Rowdy Baby
| "Rowdy Baby" | |
|---|---|
Celebration poster (Ft. Dhanush and Sai Pallavi) for the song after reached 1.5+ billion views on YouTube | |
| Single by Yuvan Shankar Raja (composer) and Dhanush, Dhee (performer) | |
| from the album Maari 2 | |
| Language | Tamil |
| Released | 28 November 2018 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:44 min |
| Label | Wunderbar Studios Divo |
| Composer(s) | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
| Lyricist(s) | Dhanush |
| Producer(s) | Dhanush |
| Music video | |
| "Rowdy Baby" on YouTube | |
"Rowdy Baby" is a Tamil language song composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja for the soundtrack of the 2018 action comedy film Maari 2. Starring Dhanush and Sai Pallavi, and sung by Dhanush alongside Dhee. The song was officially released on 28 November 2018 as a single from the film.
Upon release, the song went viral and became very popular, and its music video, released in January 2019, featuring the film's lead pair Dhanush and Sai Pallavi, broke several YouTube records, becoming one of the most viewed Indian songs of all-time. Billboard listed the song in the Global Top 10 Music Videos of 2019. According to YouTube Top Trending Music Videos, Rowdy Baby was the most streamed Indian video of 2019 and the seventh most globally. As of 10 January 2025, the views on YouTube crossed 1.7+ billion views (combining both video and lyrical), making it the only South Indian (and Tamil) cinema song on YouTube to achieve this feat. Also it's Telugu version has 78 million views (both video and lyrical). This is one of the most-viewed Indian video on YouTube.