Ikaw (song)

"Ikaw"
Single by Yeng Constantino
from the album All About Love
Released August 23, 2014 (2014-08-23)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2014
Genre
Length 4:44
Label Star Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Yeng Constantino
Yeng Constantino singles chronology
"Josephine"
(2013)
"Ikaw"
(2014)
"What's Up Ahead"
(2014)

"Josephine"
(2013)
"Ikaw"
(2014)
"What's Up Ahead"
(2014)

"Ikaw" (You) is a hit song written and recorded by Filipino singer-songwriter Yeng Constantino, released as the lead single from her album All About Love. The song became the most played OPM song of 2014 and the most viewed OPM music video on YouTube with over 55 million views as of April 2017.[1]

Background and composition

The song was written by Yeng Constantino with vocal production and arrangement by Jonathan Manalo, musical arrangement by Ria Villena-Osorio. It was produced by Ria Villena-Osorio, Yeng Constantino, Champ Lui Pio, Tim Mejia and Jonathan Manalo and released under Star Music Philippines.[2]

Music video

The official music video was released on August 23, 2014. It serves as the unofficial prenuptial video of Yeng Constantino and then fiancé Yan Asuncion. It was directed by Cristhian Escolano.

Cover versions

In 2017, Yohan Hwang recorded the Korean version of the song called "Neoege (너에게)" for the Philippine broadcast of Korean drama series Love In the Moonlight.[3]

Live performances

Yeng Constantino at her concert in Calgary, Alberta in 2011.

Yeng Constantino performed the song on ASAP stage with Yan Asuncion on December 7, 2014,[4] she also performed the song on Wish 107.5 bus on April 4, 2015[5] and on Net 25's Letters and Music on February 2016.[6]

Chart position

On June 12, 2017, the official Philippine Billboard charts was launched. "Ikaw" debuted at number 4 on the Catalog Charts, a chart for local songs that were released for over three years in the Philippines but still generate sales and streaming activity data.[7]

Awards and nominations

The song won "Song of the Year" award on both PMPC Star Awards for Music and Awit Awards.[8][9][10]

Year Awards ceremony Award Results
2015 PMPC Star Awards for Music Song of the Year Won
Best Music Video Nominated
Myx Music Awards Favorite Music Video Nominated
Favorite Mellow Video Nominated
Awit Awards Song of the Year Won
Best Ballad Recording Nominated

References

  1. ABS-CBN Starmusic (2014-08-23), YENG CONSTANTINO - Ikaw (Official Music Video), retrieved 2017-04-02
  2. ABS-CBN Starmusic (2014-08-23), YENG CONSTANTINO - Ikaw (Official Music Video), retrieved 2017-04-02
  3. ABS-CBN Starmusic (2017-03-31), Yohan Hwang - 너에게 Noege "IKAW" Korean Version (Official Music Video), retrieved 2017-04-02
  4. Wish 107.5 (2015-04-04), Yeng Constantino - Ikaw (LIVE) on Wish FM 107.5 HD, retrieved 2017-04-02
  5. Wish 107.5 (2015-04-04), Yeng Constantino - Ikaw (LIVE) on Wish FM 107.5 HD, retrieved 2017-04-02
  6. "ikaw yeng live - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  7. Billboard Staff (June 12, 2017). "BillboardPH Catalog Chart". Billboard Philippines. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  8. "FULL LIST: Winners, PMPC Star Awards for Music 2015". Rappler. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  9. "The Philippine Awit Awards - About the Awit Awards". www.awitawards.com.ph. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  10. "FULL LIST: Winners, Myx Music Awards 2015". Rappler. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
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