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"Day and Night"
Single by Alamat
Language
ReleasedJune 14, 2023 (2023-06-14)
Genre
Length3:24
LabelViva Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Thyro Alfaro
  • Therese Langit
Producer(s)Thyro Alfaro
Alamat singles chronology
"Gayuma"
(2023)
"Day and Night"
(2023)
"Walang Hanggan"
(2023)
Music video
"Day and Night" on YouTube

Day and Night is a 2023 song recorded by the Filipino boy group Alamat. It is an upbeat song about a blossoming romance, intended to evoke the summer season, and its lyrics use three languages, Cebuano, English, and Tagalog. Thyro Alfaro, a frequent collaborator of Alamat's, and Therese Langit, a songwriter renowned in the Visayas, wrote and composed "Day and Night" together.

Viva Records released the song on June 14, 2023 as the first single from Alamat's second album, Isapuso. Jao, one of the group's main dancers, contributed to the song's choreography. The song has gone viral on social media on multiple occasions, reaching audiences from within and beyond the Philippines. Notably, Alamat chose to perform "Day and Night" at the Billboard Philippines: Mainstage, the publication's first anniversary celebration in October 2024.

Background

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Composition and lyrics

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The lyrics for "Day and Night" are written in three languages, Cebuano[a],Tagalog[b], and English.[1][2]

Promotion and release

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Commercial performance

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Music video

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Reception

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Jane de Leon (above) portrayed the magindara[c] in the music video for "Day and Night" by Alamat.

Notes

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  1. ^ also known by its endonym, Bisaya
  2. ^ also known by the designated name Filipino
  3. ^ a mermaid-like creature in Bicolano and Visayan mythology


References

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  1. ^ Deala, Joanna (November 12, 2023). "EXCLUSIVE: First solo concert is a 'big stepping stone' — ALAMAT". Republic Asia. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. "Day and Night"— which uses Cebuano, Tagalog, and English — and "Walang Hanggan" were previously released as singles.
  2. ^ Gloriosa, Nica (May 22, 2024). "Eager To Become A Magiliw? Begin Your Journey With ALAMAT With These 9 Songs — ALAMAT". Nylon Manila. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. A summery pop song sung in English, Filipino, and Bisaya, Day And Night from IsaPuso is equal parts fresh and fun as they sing about how a girl lives rent-free in their minds.