Satyameva Jayathe (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = Satyameva Jayathe
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| type = single
| artist = SuperHeavy
| album = SuperHeavy
| released = 9 August 2011
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| genre = Indian pop, rock
| length = {{Duration|m=4|s=07}}
| label = A&M
| writer = A. R. Rahman
Damian Marley
Joss Stone
| producer = A. R. Rahman
Mick Jagger
Dave Stewart
Damian Marley
| prev_title = Miracle Worker
| prev_year = 2011
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"Satyameva Jayathe" is a song by rock supergroup SuperHeavy from their eponymous debut album (2011). It is a Sanskrit-language song performed by A. R. Rahman and Mick Jagger, released on 9 August 2011 as the album's second single.{{cite web |last=Rodrigues |first=Collin |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/We-know-some-Hindi-phrases-because-of-AR-Rahman/Article1-747563.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926040315/http://www.hindustantimes.com/We-know-some-Hindi-phrases-because-of-AR-Rahman/Article1-747563.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 September 2011 |title=We know some Hindi phrases because of AR Rahman |work=Hindustan Times |publisher=HT Media |date=19 September 2011 |accessdate=21 September 2011}}
Background
"Satyameva Jayathe" is named after the national motto of India, which literally translates as "Truth Alone Triumphs". Rahman revealed that his long dream was "to take one of the morals of Indian culture which is 'Satyameva Jayathe' and make it as a song."{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-09/art-culture/29868133_1_mick-jagger-joss-stone-song |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912041924/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-09/art-culture/29868133_1_mick-jagger-joss-stone-song |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 September 2011 |title=A R Rahman, Mick Jagger release single 'Satyameva Jayathe' |work=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |date=9 August 2011 |accessdate=21 September 2011}}
Release
"Satyameva Jayathe" was released as the second single from the album on 9 August 2011, a week before India's Independence Day on 15 August. The single is written and composed by Rahman, also features Jagger singing in Sanskrit.{{cite web |last=Salvadore |first=Sarah |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/news-interviews/Rahmans-new-approach/articleshow/9322739.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911135746/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-22/news-interviews/29803185_1_mick-jagger-joss-stone-rahman |url-status=live |archive-date=11 September 2011 |title=Rahman's new approach |work=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |date=22 July 2011 |access-date=21 September 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14471568 |title=Rolling Stone Mick Jagger sings in Sanskrit |publisher=BBC News South Asia. BBC News Online |date=10 August 2011 |accessdate=21 September 2011}} The song premiered exclusively on Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM on 9 August across twenty-two Indian cities, and Tata DoCoMo simultaneously promoted the song and the album on mass media.{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/A-R-Rahmans-Satyameva-Jayathe-releases/articleshow/9540370.cms |title=A R Rahmans Satyameva Jayathe releases! |work=The Times of India |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd |date=9 August 2011 |accessdate=21 September 2011}}
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed welcomed and appreciated Jagger and his group for experimenting in Sanskrit, also urging other popular singers and groups to record in Sanskrit.
Music video
VH1 India asked Indians to shoot and send in videos of their interpretations of the word truth (or satya). The best videos were selected and strung together to create a video for the song. According to VH1 India, they received in all 500 entries and selected a video where a soldier drops his gun and picks up a guitar, and another featured a tale told through the eyes of a child.{{cite web |last=D'Mello |first=Yolande |url=http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2011/aug/210811-Let-the-nation-make-your-music-video.htm |title=Let the nation make your music video |work=MiD DAY |publisher=MiD DAY Infomedia Ltd |date=21 August 2011 |accessdate=21 September 2011}} SuperHeavy was reportedly involved in selecting the videos which made make the cut.