The music album was physically released on 5 February 2014 at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in Mumbai and is an official part of the festival. The album was released exclusively on iTunes on 23 January 2014, followed by a release on all streaming platforms on 25 January 2014. The first track, London Thumakda, a wedding song and dance number was released on Viacom18 Motion Pictures official YouTube channel on 6 January 2014 followed by Badra Bahar released on 10 January 2014, and O Gujariya on 13 January 2014 respectively. Trivedi along with the cast members at the music release of the film at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in Cross Maidan, Mumbai. The copyright of the soundtrack was purchased by T-Series long-time collaborator of Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, the distributor of the film, in March 2013 along with that of few other films. It was shot at Club NL, in Amsterdam, where a Bollywood number was played for the first time. An additional track was released on 1 March 2014, it was the remixed version of hit cabaret number of the 1970s Hungama Ho Gaya sung by Asha Bhosle for the film, Anhonee (1973) was remixed by Amit Trivedi for the film, with additional vocals by Arijit Singh. The last track, Ranjha composed by Rupesh Kumar Ram, a composer from Simla discovered by Anurag Kashyap and used in the soundtrack with few arrangements made by Trivedi. Trivedi completed Ghanchakkar and Lootera before Queen. During the visit he also spent time in Paris and bonded with the locals there while working over music. The film based on a woman's self-discovery while travelling Trivedi also travelled to Europe in Amsterdam, the film's shooting location so that he could understand the vibe and musical demand of the place in accordance with the local philosophy of "free living especially in their nightclubs".
All the tracks are composed by Trivedi and written by Anvita Dutt, with the exception of "Ranjha" written by Raghu Nath, composed by Rupesh Kumar Ram and the producer of the film Anurag Kashyap.Īmit Trivedi composed the music soundtrack simultaneously working on four other ones like Ghanchakkar, Lootera, Bombay Talkies and Kusar Prasad Ka Bhoot in a time span of 5 months. The album received positive reviews from critics. Trivedi travelled to European cities like Amsterdam and Paris in search of inspiration for the album, while also working on four different film projects at the time.