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"Araw Mo"
Single by Nina
from the album Nina
ReleasedJune 2006
Recorded2006
GenrePop/R&B
Length2:34
LabelWarner Music
Songwriter(s)Juan Ariel Coma
Producer(s)Neil Gregorio
Nina singles chronology
"I'll Always Love You"
(2006) 		"Araw Mo"
(2006) 		"I Do"
(2006)

"Araw Mo" (English: "Your Day") is a

Filipino singer Nina. It was released by Warner Music Philippines in June 2006. The song was written by Juan Ariel Coma, and produced by Neil Gregorio. It was originally recorded for the promotion of Goldilocks Bakeshop's 40th anniversary. Sales of the single entirely went to charity.[1] Due to high demand and popularity, the song was included in the final track list of her self-titled fourth album
as a bonus track. It was, since, considered as a Nina promo single.

"Araw Mo" was well received by music critics, due to the song's distinctive Filipino sound, but was however criticized for its melancholic tone. On March 6, 2007, "Araw Mo" was added to Nina's

Amazon.com and iTunes.[2][3]

Two sequential

ASAP.[citation needed
]

Background

After the success of her album,

GMA Films' film of that year, I Will Always Love You. In June 2006, Goldilocks Bakeshop
launched a new advertisement for their fortieth anniversary. They chose Nina to be their new endorser, filming a commercial featuring the single.

Release

"Araw Mo" became very popular in the

Amazon.com and iTunes.[2][3]

Critical reception

Resty Odon of Titik Pilipino gave the song three out of five stars, saying that "(the single) sounds oddly sad for a

TV ad jingles? I don’t get it".[6] Rito Asilo of Inquirer Entertainment described the song as "noteworthy" together with other Nina (the album) songs, including Eric Cabahug's "Is It Over" and Nyoy Volante's "I Need Your Love."[7]

Music video

Nina singing on the music video, while leaning on a wall.

Two sequential music videos were shot for "Araw Mo", accompanying the release of the single. Both videos have only one straightforward storyline and were directed by Stephen Ngo.[8]

Synopsis

The first version of the video shows Nina singing to the song, while sitting on a staircase and wearing green-blue blouse and jeans. The video tells the story of a boy (who later plays the love interest of Nina), who wakes up in the morning on his birthday. He stays the whole day in his apartment, but nobody even called or came by to greet him a "happy birthday". He started getting bored of being alone, and decided to spend the night hanging out. As soon as he went to the elevator, he found out that his family and friends were all there to greet him as the door of the lift opens. Nina is seen in the middle, happily screaming "happy birthday" to him, while holding a Goldilocks black forest cake.

The second version of the song's music video is a continuation of the first one, where all of the boy's friends are seen partying in his apartment, and he is being sweet to Nina. As parts of the party are shown, Nina sings to the song while leaning on a wall.[8]

Covers

In 2011, Filipino pop balladeer Christian Bautista recorded his own version of the song for Kris Aquino's compilation My Heart's Journey, on which Nina is also part of. It is said to be dedicated by Goldilocks for Aquino's 2011 birthday.[9]

Formats and track listings

Philippine CD single[10]

  1. "Araw Mo" (music video)
  2. "Araw Mo" (Videoke)
  3. "Araw Mo"
  4. "Araw Mo" (minus one)
  5. "Araw Mo" (Acoustic)
  6. "Araw Mo" (Acoustic minus one)
  7. "Araw Mo" (Short Greeting)
  8. "Araw Mo" (Short Greeting minus one)

Worldwide digital single[2][3]

  1. "Araw Mo"

Credits and personnel

Credits taken from Nina's liner notes.[11]

Release history

Country Release date Format
Philippines June 2006 CD single
Worldwide March 6, 2007 digital download

References

  1. ^ "Araw Mo cd description". Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
  2. ^ a b c Araw Mo MP3 Download on Amazon
  3. ^ a b c "Nina Araw mo on iTunes Archived November 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine". itunes.apple.com Retrieved 2010-06-01
  4. ^ Araw Mo, bonus track to Nina Archived July 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Araw Mo music review on TitikPilipino.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
  6. ^ Resty Odon, Album Review, "Nina self-titled album Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine", Titik Pilipino Retrieved 2010-08-18
  7. ^ Rito Asilo, Album Reviews, "Nina self-titled album Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine", Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 2010-08-18
  8. ^ a b frannyye (Jan 9, 2008). "goldilocks araw mo". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  9. ^ Roldan Castro (April 13, 2011). "Kris Aquino explains why she sticks with "spoken word" concept for her fifth album". pep.ph. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  10. ^ Araw Mo cd track list on Titik Pilipino Archived October 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Nina (Liner Notes). Nina. Warner Music. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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