Irtiqa

Irtiqa
Studio album by
Entity Paradigm
ReleasedOctober 1, 2003
Recorded2002–2003 at Digital Fidelity Studios in Lahore, Pakistan
Length55:39
LabelsLips Records, Rearts Records
ProducersZulfiqar Jabbar Khan, Fawad Khan, Mekaal Hasan
Singles from Irtiqa
  1. "Kahan Hai Tu"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Hamein Aazma"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Aghosh"
    Released: 2003
  4. "Hamesha"
    Released: 2004
  5. "Waqt"
    Released: 2004
  6. "Irtiqa III"
    Released: 2005
External audio
audio icon Audio Jukebox playlist on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Desiest.com7.3/10 link
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Irtiqa (Urdu: ارتقاء, literal English translation: evolution) is the debut album by the Pakistani rock band, Entity Paradigm. It was originally slated for a 25 September 2003 release date, but was delayed to 1 October. Entity Paradigm released singles from Irtiqa which were "Hamesha", "Hamein Aazma", "Kahan Hai Tu", "Aghosh", "Waqt" and "Irtiqa III"; the videos for "Waqt" and "Irtiqa III" were directed by Xulfi himself.

Singles like "Waqt", "Hamesha" and "Kahan Hai Tu" did well in the charts. Irtiqa was considered a critical and commercial success.[by whom?]

Track listing

All music composed and arranged by Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, Fawad Khan and Ahmed Ali Butt.

Irtiqa
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Irtiqa I"Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan2:19
2."Hamein Aazma"Ahmed Ali Butt4:46
3."Kahan Hai Tu"Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, Ahmed Ali Butt4:14
4."Hamesha"Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan, Ahmed Ali Butt, Ali A. Khan4:57
5."Waqt"Ahmed Ali Butt, Danish J. Khan6:41
6."Aghosh"Ali A. Khan6:15
7."Irtiqa II"Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan1:05
8."Rahguzar"Fawad Khan, Salman Nasir6:27
9."Fitrat"Ahmed Ali Butt4:17
10."Barzakh"Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan7:44
11."Irtiqa III"Danish J. Khan8:29

Personnel

All information is taken from the CD.

Entity Paradigm
Production