![]() ![]() Also, "Sayonee" was named at #1 in a list of Junoon's top 10 songs published by Gibson Guitar on their website. The song is one of the most well known and popular track by Junoon, also listeners and critics have continued to praise "Sayonee" as one of the greatest rock songs of all time in Pakistani music industry. To this day, it is considered one of the best sufi rock songs ever recorded, and is often performed at concerts by Junoon. Azadi was nominated for 'Best International Album', having achieved the prestigious honour of being the highest selling album in Pakistan, Bangladesh and India that year. Junoon won the 'Best International Group' title at the Channel V Music Awards, where they performed along with world-wide icons Sting, The Prodigy and Def Leppard. Also, the single was nominated for the 'Best International Song' at the Channel V Music Awards in 1998. The success of the single led the album being the band's highest selling album in South Asia and Junoon received a platinum certification for hitting platinum sales for their album. The single was a hit in South Asia, topping all music charts in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. ![]() The music video of the single, "Sayonee", was shot by Asim Reza which became an instant hit in South Asia and the Middle East, shooting to the top of all the Asian charts, and staying at #1 on both Channel V and MTV Asia for over two months. ![]() The unexpected success of "Sayonee" in 1997 propelled Azadi at the local and international music charts, within three months of the release of Azadi, the album had sold over half a million copies and hit platinum sales status in a record of four weeks. Written by lead guitarist and founder of the band Salman Ahmad and writer Sabir Zafar, it is the lead single on the album, the song uses blends of rock guitars and bluesy vocals with traditional musical elements like the tabla percussion drums, Hindustani raga-inspired melodies styled and blended into Pakistani folk music. It is the first track from the band's fourth album, Azadi (1997), released on EMI Records. Soulmate) is a song by the Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon, released in April, 1997. EMI Pakistan, Universal Music, Sadaf Stereo ![]()
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