalla" debuted at number 94 on the native Airplay 100 on 12 November 2015 due to its strong airplay performance after the release of the album Inna,[8] and climbed to number 80 the next week.[9] On May 1, 2016, it reached its peak position at number 13.[10] "Yalla" opened at number 39 on the Bulgarian Singles Chart in late 2015 and reached its peak position at number nine on 27 December 2015.[11] Subsequently, it fell down to number ten after five weeks at that position. "Yalla" returned to its peak position at number nine on February 14, 2016.[11]

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Bulgaria (Singles Top 40)[11]
9
scope="row" Poland (Dance Top 50)[12] 18
Poland (Polish Trend Chart)[13] 2
Romania (Airplay 100)[10] 13

References

  1. ↑ Inna: Yalla (Remixes) - EP (iTunes)
  2. 1 2 3 "Inna - Yalla (Official Video)". YouTube. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Videopremiere: Inna mit ihrer neuen Single "Yalla" aus dem Album "Inna"" [Inna and her new single for "Inna"] (in German). Hitfire.eu. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ↑ http://mediaforest.ro/Charts/Chart2016p.aspx
  5. ↑ Scris de Edi (12 November 2015). "Inna — Yalla (videoclip nou)" [Inna — Yalla (new video)] (in Romanian). Urban.ro. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Inna - Yalla (Live la Radio ZU)". YouTube. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Inna (CD Booklet). Inna. Romania: Roton Records. 2015
  8. ↑ "Airplay 100 (15 November 2015)" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Airplay 100 (22 November 2015)" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  10. 1 2 "Airplay 100 (1 May 2016)" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 1 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 Bulgaria Singles Top 40
  12. ↑ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Top 50 Trend Chart". ZPAV. DJ Promotion. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015. Note: Look at "Poprzednie"
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