Lalaban Ako para sa Pilipino
| Lalaban Ako para sa Pilipino | ||||
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| Released | 24 April 2015[1] | |||
| Recorded | April 2015[2] | |||
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| Length | 4:14[2] | |||
| Label | GMA Records[2] | |||
| Producer | GMA Records[2] | |||
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Lalaban Ako para sa Pilipino (English: I Will Fight for the Filipinos) is an EP by Filipino boxer and entertainer Manny Pacquiao. It is also the title track of the EP,[2] and his last release after he announced retirement from singing.[3] The EP was released on 24 April 2015[2] under GMA Records.[2]
It was his entrance song to his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.,[4] which he lost.[5]
It was written by Filipino composer Lito Camo, who is also a close friend of Pacquiao.[1]
Music video[edit]
Pacquiao himself directed the four-minute-and-seventeen-second video.[1] It mostly shows the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan; scenes from his previous fights, notably against Érik Morales and Juan Manuel Márquez; and videos of Pacquiao hurt during those fights, with blood on his face. It also features Filipinos praying religiously while smiling or crying; Pacquiao training before his fights; and him performing the song in a studio with a crowd cheering him on, singing along with the track and waving the Philippine flag proudly. At the end of the video, Pacquiao closes his eyes slowly, as if to pray.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Manny Pacquiao – 'Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino' Music Video". manila.coconuts.co/.
- ^ a b c d e f g "iTunes – Music- Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino". iTunes Store. 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Manny Pacquiao – I'M RETIRING ... From Singing". tmz.
- ^ Sherman, Rodger (2 May 2015). "Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather have amazing entrances for historic fight". sbnation.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Gray, Mark (2 May 2015). "Floyd Mayweather Jr. Wins 'Fight of the Century' Against Manny Pacquiao". People. Retrieved 30 June 2015.