Tunak Tunak Tun

For the Indian actress, see Tun Tun.
"Tunak Tunak Tun"
A man in a red turban, yellow vest, and sporting a distinct moustache and beard holds his arms outwards while smiling in front of a colorful-pattern background. The words "Daler Mehndi" appear above his head, and the words "Tunak Tunak Tun" are just below his extended arms.
Single by Daler Mehndi
from the album Tunak Tunak Tun
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1998
GenreBhangra music, Indi-pop
Length4:16
Label
Songwriter(s)Daler Mehndi
Music video
"Tunak Tunak Tun" on YouTube

"Tunak Tunak Tun" or simply "Tunak Tunak", is a Bhangra/Indi-pop song by Indian Punjabi artist Daler Mehndi, released in 1998. It was the first Indian music video made using chroma key technology.[1]

The song and the video were a success in India, cementing Mehndi's status as India's biggest and most popular popstar at the time.[2] It later gained international success and garnered a cult following,[2] especially after it became an internet meme in the 2000s.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference bio-insight was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Bhangra Beat Transforms Indipop Scene". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 39. Nielsen Business Media. 25 September 1999. p. 101.
  3. ^ Rizwan, Sahil (5 December 2016). "How Daler Mehndi's "Tunak Tunak Tun" Became A Global Viral Phenomenon". Buzzfeed. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. ^ AnjaliGera, Roy (2016). Bhangra Moves: From Ludhiana to London and Beyond. New York: Routledge. p. 91. ISBN 9781351574006.