Sirena (Gloc-9 song)

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"Sirena"
Single by Gloc-9 featuring Ebe Dancel
from the album MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded 2012
Genre Pinoy hip hop
Length 4:33
Label Universal
Writer(s) Gloc-9
Producer(s) Gloc-9
Kathleen Dy-Go
Gloc-9 featuring Ebe Dancel singles chronology

Hari Ng Tondo Sirena Bakit Hindi

Music video
"Sirena" on YouTube

"Sirena" (lit. Mermaid) is a song by Filipino rapper Gloc-9. It was released as the lead single from the rapper's sixth album MKNM: Mga Kwento Ng Makata. The song features Ebe Dancel, the former vocalist of now defunct Filipino band Sugarfree. This is the 2nd most viewed OPM song on YouTube (reached 11 million views on July 2013), after Gayuma by Abra, also an LGBT related song.

Composition

The song is about the life of a gay person (Bakla), from his childhood to his teenage years until to the deathbed of his father.[1]

"I think this is the first time that a song about a gay man is presented in a first person's point of view, I worked very hard on this song for it not to be offending to anyone." -Gloc-9[2]


Music Video

The video for "Sirena" was directed by J. Pacena II (who also directed Gloc-9's Lando, Balita, Upuan among others). The video also features prominent gay personalities like members of the Ladlad Party List such as Danton Remoto and Boy Abunda. The uploaded music video of this song in YouTube reached 2 million views in less than a month.[3]

Chart Performance

On October 20, 2012, this song replaced Gangnam Style by Psy as the leader of Philippines Radio Airplay Chart. The song spend nine weeks on top spot beaten by Abra's smashing hit Gayuma.

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Philippines (Rado Aiplays Chart) 1
Philippines (Over-all OPM Music Chart) 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.myxph.com/features/3734/gloc-9-tackles-gay-issues-on-new-song/
  2. ↑ http://artists.letssingit.com/gloc-9-new-album-mknm-mga-kwento-ng-makata-review-knfx1/news/445867/1
  3. ↑ http://www.myxph.com/features/4020/gloc-9-and-ebe-dancels-sirena-reaches-2-million-views-on-youtube-in-less-than-a-month/

External links

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