Hassa Beek حاسّة بيك |
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Studio album by Nancy Ajram | ||||
Released | April 21, 2017 | |||
Recorded | July 2015 – February 2017 | |||
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Length | 54:51 | |||
Label | In2Musica | |||
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Singles from Hassa Beek | ||||
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Hassa Beek ([I Feel You] error: {{lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) (Nancy 9) is the ninth studio album by Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram. It was released on April 21, 2017, through In2Musica. Ajram began planning the album in 2014. Work continued into 2015, during which she released the new single "Maakoul El Gharam" on November 15, which reached the top 1 on Anghami setting a new record in 12 hours; it was ultimately removed from the final track listing. Hassa Beek was made available for digital download on April 21 through iTunes and other online music stores for paid purchase this album sales more 3 millions As executive producers, Nancy and her manager, Jiji Lamara, enlisted previous collaborators Tarek Madkour, Walid Saad, Samir Sfeir, Mohammed Rifai, Ahmed Ibrahim and Hadi Sharara to work alongside new collaborators such as Khaled Tag Eldeen, Salim Assaf, Tamer Hussein and Hicham Boulos.
After a middling album in 2014, Nancy 8, this new album was expected to be a great come back for the Lebanese singer. The album was released to positive reviews from music critics and numerous publications included it on their lists of the best albums of 2017.
The album is built around a Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean theme.
On March 26, 2017, Ajram announced the album on her social media accounts, revealing the cover art and pre-order release date. Two days later, she posted the official teaser video previewing 10 second snippets of each track. On March 30, the album was listed for pre-order and the songs were to be available on April 21. The songs "El Hob Zay El Watar" and "Keefak Bel Hob" were released as promotional singles. The first was released digitally on March 31, then was sent to radio one day later. It debuted at number one on Top Anghami chart. Billboards featuring the album cover filled the streets of Lebanese and Egyptian cities in early April. The album was digitally released worldwide on April 21, followed by physical CD release two days later in the Arab world.
Hassa Beek debuted at number one on the HitMarker's Best-Selling Albums Chart and remained atop for 16 continuous weeks since its release. The record topped Virgin Megastores sales in Lebanon for 4 continuous months, while in Egypt it remained atop for 15 continuous weeks, as well as in KSA, UAE and Bahrain for continuous weeks.