Gemilang (song)

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"Gemilang"
Single by Krakatau
from the album Krakatau
ReleasedJanuary 1987 (1987-01)
Genre
Length4:09
Label Bulletin
Songwriter(s)
Krakatau singles chronology
"Gemilang"
(1987)
"La Samba (Primadona)"
(1988)

"Gemilang" (English: "Dazzling") is the debut single recorded by Indonesian band Krakatau. It was released in January 1987, through Bulletin, as the lead single for their debut eponymous album. The song is written by Mira Lesmana, alongside the band's keyboardist Dwiki Dharmawan.

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"Gemilang" received positive reviews from critics, who praised its memorable production and deemed it a career highlight. The song is also used as an official theme song for the 2018 adventure film Run to the Beach .

Background, composition and theme

Dharmawan began writing "Gemilang" in 1985, when he was still nineteen years old. Lyrically, the song vividly unravel "youth dazzle", which brings teenagers to solve their problems and save the world. [1]

Critical reception

"Gemilang" was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. [2] Rolling Stone Indonesia placed the song at number 62 of the best Indonesian songs of all time. [3] Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, writing for The Jakarta Post , praised "Gemilang" as "the song started it all". [4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [5]

Andien version

"Gemilang"
Single by Andien
from the album Kirana
Released2012
Recorded2010
Genre Pop
Label Platinum
Songwriter(s)
Music video
"Gemilang" on YouTube

In 2010, Andien covered "Gemilang" for her fourth studio album Kirana, with an arrangement done by Nikita Dompas. Her version received generally positive reviews, including its softer and elegant arrangement. [6] [7]

An accompanying music video for her version of "Gemilang" was co-directed by Candi Soeleman and uploaded to her YouTube channel on 2 July 2012. Shot outside of the University of Indonesia, the video stars Indonesian actress Christine Hakim, athlete Susi Susanti, film producer Mira Lesmana, politician Meutia Hatta and designer Anne Avantie. [8] Initially, Iwan Fals and B.J. Habibie also appear in this video, but they don't appear due to time reasons. [9] The music video won 2013 Dahsyatnya Award for Outstanding Music Video and was nominated in the Outstanding Director category for Andien and Soeleman. [10] [11]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes of Kirana. [12]

"Gemilang" appears on a 2018 Indonesian adventure film Run to the Beach , in which Indonesian boy band RAN piqued their interest for the song's cover in the film's soundtrack. [13] [14]

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References

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