| "Dub Yalil" | ||||
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| Single byNatacha Atlas | ||||
| from the albumDiaspora | ||||
| B-side | "Stotinki" | |||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Electronica,world music | |||
| Length | 5:46 | |||
| Label | Nation | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Natacha Atlas | |||
| Producer(s) | Transglobal Underground | |||
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"Dub Yalil" is aworld music song performed byBelgian singerNatacha Atlas. Themelody and additionallyrics (the words to the "Adhan" - orIslamic call to prayer - are used in the first half of the song) were written by Atlas and produced byTransglobal Underground for the Atlas' debut albumDiaspora (1995). It was released as asingle in 1994.[1]
In "Dub Yalil", Atlas professes her love forAllah. The song was written during a period when Atlas was rediscovering her faith inIslam. She began attending themosque and fasted during the month ofRamadan. "Dub Yalil" features the opening lines of theAdhan, the Muslim call to prayer, over adub beat. The song begins with her singing "God is greatest, I witness that there is no god but God," but does not complete the prayer's opening line, which should be followed by "andMuhammad is the Messenger of God." Instead, Atlas sings, "God, I love you."[2]
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Dub Yalil".
CD single
(NR28CD)
Vinyl single
(NR28T)
The following people contributed to "Dub Yalil":[3]