Mela Loot Liya
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| "Mela Loot Liya" | |||||||||||||
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| Single by Ali Zafar | |||||||||||||
| Released | 29 February 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Recorded | February 2020 | ||||||||||||
| Studio | Lightingale | ||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop music | ||||||||||||
| Length | 3:42 | ||||||||||||
| Label | Lightingale | ||||||||||||
| Songwriter | Ali Zafar | ||||||||||||
| Producer | Ali Zafar | ||||||||||||
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"Mela Loot Liya" (Urdu: "میلہ لوٹ لیا", lit. 'Stole the show') is an anthem written and produced by Ali Zafar under his Lightingale Records. It was released when the official anthem of the 2020 Pakistan Super League underperformed.
When "Tayyar Hain", the official anthem of the fifth season of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), was released, it received strong criticism from fans. Soon after, Ali Zafar's name began trending on Twitter in Pakistan as fans remembered him for his anthems in the first three editions, especially "Ab Khel Jamay Ga" from the second edition which remains a popular with fans,[1][2] however, it was reportedly being resisted to hire Zafar or to play his songs during the matches, particularly because of the legal battle Ali Zafar vs. Meesha Shafi.[3][4] Responding to fans, Zafar tweeted to support the brand and artists of the country.[5]
After the PSL opening ceremony, Ali Azmat claimed in an interview with Waseem Badami on ARY News that bloggers were hired for a campaign against their anthem by a rival singer, however denied pointing towards Zafar.[6] Badami conducted an online poll on Twitter, where fans showed high interest in Zafar's anthem.[7] Therefore, Zafar announced on 23 February that he is preparing a new anthem, along with a new hashtag #BhaeeHazirHai.[8][9] He asked the fans to record and share the dance steps for his music video. Azmat, Asim Azhar, and Haroon, singers of "Tayyar Hain", showed their support towards Zafar.[10][11][12]
A petition was filed at a civil court in Lahore, which requested to direct the Pakistan Cricket Board and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority to restrain Zafar's new anthem or it would "damage the rating and popularity of PSL", however, it was later withdrawn.[13][14]
