Amr Diab releases music video for Lawla El-Banat after song's chart success

Ahram Online , Friday 31 Jul 2026

Egyptian pop icon Amr Diab has released the official music video for Lawla El-Banat (If Not for the Girls) - one of the standout tracks from his latest album Habeitak - on YouTube and digital streaming platforms on Thursday.

Amr Diab


The video arrives after the song became one of the album's biggest hits, topping streaming charts and gaining widespread popularity across social media.

Directed by Tarek Elarian, the video pairs imagery inspired by Egypt's rural folklore with a sleek contemporary aesthetic, echoing the song's musical identity.

Lawla El-Banat fuses modern Arabic pop with folk-inspired rhythms, melodies, and percussive elements rooted in rural Egyptian musical traditions, while retaining the polished, contemporary production that has become a hallmark of Diab's recent releases.

The result is a seamless blend of heritage and modernity, both visually and sonically.

The video marks yet another collaboration between Diab and Elarian, who have worked together on several successful music videos over the years.

Lawla El-Banat was written by Mostafa El Berns, composed by Diab, arranged by Ahmed Ibrahim, and mixed and mastered by Amir Mahrous.

Released in late July, Habeitak (I Loved You or I Fell in Love with You) is the 36th studio album of Diab's four-decade career.

The 12-track album follows last year's Ebtadena and sees the singer reunite with many of the songwriters, composers, and producers behind some of his biggest hits while introducing new collaborators.

The title track, Habeitek, is written by Amir Teima, composed by Amr Mostafa, and arranged by Ahmed Ibrahim.

Other songs include El-Alwan, Geitlak, Gheyabo Farra, Ana Ma'ak, El-Mofaddal, W Enty Ganby, Bahawel, 12 Belleil, Salam Kbeer, and Etakhar Etabna.

The album brings together a wide roster of lyricists including Amir Teima, Tamer Hussein, Ayman Bahgat Amar, Mostafa Haddouta, Mostafa El Bernes, Menna El Qei, and Razam.

Composers include Diab himself, Amr Mostafa, Mohamed Yehia, Ehab Abdel Wahed, Nader Nour, and Adham Bahgat Amar, while arrangements are shared between Ahmed Ibrahim, Adel Haqqi, and Osama El Hindi.

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