"Bom Diggy" is a song by British singers Zack Knight and Jasmin Walia. It was released on 24 August 2017 through the Artist Originals subsidiary of Saavn Music and

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. The main verses are sung in

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and

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, while the sampled chorus is in

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. The single was serviced to

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and

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at the same day. A remix version by

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was released on 31 January 2018. Later, Zack Knight made a remake of this song as "Bom Diggy Diggy" for the Indian film ''

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'', which was released on 8 February 2018 through T-Series, and music produced by Aditya Dev. As of April 2025, both versions of the song have over 1.6 Billion combined views on

Background

On 15 August 2017, Zack Knight released a trailer for the single. Described as "The US police team was searching Zack Knight and Jasmin Walia for stolen money from the bank. Later, seem they was counting the money." The video background was at party club. Background music was composed by Zack Knight. The music tune was made with unique bits, with some English

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. A remake version of this song had changed some lyrics with Knight's vocals and made more Punjabi bits with heavy EDM. The chorus of the song samples vocals from a Bengali folk song, found in a ''Voice of India'' sample pack. Barbadian singer

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is name-dropped in the song.

Critical reception

Kat Bein of Billboard wrote: "This track is a super-catchy tune that already featured some great electro elements over its Indian influence." Dillon Francis said, "It's great to see that the original 'Bom Diggy' single was one of the biggest tracks of last year. The remix is a great way to be involved in something with cross-cultural appeal and it's exciting to be involved with a platform that supports independent artists."ISTEN Isten may refer to: Mythology * Istanu, a god in Anatolian mythology * ''Isten'', an alternative spelling of Astennu, a figure in Egyptian mythology * ''Isten'' () is the word for God in the Hungarian language Others * Isten, áldd meg a magyart ...

Background

Critical reception

Music video

Track listing

Charts

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