"Biarlah Rahsia" (Let It Be A Secret) is a song written and performed by Malaysian pop singer-songwriter Siti Nurhaliza and composed by Melly Goeslaw. The song was released as the first single from her twelfth album, Transkripsi. It earned the Best Song award at the Anugerah Planet Muzik in 2007. "Biarlah Rahsia" is, to date, Siti's most successful single from her Transkripsi album.
| "Biarlah Rahsia" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Siti Nurhaliza | ||||
| from the album Transkripsi | ||||
| Released | 22 January 2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
| Label | Siti Nurhaliza Productions, Suria Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Melly Goeslaw, Siti Nurhaliza | |||
| Producer(s) | Aubrey Suwito | |||
| Siti Nurhaliza singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Audio sample | ||||
Background and writing
editThe song was originally composed and written by Melly Goeslaw. Siti changed the lyrics after she heard the song for the first time, and she was credited for re-writing the lyrics.[citation needed]. Siti's vocal range in this song is G3-E5.
Rumours had it that this song was produced as a response to the heavy media pressure in 2006 whether she will marry Datuk Khalid Mohamad Jiwa (commonly referred to by Datuk K) or not. The title of the song "Biarlah Rahsia" (Let It Be A Secret) speaks for itself.
Release
editSiti premiered "Biarlah Rahsia" at the Anugerah Planet Muzik (a regional award show) in 2006 which was aired live from Singapore. The song was soon released to radio airplay in Malaysia.
Music video
editThe music video for "Biarlah Rahsia" was shot in Indonesia. It was directed by Rizal Mantovani (also the director of Siti's "Percayalah", "Bukan Cinta Biasa" & "Seindah Biasa" music videos). According to Siti, the music video features only beauty shots.
The video was first shown on Astro Ria's Muzik@RIA on 4 July 2006. The video received mostly positive comments from viewers.
In the video, Siti appears in a black gown while walking in a beautiful wooden house. We can see Siti in her white cloth writing lyrics in the second chorus of the song. In some parts of the video, the lyrics appear according to the song. Floral motives can also be seen from the beginning and until the end of the video.
Personnel
edit- Composer: Melly Goeslow
- Lyrics: Siti Nurhaliza
- Producer & Musical Arrangement: Aubrey Suwito
- Bass: Andy Peterson
- Mixing: Peter Chong
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Malaysian Carta ERA[1] | 1 |
| Malaysian Hot FM Tiga Puluh[2] | 1 |
| Malaysian KL FM | 1 |
| Malaysian RED FM | 1 |
| Brunei Carta Pelangi | 1 |
| Brunei Kristal FM | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "Carta ERA". ERA :: Rentak Muzik Terkini. Archived from the original on 12 May 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2006.
- ^ "Hot FM Tiga Puluh". Hot FM :: Lebih Hangat Daripada Biasa. Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 14 May 2006.