Boss (2013 soundtrack)

The soundtrack accompanying the 2013 film Boss consisted of five musical numbers, a theme song, an alternative of one of the original tracks, a remix and a mashup mix, culminating nine tracks in total. Meet Bros Anjjan composed the title track "Boss Title Song", its remixes, the theme song and "Pitah Se Hai Naam Tera", while Yo Yo Honey Singh co-composed the rap verses for the title track and "Party All Night", P. A. Deepak and Chirrantan Bhatt composed the tracks, "Hum Na Thode" and "Har Kisi Ko", respectively. Boss is directed by Anthony D'Souza, produced by Cape Of Good Films and Ashwin Varde Productions, and distributed by Viacom18 Motion Pictures. The film was theatrically released on 16 October 2013 to mixed reviews. == Album information ==

The titular track is the first song from the film and album, composed and performed by Meet Bros Anjjan, with lyrics written by Kumaar, and Yo Yo Honey Singh written, produced and co-composed the rap verses. The song had a remix version produced by DJ Khushi that was included as the album's eighth song. It was further reworked into the song "Boss Ganapati" which was recorded two days before the music launch, owing to Kumar's request. While the tune was similar to the title track, the lyrics were revised in praise of the Hindu god Ganesha. With lyrics written by Kumaar and sung by Vishal Dadlani, it was adapted from the popular Tamil song "Appadi Podu" from the Vijay-starrer Ghilli (2004) composed by Vidyasagar. "Pitah Se Hai Naam Tera" is the album's third song composed by Meet Bros Anjjan, written by Kumaar and performed by Sonu Nigam and the alap portions by Sanjay Misra. was filed at the Delhi High Court. However, Kumar stated that the muted word was not vulgar but had been misinterpreted. The song "Har Kisi Ko Nahi Milta" composed by Kalyanji–Anandji for the film Janbaaz (1986), was adapted for the film by Chirrantan Bhatt and featured new lyrics written by Manoj Yadav. Two versions of the song were featured in the film—one is a solo version sung by Nikhil D'Souza and the other is a duet version performed by Arijit Singh and Neeti Mohan. == Marketing and release ==

The title track was released for legal purchase as a digital single on the music platform iTunes on 30 August 2013. It was launched on television during the grand finale of the reality television show Dance India Dance Super Moms, where Mithun Chakraborty being one of the judges. The film's soundtrack was released on 9 September 2013, coinciding with Kumar's birthday and the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. It was released in digital and physical formats by the T-Series record label. The song "Boss Ganapathi" was distributed free of cost across all Ganesh pandals in Maharashtra (including Mumbai). == Music videos ==

The title song featured Kumar along with the singers Yo Yo Honey Singh and Meet Bros Anjjan. "Party All Night" featured Sonakshi Sinha in a special appearance—her third stint after previously appearing in "Go Go Govinda" from OMG – Oh My God! (2012) and "Thank God Its Friday" from Himmatwala (2013) respectively—along with Kumar and Singh and 600 foreign dancers appearing in the background and was choreographed by Mudassar Khan. while Sinha was charged a fee of as a special appearance. "Hum Na Tode" featured Kumar and Prabhu Deva, the latter also choreographed the song. It was released on 26 September 2013. This version featured in the film, was picturized on Panditt and Hydari which was extensively shot in Delhi and Pattaya and was choreographed by Laxman Utekar. The duet version of the song was picturized on Kumar and Sinha, which he described it as a tribute to Feroz Khan. The video song was launched in Dubai on 2 October. == Critical response ==

Joginder Tuteja, in his review for Rediff.com assigned four stars to the album, stating "this soundtrack with multiple composers and lyricists at the helm of affairs turns out to be a largely entertaining affair with quite a few party tracks as well as a couple of soft songs that would go a long way." Bryan Durham of The Times of India assigned three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote "t's meant to be played loud, and is apt if you are the type that enjoys club-climbing tracks and songs that have the potential to be party perennials. Equally interesting are the lyrics, high-strung, situational, self-obsessed, quirky yet not entirely putting-off." DJ Munks of BizAsia Live rated 7 out of 10 and summarized "The OST lacks innovation but that does not make a lot of difference when you have decently well done songs that simply sound good and deliver a good melody to the ears." Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog described it as a "largely insignficant soundtrack." == Track listing ==