Ya Tabtab...Wa Dallaa - The Hits (and Videos)

The Hits (and Videos)

Lead single/album title Ya Tabtab Wa Dalla3 ("I Pat & Spoil") a.k.a Atabtab was released on February 10, peaking at #1 where it remained for three weeks. In a cute and funny way, Nancy complains about her lover's immaturity and selfishness.

Nadine Labaki directed the video, where Nancy appears as a clownish girl part of a little carnival that does little shows in public. The plot is much inspired from the 1950s Fellini film La strada and Nancy's character has a kind of adapted resemblance to that of Souad Hosni's. Nancy and her strong lover make a living by drawing a crowd around their shows, as Nancy helps the magician do his magic tricks, presents the strong man, and dances with children as a clown. Nancy, who appeared as a poor beggar in baggy clothes was both criticized and praised for the change. Even though it is generally categorized as Comedy, Atabtab's video holds a deep social message as well as revival of old long-missed images. In fact, the video is to blame for a year-lasting wave of Arabic videos directed towards children, after which Nancy came back with a whole album and video dedicated entirely, and innocently, for children, Shakhbat Shakhabit.

Atabtab's #1 spot was taken by none other than the album's second single, Moegaba ("Admirer"). In the song, Nancy is too shy to admit to her crush about her feelings and wants people to do it for her. This single was a major hit, especially in Egypt. Moegaba was the 4th Coca-Cola commercial, and Coke song of the season, and it is considered the first hit from "Atabtab" since it came out on November 24, 2005, 3 months before the album's release. The video was continued on March 9, 2006, with fascinating circus themes and portrayals.

The third single, Ana Yalli ("I'm the One"), is probably the most popular. The song was composed by prominent Lebanese composer Sameer Sfeir, whose works, as usual, stand out in an album reaching everybody's hearts from all tastes. (Of his previous hits with Nancy: Inta Eih, Yey (Sehr 3youno)..). The video, similarly to Moegaba, continues Nancy's first DAMAS Jewelery & World Gold Council commercial (Farfasha Collection) rather than Coke. The jewerly collection & its commercial/video, the song, and Nancy all share together fun, simplicity, and beauty.

Ehsas Jdeed ("A New Feeling") probably achieved the most tremendous success as a song, and so did its video that won Best Arabic Video for 2006 in 'La Murex D'Or Annual Awards'.

Ehsas Jdeed was the fourth video from the album, (yet second big production) and was directed by prominent Lebanese director Said el-Marouk; this was Nancy's first cooperation with him. The 8-minute long video had tremendous success even months after its release. In the video, Nancy falls in love with a deaf, mute man, who lives in a cottage in the middle of nature's beauty - choosing him over the rich fiance her rich dad has chosen for her. Ehsas Jdeed along with Ana Yalli and Law Dallalouni are the three Lebanese-dialect songs in the album. 'Ehsas Jdeed' stood more than 10 weeks at number one in all the Arabian countries, including Lebanon where it topped the charts for 12 consecutive weeks. It was the last number one song in 2006 and the first in 2007.

Elli Kan (Everything Before You) is the fifth single and fifth video of the album. The video is an extension of Nancy's second DAMAS (Farfasha) & World Gold Council commercial, and in it she portrays a college student who falls in love with her stalker. The song holds Egyptian tradition with its simple traditional Oud and flute background, and was also a huge success in Egypt even before it was filmed. It is one of Nancy's favourites, and one of the three songs in the album composed by Waleed Saed (along with Moegaba, and Sabrak Alayya), who brought out a very touching song with an oriental Tarab style. Saed has previously composed "Hobbak Leyya" (Your Love is Mine) for Nancy from her hit album "Ah W Noss", and "Ana Masri", Nancy's song dedicated to Egypt that took Egypt's African Games by storm.

In late fall of 2007, Nancy surprised her Khaleeji (Gulf) fans with a video for the only Khaleeji song of the album Mishtaga Leik ("Missing You"). Nancy with well-known Khaleeji composer Ya'agoub elKhoubeizi succeeded at creating a somewhat both fun and sad, traditional and modern Khaleeji song that brought a new style in Nancy, and in the traditional Khaleeji song. Mirna Khayyat, the first female director in the middle east, was chosen to direct the clip. This first cooperation between Khayyat and Nancy comes after Nancy's huge successes with Nadine Labaki & Said elMarouk. Unsatisfied critics advised Nancy not to cooperate with Khayyat again.