Zaman (song)
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"Zaman" "" is the lead single from Amal Hijazi's 2002 album Zaman
Zaman (album)
Zaman is the second album of the celebrated Lebanese singer, Amal Hijazi. Ranging from fast-beat, pop songs like "Comme çi, Comme ça", "Einak" and "Romansyia" to classical love-ballads like its title track "Zaman" and "Oulhali" this album is considered to be one of the most popular and...

, widely considered as her signature song
Signature song
A signature song is the one song that a popular and well-established singer or band is most closely identified with or best known for, even if they have had success with a variety of songs...

. The single up till that time was considered to be Hijazi's best known and most popular song, and went on number one in a number of countries like Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Algeria and Morocco. "Zaman" is one of the most recognisable and successful songs of the early 2000s and has been considered to be an internatioanl hit.

The song also played a significant role in increasing the sales of the album Zaman
Zaman (album)
Zaman is the second album of the celebrated Lebanese singer, Amal Hijazi. Ranging from fast-beat, pop songs like "Comme çi, Comme ça", "Einak" and "Romansyia" to classical love-ballads like its title track "Zaman" and "Oulhali" this album is considered to be one of the most popular and...

and by the end of the year, Zaman had become one of the biggest hits of the year, breaking records and sales figures around the world. In addition "Zaman" received much acclaim from critics and the industry. It was in fact the success of the single and the album that Hijazi sign a contract with Panasonic
Panasonic
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, this becoming their official brand ambassador.

The music video of "Zaman" was one of the highest played and most expensive of 2002. It was directed by Ahmed el Mahdi who portrays Hijazi as a young woman thinking of the time she had had with her lover. At the beginning of clip, Hijazi is sitting on a couch as she starts to sing. During the next few moments, there are scenes where she is browsing through a photo album and then walking through a dark alley as she sings.

"Zaman" is considered Hijazi's breakthrough single in many worldwide markets due to the fact it achieved considerable success in countries where her previous singles had not even charted. It did, for example, become a number one hit in most of the Hispanic American countries, and in some Eastern European territories like Greece, Turkey and Hungary. In addition, the song managed to become a scucessful but minor hit in countries like Pakistan, India, Malaysia and Singapore.

Due to its success in worldwide markets, "Zaman" reached the number position on the Lebanese and Egyptian charts. It ended the year as the most successful song of 2002.

Even today, "Zaman" is considered to be one of the greatest Arabic hits and a major milestone in Hijazi's career.

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Egypt
Egypt
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Lebanon
Lebanon
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Qatar
Qatar
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Jeddah
Jeddah
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Jordan
Jordan
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Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

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Riyadh
Riyadh
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Algeria
Algeria
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Tunisia
Tunisia
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Morocco
Morocco
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