Pusong Bato

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"Pusong Bato"
Pusong Bato Official cover.jpg
Single by Aimee Torres
from the album The Original Pusong Bato
ReleasedNovember 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)
RecordedJuly 15, 2003 (2003-07-15)
Genre OPM
Length3:31
Label Star Music
Songwriter(s) Renee dela Rosa
"Pusong Bato"
Single by Alon
from the album Pusong Bato
Released2012
Recorded2012
Genre OPM
Length3:26
Label Alpha Music Philippines
Songwriter(s) Renee dela Rosa
"Pusong Bato"
Single by Jovit Baldivino
from the album Juan dela Cruz Official Soundtrack
ReleasedFebruary 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)
Genre OPM
Length3:31
Label Star Music
Songwriter(s) Renee dela Rosa
Producer(s) Star Records
Jovit Baldivino singles chronology
"Ika'y Mahal Pa Rin"
(2012)
"Pusong Bato"
(2013)
"Sana'y Magbalik"
(2013)

"Pusong Bato" (lit. Stone Heart) is a single originally released by Filipino singer Aimee Torres, in 2003. [1] After becoming a viral hit, [2] the record was re-released by Star Records in 2013 on the album The Original Pusong Bato, as well as on the official soundtrack to the Filipino television series Juan dela Cruz .

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Background

"Pusong Bato" was originally composed by Renee dela Rosa in 2002. [3] Dela Rosa's break-up with his first wife, inspired him to write the song. [4] According to Aimee Torres, her father bought rights to the song in 2003, before releasing a performance of the song as part of her album in the same year. [3]

After it became known, the song's composer, Renee de la Rosa, along with his band, Alon, released their own version of the song in 2012. It was included on the band's album Pusong Bato.

Performances

The single resurfaced when Angelito Paudan uploaded Lexter Jimenez's version of the single on YouTube (it was recorded while Lexter was singing on videoke), and it became popular. The video showed Nigerian Maritime students at the University of Cebu singing the song. [2] According to their professors, the students were taught the song so that they could build a rapport with the locals. [2] Not long after, several versions of the song in different local dialects, such as Cebuano, Ilocano, and Kapampangan were circulating on YouTube. The Kulaog Band, along with their two music video parodies, the beki (gay) and reggae versions, were also featured in a magazine show, Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho .

Several artists have also performed the song, including international Filipino singer Jake Zyrus during his guest appearance on Kris TV , [5] [6] actor Jericho Rosales on It's Showtime, [7] and Jed Madela. [8]

In other media

In 2013, Pilipinas Got Talent's Season 1 winner Jovit Baldivino recorded the song, which was then used as the theme song for the ABS-CBN series, Juan dela Cruz . [9]

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