Ya Tarshi / Nokia Ringtone Arabic Song

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Ya Tarshi (Arabic: يا طارشي) also known as Nokia Ringtone Arabic Song refers to song by Emirati singer Eida Al Menhali (Arabic: عيضه المنهالي). Online, it has been used as material to create remixes.

Origin

The song was released in 2003. On November 8th, 2015, Eida Al Menhali's official YouTube^[1] channel uploaded the song. The video has received more than 2.7 million views in eight years (shown below, left). The song was popularized in Arabic countries, where it is often used as a Nokia ringtone phone. On January 5th, 2019, YouTube^[2] user Chris Day uploaded a clip of the Nokia ringtone version of the song. The video has received more than 25 million views in four years (shown below, right).

Spread

In the following years, the clip became popularized in creating remixes and edits. For example, on January 23rd, 2020, YouTube^[3] user Legoshi 年 uploaded a video of a 3D spinning duck with the ringtone. The video received more than 186,000 views in three years (shown below, left). On August 13th, 2022, YouTube^[4] user Forlorn uploaded a similar edit by using spinning monkeys. The video received more than 313,000 views in eight months (shown below, right).

On August 9th, 2019, YouTube^[5] user Simon Aarons uploaded the remastered version of the ringtone and received more than 5.4 million views in four years (shown below, left). On October 19th, 2021, YouTube^[6] user BEAST ANTHEM 85 uploaded an edit of the evolution of Nokia ringtones. The video received more than 6.2 million views in two years (shown below, right).

On June 3rd, 2021, YouTube^[7] user Shit uploaded a remixed version of the ringtone that received more than 423,000 views in two years (shown below, left). On September 9th, 2022, YouTube^[8] user Blanco y Sancho – Topic uploaded a similar remix that received more than 1.6 million views in six months (shown below, right).