Batwanes Beek () is an Egyptian song, performed by Warda in the 1990s. The music is composed by Salah El Sharnouby, and the lyrics are by Omar Batiesha.

In popular culture

In 2002, "Batwanes Beek" was sampled in "Don't Know What to Tell Ya" by American singer

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. Produced by

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for her eponymous third studio album (2001), However, it did not make the final cut for ''Aaliyah'' and remained unreleased until after Aaliyah's August 25, 2001 death. The song was then included on the posthumous compilation album ''

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''. In 2022, the Egyptian hit was used as an intro song of one of ''

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s episodes representing

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vibes. In January 2023, during her performance in

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, American singer

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sampled "Batwanes Beek" for a musical interlude. In 2023, two-time

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winner

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covered the song on her Tattoo Tour.

References

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