"Salamin, Salamin" (lit. 'Mirror, Mirror') is a song recorded by Filipino girl group Bini. It was released as the third single of their debut extended play (EP) Talaarawan on March 8, 2024.
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| Single by Bini | ||||
| from the EP Talaarawan | ||||
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| English title | Mirror, Mirror | |||
| Released | March 8, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop | |||
| Length | 3:50 | |||
| Label | Star Music | |||
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| "Salamin, Salamin" on YouTube | ||||
Background and release
editAfter promoting "Karera" and the sleeper hit "Pantropiko" as pre-release singles for their upcoming EP, Bini dropped Talaarawan together with its lead single "Salamin, Salamin" on March 8, 2024, International Women's Day, to align with the group's advocacy on women empowerment.[1] An accompanying music video was posted on YouTube on the same day; it garnered over one million views by March 27, within nearly three weeks of its release.[2]
Composition
edit"Salamin, Salamin" has been described as a bubblegum pop song that "perfectly captured the butterflies you get when gushing over a crush".[3] The track was produced by Mat Olavides and Bojam and composed by John Michael Conchada, Paula Rose Alcasid, and Paulo Miguel Rañeses.[4]
Reception
edit"Salamin, Salamin" has been regarded in a review on Rappler as reminiscent of the upbeat charm and nostalgic themes espoused in Talaarawan's preceding single, "Pantropiko".[5] The phrase "eyyy", which was included in the song's lyrics, also became popular in Filipino parlance and became associated with Bini member Sheena.[6]
Adaptations
editA remake of the song performed by Bini was used in an advertisement for the online shopping app Shopee, coinciding with the group's official endorsement of the brand.[7]
Commercial performance
editCoupled with the viral success of Bini's previous single "Pantropiko" on TikTok,[8] "Salamin, Salamin" and Talaarawan led the girl group to become Spotify's highest-streamed OPM female artist, as well as the Filipino P-pop group with the most monthly listeners on the platform.[9][10]
"Salamin, Salamin" entered the Billboard Philippines Songs chart at number 10 on the issue of April 20, 2024.[11] This, along with "Pantropiko" reaching a new peak of number five,[12] made Bini both the first P-pop group to have multiple entries on the chart[13] and the first P-pop group to have entries within the top 10.[14] Three months after its release, "Salamin, Salamin" peaked at the top of the chart on the issue of June 8, dethroning the previous week's chart-topper "Pantropiko" and scoring the girl group their second Billboard number one hit.[15][16]
Charts
edit| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Philippines (Billboard)[15] | 1 |
| Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)[17] | 1 |
| Philippines (Top Philippine Songs)[18] | 2 |
References
edit- ^ Mallorca, Hannah (March 29, 2024). "BINI wants to help women realize their worth through music". Inquirer. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "BINI's 'Salamin, Salamin' MV garners over 1 million views". RepublicAsia. March 27, 2024. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Cool jams from ABS-CBN Music to turn up your summer". ABS-CBN Newsroom. March 27, 2024. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "Salamin, Salamin". Apple Music. March 8, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Geronimo, Mika (March 9, 2024). "More than P-pop idols, BINI is the Gen Z role model for modern Filipinas". Rappler. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ Uson, Melanie (July 23, 2024). "What's up with 'Eyyy ka muna eyyy'?: The origin and meaning behind the catchphrase". Philstar Life. Archived from the original on July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ Shopee Philippines (May 30, 2024). Shopee 6.6 - 7.7 Mid-Year Sale na ngayong June 1 - July 8!. Retrieved July 6, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Gonzales, Angelo (April 21, 2024). "Summer of 'Pantropiko': The BINI craze continues". Rappler. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Go, Mayks (April 2, 2024). "BINI Have Become The Most Streamed OPM Female Artist On Spotify For The First Time". Billboard Philippines. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ Saulog, Gabriel (March 19, 2024). "BINI Achieves Milestone of Becoming Filipino Pop Group With Most Monthly Listeners". Billboard Philippines. Archived from the original on May 5, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Philippines Songs (Week of April 20, 2024)". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Philippines Songs (Week of April 20, 2024)". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ @PhilippineSongs (April 16, 2024). "BINI (@BINI_ph) becomes the first P-pop group in history to chart multiple entries in Billboard Philippines Songs. 🇵🇭🌸" (Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ @PhilippineSongs (April 16, 2024). "With "Pantropiko" (#5) rising and "Salamin, Salamin" (#10) debuting this week, BINI (@BINI_ph) becomes the first P-pop group EVER to enter the top 10 of Billboard Philippines Songs. 🇵🇭🏝️🪞" (Tweet). Retrieved August 8, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Philippines Songs (Week of June 8, 2024)". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Go, Mayks (June 5, 2024). "BINI Top Billboard's Philippines Songs Chart A Second Time With "Salamin, Salamin"". Billboard Philippines. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- ^ "Philippines Hot 100 (Week of July 2, 2024)". Billboard Philippines. July 3, 2024. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Top Philippine Songs (Week of July 6, 2024)". Billboard Philippines. July 3, 2024. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.