Inspirasyon

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"Inspirasyon"
Shehyee - Inspirasyon single promotional poster.png
Single by Shehyee
from the album Shehyee
ReleasedNovember 30, 2013
Recorded2013
Genre
Length4:19
Label FlipMusic
Songwriter(s) Shehyee
Producer(s) Thyro Alfaro and Bojam
Shehyee singles chronology
""Trip Lang" (feat. Sam Pinto)"
(2013)
"Inspirasyon"
(2013)
""Isang Umaga" (feat. Yumi)"
(2014)
Music video
"Inspirasyon" on YouTube

Inspirasyon (English: Inspiration) is a song by Filipino rapper Shehyee from his debut eponymous album on 2013. It was released on November 30, 2013. [1]

Contents

Music video

The song's music video that features the track's composer and performer in a studio with a band has reached almost six million views on YouTube. [2]

Commercial performance

It was featured on local radio's top ten lists consistently from 2013 to 2014 after Shehyee's breakout fame from FlipTop Battle League. [3]

Critical reception

The track was praised as a 'quality inspirational and motivational song with also a quality music video' by an author in the blog site UrbanPinas. [4]

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References

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  2. "Music Video on YouTube". YouTube. FlipMusicRecordsPH. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  3. "94.9 KOOL FM COTABATO: KOOL TOP 30".
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