Give me fever

Music director Lalit Pandit comes out with a new single ComeonIndia to cheer for the Indian cricket team at the 2011 World Cup.

Cricket fever is catching on and composer Lalit Pandit wants to be at the helm of things. Joining the likes of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and Sonu Niigaam, Pandit too has come out with a song to support the Indian cricket team during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.

HT Image

Pandit’s song ComeonIndia is expectedly full of life and features a chorus of voices cheering for the team. “The music has a carnival sort of mood. There’re big drums and a lot of bass; I wanted it to be a dance number,” says the composer.Produced entirely by the Bollywood music director, the song was written by Kunwar Juneja and sung by Makrand Patankar.

“It’s a concept piece for fans in the stadium, watching the Indian cricket team play. It’s an inspirational number that encourages fans to cheer for Team India,” says Pandit. “I think it’s beautifully written by Juneja and I specifically chose Patankar for his bright and powerful voice.”

Musicvideo
Launched on a radio station a few days ago, the single has its own music video too, which features cricket fans and the general public playing cricket and rooting for India. “It took two weeks from start to finish, from composing the track to releasing it. Majority of the time went into making the video, of course. In hindsight, I feel I should have released a whole album dedicated to the World Cup, because it seems to have become quite popular. I’ve received fantastic response on the Internet and on TV,” Pandit signs off.

Other artistes rooting for the team

DeGhumaKe — Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. It is the official theme song for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Let’sGoForGlory — Sonu Niigaam. Niigaam performed this track, as toast to the spirit of cricket, at the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Cup.

Canadian artiste Bryan Adams also played at the opening ceremony, performing Summerof '69 and two of his other popular numbers.