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{{Infobox song
| name = Urvasi Urvasi
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]] feat. [[Suresh Peters]] and [[Shahul Hameed]]
| album = [[Kadhalan (soundtrack)|Kadhalan: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]
| released = 1994
| recorded = 1994<br />[[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios]], [[Chennai]]
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 5:39
| label = [[Pyramid Saimira|Pyramid]]
| writer = [[A. R. Rahman]] (composer)<br />[[Vairamuthu (poet)|Vairamuthu]] (lyrics)
| producer = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|5vkRRYMlmuo|"Urvasi Urvasi"}}
| type = single
| header = Music videos
}}
}}

"'''Urvasi Urvasi'''" is an Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] song composed by [[A. R. Rahman]] and written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] for [[Kadhalan (soundtrack)|the soundtrack]] of the 1994 film ''[[Kadhalan]]''. The song features vocals by [[Suresh Peters]], [[Shahul Hameed]] and A. R. Rahman himself. "Urvasi" was the first song composed for the film. The song was a [[Record chart|chartbuster]] in contemporary [[Music of Tamil Nadu|Tamil music]],{{cn|date=July 2020}} and became one of the most popular songs of all time.{{cn|date=July 2020}} The [[Hindi]] version of the song was similarly successful across India.

==Other versions==
The song was later dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Hindi]]. The Hindi version of the [[Kadhalan (soundtrack)|''Kadhalan'' soundtrack]], called ''Humse Hai Muqabala'', sold 2.5 million units in India,<ref name="boi90s">{{cite web|title=Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102010439/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=284&catName=MTk5MC0xOTk5|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 January 2010|website=[[Box Office India]]|date=2 January 2010}}</ref> with "Urvasi" being one of its most popular tracks. It{{what?|reason=What inspired the film? The success of the song?|date=July 2020}} inspired the title of Rajsirpy's 1996 film ''[[Take It Easy Urvashi|Take It Easy Urvasi]]''

In 2014, American [[hip hop music|hip hop]] recording artist [[will.i.am]] and singer [[Cody Wise]], re-created "Urvasi Urvasi" as ''[[It's My Birthday]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/happy-birthday-ar-rahman-12-songs-that-defined-mozart-madras-over-years-711164 | title=Happy Birthday AR Rahman: 12 songs that defined the Mozart of Madras over the years|first=Arkadev|last=Ghoshal|date=6 January 2017|newspaper=International Business Times|access-date=15 August 2020 }}</ref> ''It's My Birthday'' topped the charts in the [[United Kingdom]], becoming will.i.am's tenth chart-topper there (including five as a member of [[The Black Eyed Peas]]).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuM7hObGjWI</ref> In 2016, this song was featured in the Australian movie ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]''.

[[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] released a [[cover version]] called "Urvashi" in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Urvashi Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VwgpYJ4q38 |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] |date=September 28, 2018 |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Kadhalan (soundtrack)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:1994 songs]]
[[Category:Indian songs]]
[[Category:Songs written for films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language songs]]
[[Category:Tamil film songs]]
[[Category:Songs with music by A. R. Rahman]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Vaali (poet)]]

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