Jalebi Baby

{{short description|Punjabi-English song by Tesher and Jason Derulo}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Jalebi Baby

| cover = Jalebi Baby.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Tesher

| album =

| released =

November 13, 2020
May 28, 2021 (Jason Derulo remix)

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Reggaeton

| length =

3:09 (original)
2:49 (Jason Derulo remix)

| label = {{hlist|Namah Music Group|Capitol}}

| writer = Hitesh Sharma and Jason Derulo

| producer =

| chronology = Tesher

| prev_title = Young Shahrukh

| prev_year = 2020

| next_title = Desperado

| next_year = 2023

| misc = {{External music video|header=Lyric video|{{YouTube|IFtwhMK64H8|"Jalebi Baby"}}}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Jason Derulo

| type = single

| prev_title = Lifestyle

| prev_year = 2021

| title = Jalebi Baby

| year = 2021

| next_title = Acapulco

| next_year = 2021

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|CTmKrwFu7wg|"Jalebi Baby"}}}}

}}

"Jalebi Baby" is a Punjabi-English song sung and produced by Canadian rapper, singer-songwriter and producer Tesher, first released on November 13, 2020 by Namah Music Group and Capitol Records. Following the viral success of the track, a remix with American singer Jason Derulo was released on May 28, 2021. "Jalebi Baby" was written by Hitesh Sharma, with additional lyrics added for the remix by Jason Derulo.

In February 2024, the remix was included on Derulo's fifth studio album Nu King.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/jason-derulo-nu-king-review-1234970307/ |title=Jason Derulo Is an Audacious, Occasionally Ridiculous Pop-R&B Smoothie on 'Nu King' |date=February 16, 2024 |last=Johnston |first=Maura |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 17, 2024 }}

Background and release

In 2020, after his debut with the single "Young Shahrukh", Tesher independently released "Yummy Jalebi", a remix of Justin Bieber's "Yummy" with "Jalebi Bai" from the soundtrack of Bollywood film Double Dhamaal. The song went viral on social media platforms including TikTok and Instagram for a verse featuring original vocals from Tesher. In response to popular demand, he released a version that removed "Yummy" and extended his verse to a full original song with his own rapping in Punjabi and English.{{cite web|last1=Baddhan|first1=Lakh|title=In Video: Tesher returns with groovy second single|url=https://www.bizasialive.com/in-video-tesher-returns-with-groovy-second-single/|website=Biz Asia|date=17 November 2020|access-date=17 May 2021}} The new song, entitled "Jalebi Baby", was released for digital download and streaming on November 13, 2020 as his second major label single.

"Jalebi Baby" achieved viral success on TikTok, which caught the attention of American singer Jason Derulo.{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/video/tesher-and-jason-derulo-talk-about-their-hit-jalebi-baby-116193349966|title=Tesher and Jason Derulo talk about their hit 'Jalebi Baby'|publisher=Today|date=7 July 2021|accessdate=7 July 2021}} Derulo approached Tesher to feature on the song, and a remix version with the duo was released for digital download and streaming on May 28, 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.capitolrecords.com/tesher-and-jason-derulo-release-reimagined-jalebi-baby/|author=|title=Tesher and Jason Derulo release reimagined 'Jalebi Baby'|publisher=Capitol Records|date=1 June 2021|accessdate=29 June 2021}} The official music video for the remix, directed by Gil Green, was released on July 13, 2021, and starred Tesher and Derulo alongside Indian-American model Ghazal Gill as the female lead.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTmKrwFu7wg&t=18s |title=Tesher, Jason Derulo - Jalebi Baby |date=July 13, 2021 |via=YouTube |accessdate=July 13, 2021}}

Composition

"Jalebi Baby" is composed in the key of D minor for both the original and the remix, with a tempo of 93 beats per minute.{{Cite web|title=Key & BPM for Jalebi Baby by Tesher|url=https://www.beatsource.com/track/jalebi-baby/5959641|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=beatsource.com}}{{Cite web|title=Key & BPM for Jalebi Baby by Tesher ft Jason Derulo|url= https://www.beatsource.com/track/jalebi-baby/6236930|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=beatsource.com}} The track contains a sample of "Havana Salsa" by artist "Drum! Drum! Drum! from which you can hear piano, trumpet and bass.https://youjammusic.com/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg86quJ56vo | title=Salsa Backing Track for Drums | website=YouTube | date=25 November 2016 }} The song title refers to a well-known South Asian and Middle Eastern sweet known as jalebi. Tesher posted on his Instagram page that "He can tell you the 2021 song of the summer is literally about an Indian sweet. And that's got to count for something".{{cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/who-is-tesher-indian-canadian-singer-of-jalebi-baby-teams-up-with-jason-derulo-1.1248214|author=David Tusing|title=Who is Tesher? Indian-Canadian singer of 'Jalebi Baby' teams up with Jason Derulo|publisher=The National News|date=24 June 2021|accessdate=29 June 2021}} However, the lyrics were intended by Tesher as a double entendre, with the titular jalebi taking on a more risqué meaning. In an interview with PopShift, Tesher admitted, "For me personally … when I say, 'Baby let me eat it, I just want to see it,' I’m not talking about jalebis. And I’ll leave it at that."{{cite news|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/what-does-jalebi-baby-mean|author=Chris Barilla|title=You Might Be Surprised What Tesher Actually Meant When He Wrote "Jalebi Baby"|publisher=Distractify|date=7 July 2021|accessdate=7 July 2021}}

Live performances

On July 7, 2021, Tesher and Jason Derulo performed "Jalebi Baby" together live on Today.{{cite news|url=https://www.today.com/video/tesher-and-jason-derulo-perform-jalebi-baby-on-today-116192325588|title=Tesher and Jason Derulo perform 'Jalebi Baby' on TODAY|publisher=Today|date=7 July 2021|accessdate=7 July 2021}} On May 15, 2022, Tesher performed "Jalebi Baby" live with Simu Liu at the Juno Awards of 2022, which were held at Toronto's Budweiser Stage.{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/896481/simu-liu-and-tesher-team-up-for-special-performance-at-the-2022-juno-awards/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516021309/https://etcanada.com/news/896481/simu-liu-and-tesher-team-up-for-special-performance-at-the-2022-juno-awards/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2022|work=ET Canada|last=Curran|first=Sarah|title=Simu Liu And Tesher Team Up For Special Performance At The 2022 Juno Awards|date=May 15, 2022|access-date=May 15, 2022}}

Commercial performance

Upon release, "Jalebi Baby" became a viral sensation, topping the Shazam charts in 25+ countries and amassing over 100 million combined global streams by May. The track became Tesher's second after "Young Shahrukh" to peak at number one on the UK Asian Music Chart and remained atop the chart for seven consecutive weeks. The song also debuted at number 20 on the Top Triller Global chart on the issue dated February 20, 2021 and at number 16 on Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart on the issue dated May 29, 2021.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2021-05-29|title=World Digital Song Sales, May 29, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525153628/https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2021-05-29|archive-date=May 25, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=May 27, 2021|url-access=subscription}}

"Jalebi Baby" entered at number 186 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and at number 116 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart on the issue dated June 12. The track also steadily rose on the World Digital Song Sales chart to a peak of number 3 for two weeks in July. The song debuted at number 17 in the inaugural edition of India's top 20 international singles chart on June 21 and rose to a peak of 7 for three weeks starting on July 26, becoming Tesher's first top-ten hit in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/9591479/india-new-international-singles-chart|title=After Long Delay, India Launches International Singles Chart|last1=Gurbaxani|first1=Amit|publisher=Billboard|date=23 June 2021|access-date=23 June 2021}} It was a success in Europe as well, charting in Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland. "Jalebi Baby" amassed over 200 million global streams as of July 2021. Outside Europe, the song also topped the charts in India, the US, and Canada.

Following the release of the music video, "Jalebi Baby" gained traction globally. After weeks of static or downward motion on the Billboard Global 200 charts, in the week ending July 15 streams rose 26% to 12.8 million and sales rose 6% to 2,100 worldwide. The song shot from number 142 to 119 on the July 24-dated Global Excl. U.S. chart and re-entered the Global 200 at number 187, approaching its original peaks. This was the first week in which Derulo was credited on the Global charts, as the remix outperformed the original in chart activity for the first time.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9604474/tesher-jalebi-baby-scales-global-charts-remix/|title=The Jason Derulo Effect: Tesher's 'Jalebi Baby' Scales Global Charts Thanks to Remix|last1=Frankenberg|first1=Eric|publisher=Billboard|date=21 July 2021|access-date=21 July 2021}} The following week, the track reached new peaks at number 80 on the Global 200 and number 50 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart. The song entered the Pop Airplay chart at number 39 on the week of August 14.

Usage in media

"Jalebi Baby" featured in the second episode of the Disney+ original television series Ms. Marvel, which stars Iman Vellani as Kamala Khan, the first Muslim superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The song plays as Kamala meets her crush Kamran shirtless for the first time. Tesher was delighted by the inclusion of his song, stating "It's no secret I'm a big Marvel fan so being Kamala Khan's mental thirsting soundtrack is an absolute dream come true for me. The best part of all this, however, is that I can officially say that I exist in the MCU."{{cite web|url=https://www.siasat.com/jalebi-baby-features-on-ms-marvel-tesher-says-i-exist-in-the-mcu-2354133/|title='Jalebi Baby' features on 'Ms Marvel', Tesher says 'I exist in the MCU'|last1=Khan|first1=Bushra|publisher=The Siasat Daily|date=22 June 2022|access-date=22 June 2022}}

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel for "Jalebi Baby" and its remix adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/179882041/|title=Jalebi Baby / Tesher – TIDAL|publisher=Tidal|access-date=30 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/184936739|title=Jalebi Baby / Tesher x Jason Derulo – TIDAL|publisher=Tidal|access-date=30 June 2021}}

Tesher, lead artist, producer, composer, lyricist, mixer, recording engineer
Shweta Subram, background vocalist
Jason Derulo, lead artist, composer, lyricist (remix)
Ben Hogarth, recording engineer (remix)
Jack Curtis, keyboardist
Ghazal Gill, lead actress

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="row"\| India International Singles (IMI){{cite web\|url=https://imicharts.com/week-29/\|title=Week 29\|publisher=Indian Music Industry\|date=28 July 2021\|access-date=10 August 2021\|archive-date=10 August 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810180847/https://imicharts.com/week-29/\|url-status=live}} \| 7
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Weekly chart performance for "Jalebi Baby" ! scope="col" \| Chart (2020–2021) ! scope="col" \| Peak position
{{single chart\|Austria\|73\|artist=Tesher x Jason Derulo\|song=Jalebi Baby\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Canada\|36\|artist=Jason Derulo\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 12, 2021}}
{{single chart\|France\|72\|artist=Tesher x Jason Derulo\|song=Jalebi Baby\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|81\|songid=2191255\|artist=Tesher x Jason Derulo\|song=Jalebi Baby\|rowheader=true\|access-date=June 30, 2021}}
{{single chart\|Billboardglobal200\|80\|artist=Jason Derulo\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=July 27, 2021}}
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|84\|artist=Tesher X Jason Derulo\|song=Jaleby Baby\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Poland\|22\|chartid=3819\|year=2021\|rowheader=true\|access-date=26 July 2021}}
scope="row" \| Romania (Radiomonitor){{cite web\|url=https://radioairplay.fm/classifiche-musicali/classifiche/romania/radio-airplay/29-2021/\|title=Romania - Radio Airplay Chart (Settimana 29.2021 - dal 16/07/2021 al 22/07/2021)\|publisher=Radiomonitor\|language=it\|trans-title=Romania - Radio Airplay Chart (Week 29.2022 - from 16/07/2021 to 22/07/2021)\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019030712/https://radioairplay.fm/classifiche-musicali/classifiche/romania/radio-airplay/29-2021/\|archive-date=October 19, 2021\|url-status=bot: unknown\|access-date=July 22, 2021}} \| 2
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|71\|artist=Tesher X Jason Derulo\|song=Jaleby Baby\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\| UK Asian Music (OCC) {{cite web\|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/asian-music-chart/20210514/asian/\|title=Asian Music Chart Top 40\|publisher=Official Charts Company\|date=14 May 2021\|access-date=17 May 2021}} \| 1
{{single chart\|Billboardpopsongs\|39\|artist=Jason Derulo\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=August 10, 2021}}
scope="row"\| US World Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/world-digital-song-sales/2021-07-24\|title=World Digital Song Sales, July 24, 2021\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=July 13, 2021\|url-access=subscription}} \| 3
scope="row"\| Top Triller Global (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-triller-global/2021-02-20\|title=Top Triller Global Chart, February 20, 2021\|magazine=Billboard\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218094608/https://www.billboard.com/charts/top-triller-global/2021-02-20\|archive-date=February 18, 2021\|url-status=live\|access-date=February 18, 2021}} \| 20

= Year-end charts =

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Year-end chart performance for "Jalebi Baby" ! scope="col"\| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row" \| CIS (TopHit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.ru/en/best-music-2021\|title=Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart – 2021\|publisher=TopHit\|access-date=5 August 2022\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805145136/https://tophit.ru/en/best-music-2021\|archive-date=5 August 2022}} \| 62
scope="row"\| India International Singles (IMI){{cite news\|url=https://imicharts.com/annual-chart-2021/\|title=IMI International Top 20 Singles Annual Chart 2021\|publisher=Indian Music Industry\|agency=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry\|access-date=20 January 2022\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111223820/https://imicharts.com/annual-chart-2021/\|archive-date=11 January 2022}} \| 18
scope="row"\| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web\|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/yearly/2021-01-01/all/all\|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart – 2021\|publisher=TopHit\|access-date=5 August 2022\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805143945/https://tophit.ru/en/chart/russia/yearly/2021-01-01/all/all\|archive-date=5 August 2022}} \| 70

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "Jalebi Baby"

! scope="col"| Chart (2021)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row" | CIS (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/en/best-music-2021|title=Top Radio Hits Global Annual Chart – 2021|publisher=TopHit|access-date=5 August 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805145136/https://tophit.ru/en/best-music-2021|archive-date=5 August 2022}}

| 62

scope="row"| India International Singles (IMI){{cite news|url=https://imicharts.com/annual-chart-2021/|title=IMI International Top 20 Singles Annual Chart 2021|publisher=Indian Music Industry|agency=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=20 January 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111223820/https://imicharts.com/annual-chart-2021/|archive-date=11 January 2022}}

| 18

scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.ru/ru/chart/russia/yearly/2021-01-01/all/all|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart – 2021|publisher=TopHit|access-date=5 August 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805143945/https://tophit.ru/en/chart/russia/yearly/2021-01-01/all/all|archive-date=5 August 2022}}

| 70

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Jalebi Baby"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Tesher|title=Jalebi Baby|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2024|access-date=September 20, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Tesher X Jason Derulo|title=Jalebi Baby|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=January 22, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Tesher|title=Jalebi Baby|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=June 16, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Tesher|title=Jalebi Baby|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2023|access-date=October 4, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Tesher|title=Jalebi Baby|award=Silver|id=20018-6776-1|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=May 24, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}

Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates and formats for "Jalebi Baby" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Version ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row" rowspan="3" \| Various \| November 13, 2020 \| rowspan="3" \| {{flatlist\| Digital download streaming }} \| Original version \| rowspan="3"\| Capitol \| align="center"\|
May 28, 2021 \| Jason Derulo version \| align="center"\|
August 20, 2021 \| Jason Derulo version (DallasK remix) \| align="center" \| {{cite web\|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/194366290\|title=Jalebi Baby (DallasK Remix) / Tesher – TIDAL\|publisher=Tidal\|access-date=20 August 2021}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

|+ Release dates and formats for "Jalebi Baby"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Version

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="3" | Various

| November 13, 2020

| rowspan="3" | {{flatlist|

}}

| Original version

| rowspan="3"| Capitol

| align="center"|

May 28, 2021

| Jason Derulo version

| align="center"|

August 20, 2021

| Jason Derulo version (DallasK remix)

| align="center" | {{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/194366290|title=Jalebi Baby (DallasK Remix) / Tesher – TIDAL|publisher=Tidal|access-date=20 August 2021}}

References

Category:2020 songs

Category:2021 singles

Category:Jason Derulo songs

Category:Songs written by Jason Derulo

Category:Songs in Punjabi

Category:Canadian dance songs