The song was recorded in 2009 by the Pussycat Dolls with English lyrics and featuring lead vocals from Nicole Scherzinger. Produced in collaboration with A. R. Rahman and Ron Fair, Scherzinger prefers to consider this version an interpretation of the original song rather than a remix. The music video, shot in a Vienna trainyard, alludes to the dance sequence in the film (slum dog millionaire).

The song was released on February 23, 2009 on the U.S. iTunes Store and released internationally on February 24. The song debuted on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Canadian Hot 100 at number 100. The next week the song rose on the Hot 100 from 100 to 15, with downloads for "Jai Ho" up nearly 500%, totaling about 103,000 for the soundtrack version and 27,000 for the Dolls' version, and also debuted on the Pop 100 chart at 20. Sales for both versions were figured into the song's chart placement. As of Monday 16th March, the song has entered top 40 on US radio. On the Canadian Hot 100, the song reached its peak of number eleven on 14 March, 2009. Also since its world wide release it has entered the top ten in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and also Canada. The single debuted on the Australian ARIA Charts at number 10

The song initially was released as a promotional single, but will now be released as the first worldwide single from Doll Domination: 2.0 Version, it will be the fifth overall single to be released from the Dolls since 2008.