Magasin (song)

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"Magasin"
Single by Eraserheads
from the album CiRcuS
Released1994
Recorded1994
Genre Pinoy rock, alternative rock
Length4:08
Label Musiko Records
&
BMG Records (Pilipinas), Inc.
Songwriter(s) Ely Buendia
Producer(s) Robin Rivera
Eraserheads singles chronology
"Kailan"
(1994)
"Magasin"
(1994)
"With a Smile"
(1995)

Magasin (English: "Magazine") is a song by the Pinoy alternative rock band, Eraserheads, from their 1994 album Circus . It was the band's second hit single from the album. No music video was made for the song.

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Composition

"Magasin" was based on Ely's cousin who dated Shirley Tesoro, a famous bold star who gained popularity for her roles in movies such as "Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy" (1989) and "Maricris Sioson Story: Japayuki" (1993). The song's chorus was also inspired by Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing". The song was originally titled as "Tiktik". [1]

Cover versions

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