"Ligaya" (English: "Joy") is a song by Filipino alternative rock band Eraserheads. It was included on their debut album, Ultraelectromagneticpop! (1993). It is the band's first promotional single.
"Ligaya" | ||||
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Single by Eraserheads | ||||
from the album Ultraelectromagneticpop! | ||||
B-side | "Easy Ka Lang" | |||
Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Pinoy rock, alternative rock | |||
Length | 4:29 | |||
Label | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Ely Buendia | |||
Producer(s) | Ed Formoso | |||
Eraserheads singles chronology | ||||
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Audio sample | ||||
"Ligaya" | ||||
Lyric video | ||||
"Ligaya" on YouTube |
The single was able to make it to the Top Ten of 97.1 WLS-FM countdown.[1] The band last performed the song in their "Ang Huling El Bimbo" reunion concert in December 2022.
Cover versions
edit- Kitchie Nadal covered the song for the Eraserheads tribute album Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads, released in 2005.
- Mayonnaise covered the song for another Eraserheads tribute album The Reunion: An Eraserheads Tribute Album, released in 2012.
- Rivermaya lead vocalist from 2007 to 2011 Jason Fernandez covered the song as a Wishclusive on Wish 107.5 in 2018.
- The song was also played in the 2018 Resorts World Manila musical Ang Huling El Bimbo.
References
edit- ^ "Ultraelectromagneticgold!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. January 17, 1994. p. 21. Retrieved September 27, 2021.