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{{Infobox song
| name = SYL
| cover = SYL Sidhu Moose Wala.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Sidhu Moose Wala]]
| album =
| language = Punjabi
| released = {{Start date|2022|06|23|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
*[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
*[[political hip hop]]
| length = 4:09
| label = Sidhu Moose Wala
| writer = [[Sidhu Moose Wala]]
| producer = Mxrci
| prev_title = Levels
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = [[Vaar (song)|Vaar]]
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|pcT44dbu7es|"SYL"}}}}
}}
"'''SYL'''" is a single by Punjabi singer-rapper [[Sidhu Moosewala]]. The song was released just under three weeks after his death on 29 May 2022. The song was produced by Mxrci, and written by Moose Wala.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2022 |title=Sidhu Moosewala's new song SYL released, fans say 'you will always be our legend' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/sidhu-moosewala-new-song-syl-released-watch-video-7987238/}}</ref>

==Lyrical content==
In the song, Sidhu speaks about issues related to the [[Sutlej Yamuna link canal|Satluj Yamuna link canal]] (SYL canal), a contentious issue of sharing of river waters between [[Haryana]], [[Punjab]] and Delhi,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/punjab/news/punjab-vs-haryana-over-syl-issue-navjot-sidhu-amarinder-singh-raja-sukhbir-badal-bagwant-mann-arvind-kejriwal-129688667.html|title=हरियाणा AAP इंचार्ज के बयान से पंजाब में घमासान: SYL मुद्दे पर सिद्धू समेत विपक्षी दलों ने सरकार को घेरा; बोले- तुरंत स्टैंड क्लियर करें CM भगवंत मान|date=20 April 2022|website=Dainik Bhaskar|accessdate=5 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-20 |title=Who complained against Sidhu Moosewala's SYL song, asks RTI applicant; Centre, Punjab say no info |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/amritsar/sidhu-moosewala-syl-song-removed-rti-8100603/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> along with unity among Punjab & Haryana (undivided Punjab after PEPSU merger).<ref>{{cite news |url-status=live |title=With ban on Sidhu Moosewala's song SYL, artistes share how voices that matter should not be silenced |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/with-the-ban-on-sidhu-moosewalas-song-syl-which-has-already-gone-viral-artistes-share-how-voices-that-matter-should-not-be-silenced-407586 |access-date=29 July 2023 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=Jun 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125174850/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/lifestyle/with-the-ban-on-sidhu-moosewalas-song-syl-which-has-already-gone-viral-artistes-share-how-voices-that-matter-should-not-be-silenced-407586 |archive-date=Jan 25, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The song also calls for the release of Sikh political prisoners who are languishing in jails.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sidhu Moose Wala's Song 'SYL' Released, 1st After His Death |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sidhu-moose-walas-song-syl-released-1st-after-his-death-3095021 |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> In third verse, Sidhu talks about the [[2021 Indian farmers' Republic Day protest]].

==Music video==
The video opens with an interview of [[Aam Aadmi Party]] member [[Sushil Gupta]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 April 2022 |title=AAP MP promises SYL water to Haryana, kicks up political storm in Punjab |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/aap-mp-promises-syl-water-to-haryana-draws-punjab-oppn-ire-101650396929398.html}}</ref> A portion from a speech delivered by [[Satya Pal Malik]] in Global Jat Summit on 8 November, 2021 is included as an outro snippet. <ref>{{Citation |title=SYL Sidhu Moose Wala (Official Video) {{!}} Ohna Chir Paani Chado Tupka Ni Dinde {{!}} New Punjabi Song 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsxoE0Z4yt8 |access-date=19 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Censorship==
After three days of release, the song was blocked from [[YouTube]] India by the government on 26 June.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thewire.in/rights/sidhu-moosewalas-posthumous-song-syl-taken-off-youtube-after-legal-complaint-from-govt | title=Sidhu Moosewala's Posthumous Hit 'SYL' Taken off YouTube After 'Legal Complaint from Govt' }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/moose-walas-posthumous-song-syl-banned-in-india/articleshow/92478615.cms | title=Moose Wala's Posthumous Song 'syl' Banned in India | Chandigarh News - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] | date=27 June 2022 }}</ref>

==Commercial performance==
Within one hour of release, song gained more than one million views on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2022 |title=Moosewala's new song SYL touches raw nerve, registers 10 lakh views in one hour |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/amritsar/moosewalas-new-song-syl-touches-raw-nerve-registers-10-lakh-views-one-hour-7987310/}}</ref>

"SYL" debuted at number 81 on the [[Canadian Hot 100]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 June 2022 |title=Sidhu Moose Wala's 'SYL' song features on Billboard Canadian Hot 100 Chart |url=https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/sidhu-moose-walas-syl-song-features-on-billboard-canadian-hot-100-chart/}}</ref>

==Credits and personnel==
*[[Sidhu Moose Wala]] – songwriting
*Mxrci – [[Record producer|production]]
*PixlPxl – [[Mixing engineer|mixing and engineering]]
*Navkaran Brar – artwork

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for "SYL"
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 4 July 2022|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|issue=1687|page=4|date=4 July 2022}}</ref>
| 81
|-
! scope="row"| Canada ([[Canadian Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-07-09/|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of July 9, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref>
| 27
|-
! scope="row" | [[Billboard Global Excl. U.S|Global Excl. US]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-excl-us/2022-07-09/|title=Billboard Global Excl. US: Week of July 9, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 6, 2022}}</ref>
| 200
|-
! scope="row"| [[Billboard India Songs|India]] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/india-songs-hotw/2022-07-09/| title=India Songs | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref>
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand Hot Singles ([[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-07-01|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=4 July 2022|access-date=2 July 2022}}</ref>
| 13
|-
! scope="row"| UK Asian ([[Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/asian-music-chart/ | title=Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company | website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] }}</ref>
| 1
|}

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[[Category:2022 songs]]
[[Category:2022 singles]]
[[Category:Sidhu Moose Wala songs]]
[[Category:Songs released posthumously]]

SYL (song) - Revision history

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