2nd Floor (Nina song)
"2nd Floor" | ||||
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Single by Nina | ||||
from the album Heaven | ||||
Released | December 2002 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:07 | |||
Label | Warner Music Philippines | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Neil Gregorio | |||
Nina singles chronology | ||||
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"2nd Floor" is a song by
Upon release, the song and the album were met with critical acclaim, with most critics pointing out the international sound and smooth production as well as Nina's wide vocal range. The song also earned her the Best New Artist awards on both
Background and release
At seventeen, she became a vocalist of the XS, The Big Thing,
"2nd Floor" is considered to be a radio-only single. It was released in December 2002 without commercial support and promotion. Since it was not commercially released, the song had no official
Composition
"2nd Floor", as well as other songs in Heaven, is heavily influenced by jazzy lounge pop-R&B which was different from other OPM records at that time.
Awards and accolades
In the 2003 Awit Awards, the song earned Nina four nominations—Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist, Song of the Year, Best Produced Record of the Year and Best R&B song. Despite not being commercially released, it won the Best R&B award and earned Nina the People's Choice award for Favorite New Female Artist. However, the Best Female Artist and Record of the Year awards were lost to Bituin Escalante's "Kung Ako na Lang Sana" and the Song of the Year to Jamie Rivera's "Only Selfless Love".[8]
Live performances
Heaven was the first album of Nina as a breakthrough artist, making her unfamiliar to everyone at that time. To gain fans and promote her album, she has done concert performances, bar gigs and TV appearances. In 2002, she was featured in an episode of
References
- ^ Almond N. Aguila (April 3, 2005). "What Nina Gave Up for Singing". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ^ "Nina: Soothingly Belting Out". koleksyon.com. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ^ Baby A. Gil (September 6, 2002). "Welcome to Nina's Heaven". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ Leonardo Q. Belen (January 17, 2004). "Fly High Nina!". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- Amazon.com. January 23, 2007. Retrieved 2001-05-03.
- ^ "Nina - Heaven". iTunes. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ^ "Nina - Info". audiostreet.net. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ^ "Nina - Awards". NinaSoulSiren.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ^ "2ND FLOOR NINA". YouTube. Jan 3, 2009. Retrieved 2011-05-03.[1]
- ^ Veronica R. Samio (May 3, 2003). "Parang Nora/Vilma sina Kyla/Niña". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2011-05-03.