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{{short description|2000 single by Shaan}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Tanha Dil
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| type = single
| artist = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| album = Tanha Dil
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| language = Hindi
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| released = 2 January 2000 (original version)
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| recorded = 1999
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length = 4:55
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| lyricist = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| composer = [[Ram Sampath]], [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
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| misc = {{External music video| 1 = {{YouTube|64KSVbMDr0c|Tanha Dil}}
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"'''Tanha Dil'''" ({{Translation|Lonely heart}}) is a song by Indian singer [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], the first track on his 2000 album ''Tanha Dil''. The song was written and sung by [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], and composed by [[Ram Sampath]]. It was originally released as a single on 2 January 2000. In 2019, Shaan stated that "Tanha Dil will remain my all-time greatest hit"<ref>{{Cite web|title=It will remain my all-time greatest hit|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/celebrities/story/-tanha-dil-my-all-time-greatest-hit-shaan-1559618-2019-07-01|date=1 July 2019|website=India Today|access-date=27 October 2021}}</ref> The song was sampled by [[British people|British]] singer [[Melanie C]] for her song "[[Yeh Yeh Yeh]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/20030915-british-singer-mel-c-croons-indipop-singer-shaans-tanha-dil-in-english-792408-2003-09-15|title=British singer Mel C croons Indipop singer Shaan's 'Tanha Dil' in English|website=[[India Today]]|date=2003-09-15|access-date=2021-11-05}}</ref>

=="Tanha Dil Tanha Safar"==
A reworked version of "Tanha Dil" was released on 19 November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dongre |first=Divyansha |date=2022-01-03 |title=This Is Shaan: The Enduring Master of Pop |url=https://rollingstoneindia.com/this-is-shaan/ |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Rolling Stone India |language=en-US}}</ref> This version of the song was "completely different" from the original, with a focus on mental health.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tanha Dil clocks 20 years; new version to highlight mental health, reveals Shaan|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/tanha-dil-clocks-20-years-new-version-to-highlight-mental-health-reveals-shaan-23196140|date=11 October 2021|access-date=2021-11-01|website=Midday|author=IANS}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Be patient, but do not treat them like patients|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/shaan-be-patient-but-do-not-treat-them-like-patients-23199035|date=1 November 2021|access-date=2021-11-01|website=Midday|author=Sonia Lulla}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2000 songs]]
[[Category:Songs in Hindi]]

Tanha Dil - Revision history

Maryparker at 13:10, 23 March 2026