Awas!

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Awas!
KRU - Awas!.jpg
Studio album / EP by
KRU
ReleasedSeptember 1994 (1994-09)
RecordedJanuary – June 1994
Studio
  • KRU Mini Studio
  • Channel 11 Studio
Genre
Length32:37
Label EMI Music Malaysia
Producer KRU
KRU chronology
reKRUed
(1993)		Awas!
(1994)		Awas! da' Soundtrack
(1995)
Singles from Awas!
  1. "Awas!"
    Released: June 1994
  2. "Untukmu"
    Released: October 1994

Awas! (Danger!) is the third studio album by Malaysian boy band, KRU, released on September 1994 by EMI Music Malaysia. [1] Released as an extended play (EP), the album was sold 60,000 copies and certified double-platinum. [2]

Contents

Recording and release

Awas! was recorded primarily at the KRU's mini studio and Channel 11 Studio, with the KRU brothers served as producer and handling mixing and arrangements. [1] For the album, KRU decided to make Awas! as an EP, which they described it as a continuation of their second album, reKRUed and their forthcoming acting debut in 1995 film of the same name. KRU said it is a necessary to release the album as a "time gap filler". [1] [3]

"Awas!", "E'nuff Eez E'nuff" and "Di Dalam Dilema" included as a new songs, while the other three were the new version of "Janji Tinggal Janji" and a live version of "Mengerti" (original versions of both songs included in reKRUed) as well as "Untukmu", which was made famous by Malaysian girl group Feminin. [1] For the latter, KRU sing in a cappella version. [4] The mastering process was done by Bernie Grundman at his own studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, California, United States. [1]

The album was released on September 1994 to popular success. [5] [6] "Awas!" and "Untukmu" was released as its lead single. In a separate interview with Utusan Malaysia and Harian Metro in 2025, Norman revealed that "Awas!" was inspired by signboards and related to homewreckers: "[It's] about a female artist we were once admire due to her beauty. But what was disappointed us was when the female artist chose an older man as her boyfriend. We made that story into a song". [7] [8] Awas! was well received upon its release and sold over 60,000 copies and being certified double-platinum. [2] It also earned KRU the Best Vocal Performance in an Album (Group) category at the second Anugerah Industri Muzik in 1995. [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Norman, Yusry and Edry Abdul Halim.

No.TitleLength
1."Awas!"4:32
2."Di Dalam Dilema"4:29
3."Untukmu"3:45
4."E'nuff Eez E'nuff"3:27
5."Mengerti" (Live at the Life Centre, KL)5:06
6."Janji Tinggal Janji" (new version)5:29
7."Janji Tinggal Janji" (Saxational)5:26
Total length:32:37

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Malaysia [2] 2× Platinum60,000 [2]

Release history

RegionRelease dateFormatLabel
MalaysiaSeptember 1994 CD, Digital download [10] [11] EMI Music Malaysia

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 KRU 1994, p. 1.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rozila Saibi (19 October 1994). "KRU terima platinum" [KRU received platinum] (in Malay). Harian Metro . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Rozila Saibi (2 September 1994). "Khuatir peminat lupa KRU" [Worried fans may forget KRU] (in Malay). Harian Metro . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Zainuri Misfar (28 August 1994). "KRU nyanyi Untukmu tanpa muzik" [KRU sang Untukmu without music] (in Malay). Berita Minggu. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tiga lagu lama dalam album terbaru KRU" [Three new songs in KRU's new album] (in Malay). Berita Harian. 22 September 1994. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Nur Hajar Mohamed (30 September 1994). "Power-packed effort from KRU" . The Malay Mail . Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Mohammad Al Faizal Abdul Karim (1 June 2025). "KRU pernah diugut 'baling telur'" [KRU once threatened with 'eggs'] (in Malay). Utusan Malaysia . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Norhayati Nordin (10 August 2025). "London 'sekolah' KRU" [London is KRU's 'school'] (in Malay). Harian Metro . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  9. ↑ Roslen Fadzil; Adam Salleh (25 March 1995). "AIM ceria, duka & gaya" [AIM cheerful, sad & stylish]. Harian Metro . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Awas! by KRU". Spotify. September 1994. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Awas!, album by KRU". iTunes Store (MY). Apple. September 1994. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

Works cited

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