Habibi (I Need Your Love)
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| Single by Shaggy, Mohombi, Faydee and Costi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Reggae fusion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | RED (a division of Sony Music Entertainment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Producer(s) | Constantin Ionita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee and Costi | |||||||
| Released | December 22, 2014 | ||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||
| Length | 3:36 | ||||||
| Writer(s) | See above | ||||||
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"Habibi (I Need Your Love)" is a song by Shaggy, Mohombi, Faydee and Costi. A specially released version targeting English language markets is retitled "I Need Your Love" crediting Shaggy as main performer featuring Mohombi, Faydee and Costi. The song was written by the Australian singer and songwriter of Lebanese origin Faydee and Romanian singer, songwriter, and record producer Costi Ioniță. The song is in Arabic, English and Spanish. "Habibi" means "my love" in Arabic language.
Releases
The main release of the single "Habibi (I Need Your Love)" has the vocal collaborations of the Jamaican-born American reggae singer and deejay Shaggy, the Swedish singer of Congolese and Swedish origins Mohombi, as well as co-writers and performers the Australian/Lebanese Faydee and Romanian Costi.[1]
The song was released in 2014 becoming very popular in night venues internationally. Prominent success has been in the Middle East and the Arab World, Australia, Continental Europe,[2] particularly the Balkans, Eastern Europe (most prominently Romania and Moldova)). Various local versions also became popular in Russia and on the Asian continent.[1]
Music video
A music video was shot in Spain with all four performers portrayed having fun at a public music venue, at a stadium, during a festival and on various tourist attractions in Spain and on a yacht in the sea. The video was produced by Romanian singer Costi through his record and video production company. Just like in the main release, there are two versions of the video one including Arabic as "Habibi (I Need Your Love)" and one excluding Arabic for English language markets as "I Need Your Love".
"I Need Your Love"
A special release targeting the American, UK, Japanese and Australian markets excludes the Arabic language segments, as Faydee performs his own parts in English instead. This special version excludes the Arabic word "Habibi" and is retitled "I Need Your Love".[3][4] This version is credited to Shaggy as main performer. The full credit is "Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee, Costi".
This version on RED Associated Labels, a division of Sony Music Entertainment has been a hit in the United States and France.
Language versions
The song proved popular and many local versions were also produced through collaborations with well-known local artists, notably:
- Bulgarian singer Galena as "Habibi" in a Bulgarian language version containing some mixes in Arabic by Faydee and in English and Spanish. The version was credited to "Galena featuring Faydee".[5]
- Uzbek singer Shahzoda in a Russian language version also with some additional verses in Arabic by Faydee, and in English and Spanish by Costi.[1] This version was retitled "Habibi (Улыбнись и все Ок)" (meaning Habibi, smile and everything will be ok in Russian). The version was credited to "Shahzoda featuring Faydee & Dr. Costi". A separate music video was shot for this version.[6]
Performances
Faydee performed it live during the Media Music Awards in Romania broadcast on MTV Romania on 10 October 2014.[7][8]
The Bulgarian version was performed live by Galena, Faydee and Costi during a gala broadcast on the Bulgarian Planeta HD station.[9]
Faydee has had also a number of appearances in interviews on mainly Romanian television and radio stations performing live versions of the song.[10][11][12]
Charts
- I Need Your Love version
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| France (SNEP)[13] | 147 |
| US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[14] | 34 |
| US Rhythmic (Billboard)[15] | 38 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FunX: Habibi van Shaggy, Mohombi, Faydee & Costi op #1 (Dutch)
- ↑ FunX.nl: XChart - "Habibi (I Need Your Love)" - SHAGGY, MOHOMBI, FAYDEE & COSTI - No 1 on Chart for Week 51/2014 - 19.12.2014 to 26.12.2014
- ↑ Costi.ro: International videos - Shaggy, Mohombi, Faydee, Costi - "I Need Your Love" for US, UK, Japan, Australia
- ↑ iTunes: "I Need Your Love" by Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee, Costi
- ↑ Planeta TV: Галена в дует със световната звезда Faydee (Bulgarian)
- ↑ Music video for "Habibi (Улыбнись и все Ок)" by Shahzoda featuring Faydee and Dr. Costi
- ↑ MTV.ro: Faydee canta la Media Music Awards! Fanii il vor putea vedea pe 18 septembrie, la Sibiu (Romanian)
- ↑ Faydee - Habibi, Can't let go - LIVE @ Media Music Awards 2014 (Romanian)
- ↑ Галена ft. Faydee - Habibi, 13 години Планета Тв 2014 (Bulgarian)
- ↑ Radio Zu: Faydee este in Romania. A venit prima data la ZU (Romanian)
- ↑ Antena Stars: A încins atmosfera la roșu! Faydee, muzică și dans la malul mării! (Romanian)
- ↑ Antena Stars: Faydee încinge atmosfera la Star Matinal (Romanian)
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Shaggy – {{{song}}}" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Shaggy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Shaggy. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Shaggy Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Shaggy. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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