List of songs recorded by Ben&Ben
Filipino indie folk band Ben&Ben have recorded and written material for two studio albums and one extended play (EP). They have collaborated with other artists and featured on songs on their respective albums. The band formed in 2016 as the Benjamins, composed of Paolo and Miguel Benjamin Guico. The duo debuted "Tinatangi" as part of the Philippine Popular Music Festival songwriting competition. They then changed their name and released their self-titled EP consisting of seven songs.[1] In 2017, they expanded into a nine-member ensemble, adding Poch Barretto as electric guitarist, Jam Villanueva as drummer, Agnes Reoma as bassist, Patricia Lasaten as keyboardist, Toni Muñoz and Andrew de Pano as percussionists, as well as Keifer Cabugao as violinist, with the Guicos being acoustic guitarists.[2][3] In 2018, two singles from the EP were featured in film soundtracks: "Susi" for the biopic Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral and "Maybe the Night" for the romantic drama Exes Baggage; they also co-wrote "Balik-Balikan" with Sam Concepcion for the television series Coke Studio Homecoming.[4]
With producer Jean Paul Verona, Ben&Ben debuted the double lead singles "Araw-Araw" and "Pagtingin", before releasing their first studio album, Limasawa Street (2019).[5][6] It blended indie folk, pop, and world music genres,[6] and embraced themes of romance and positivity.[7] They collaborated on the title track with British producer Steve Lillywhite, known for his work with rock band U2.[8] In the same year, ten songs taken from their EP and debut album were curated for the soundtrack of the romance film LSS (Last Song Syndrome) (2019).[9] Their second studio album, Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno (2021), marked a move towards sociopolitical themes reflected in lyrics that deal with social justice, mental health, and individualism.[10][11] The band members co-wrote some of the songs on the album, with all of them receiving producing credits.[12] It emphasized a more diversified style, exploring minimalist sound, elements of hand-clapping, and incorporating melodic chants, as well as rock opera-inspired music.[12][13]
Ben&Ben have collaborated and co-written material with other artists, including Moira Dela Torre, SB19, and Harv. They have also covered a variety of popular songs such as "Make It with You" by Bread, "The Way You Look at Me" by Christian Bautista, "Tuloy Na Tuloy Pa Rin ang Pasko" by the APO Hiking Society, and "Beautiful Girl" and "A Perfect Christmas" by Jose Mari Chan. The single "Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay" became the main theme of two films in 2023—Love You Long Time and Rewind.[14][15] A musical adaptation of the 2007 drama One More Chance will feature Ben&Ben's discography and premiered in April 2024.[16]
Songs
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# | Indicates promotional single release |
Song | Artist(s) | Writer(s) | Album | Year | Ref. |
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"Araw-Araw" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Autumn" † [a] | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [b] | 2023 | [19] |
"Baka Sakali" | Ben&Ben (featuring Ebe Dancel) |
Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Balik-Balikan" # | Ben&Ben (with Sam Concepcion) |
Miguel Guico Paolo Guico Sam Concepcion |
None [c] | 2018 | [20] |
"Beautiful Girl" # | Ben&Ben | Jose Mari Chan | Spotify Jams: OPM Love Songs | 2019 | [21] |
"Bibingka" # [d] | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Pintig ng Pasko | 2016 | [22] |
"Branches" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [e] | 2018 | [23] |
"Cheap Love" † | WeiBird (featuring Ben&Ben) |
William Wei | None [f] | 2021 | [24] |
"Could Be Something" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [g] | 2023 | [25] |
"Courage" † [h] | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [i] | 2023 | [26] |
"Dahilan" | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Ben&Ben | 2016 | [28] |
"Dati" # | Ben&Ben | Paolo Guico | None [j] | 2018 | [29] |
"Dear" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [k] | 2022 | [30] |
"Di Ka Sayang" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [l] | 2020 | [31] |
"Di Na Muli" # | Clara Benin and Bea Lorenzo (featuring Ben&Ben) |
Jazz Nicolas | None [m] | 2019 | [32] |
"Doors" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico | None [n] | 2020 | [33] |
"Elyu" | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Fall" | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Godsent" | Ben&Ben | Keifer Cabugao | Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Hummingbird" | Ben&Ben | Paolo Guico | Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Ilang Tulog Na Lang" | Ben&Ben | Paolo Guico Toni Muñoz |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Inevitable" † | Ben&Ben | Paolo Guico | None [o] | 2021 | [35] |
"Kadena" | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Ben&Ben | 2016 | [28] |
"Kapangyarihan" | Ben&Ben (featuring SB19) |
Miguel Guico Paolo Guico John Paulo Nase |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Kasayaw" | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Kathang Isip" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Ben&Ben | 2016 | [28] |
"Kayumanggi" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Kuwaderno" | Ben&Ben | Poch Barretto Toni Muñoz |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Langyang Pag-ibig" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [p] | 2022 | [36] |
"Leaves" † [q] | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Ben&Ben | 2016 | [28] |
"Lifetime" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico | None [r] | 2020 | [38] |
"Limasawa Street" (Steve Lillywhite Mix) † |
Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Lucena" | Ben&Ben | Paolo Guico | Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Lunod" † | Ben&Ben (featuring Zild and Juan Karlos) |
Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Mag-Ingat" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [s] | 2022 | [39] |
"Magpahinga" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Make It with You" † | Ben&Ben | David Gates | None [t] | 2019 | [40] |
"Mapa (Band Version)" † | SB19 (featuring Ben&Ben) |
John Paulo Nase | None [u] | 2021 | [41] |
"Masyado Pang Maaga" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [v] | 2019 | [42] |
"Maybe the Night" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [w] | 2017 | [43] |
"Mitsa (Salamat)" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Limasawa Street | 2018 | [17] |
"Nakikinig Ka Ba sa Akin" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [x] | 2020 | [44] |
"The Ones We Once Loved" † | Ben&Ben | Paolo Guico | None [y] | 2022 | [45] |
"Ours" † | Ben&Ben and Harv | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico Keifer Cabugao Bernard Harvey |
None [z] | 2018 | [46] |
"Paalam" † | Moira Dela Torre (featuring Ben&Ben) |
Paolo Guico Moira Dela Torre Jason Hernandez |
Patawad | 2019 | [47] |
"Pagtingin" † | Ben&Ben | Paolo Guico | Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Paninindigan Kita" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [aa] | 2022 | [48] |
"Pasalubong" † | Ben&Ben (featuring Moira Dela Torre) |
Miguel Guico Paolo Guico Moira Dela Torre Jason Hernandez |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"A Perfect Christmas" # | Ben&Ben (as part of Tatak Pinoy All-Stars) |
Jose Mari Chan | None [ab] | 2019 | [49] |
"Ride Home" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Ben&Ben | 2016 | [28] |
"Roots" | Ben&Ben | Paolo Guico | Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
None [ac] | 2020 | [15] |
"Sabel" | Ben&Ben (featuring KZ Tandingan) |
Miguel Guico Paolo Guico Toni Muñoz |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Sampaguita" | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Strange" | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Ben&Ben | 2016 | [28] |
"Sugat" † | Ben&Ben (featuring Munimuni) |
Paolo Guico Toni Muñoz |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Sunrise" † | Ben&Ben | Agnes Reoma Andrew De Pano Jam Villanueva Keifer Cabugao Miguel Guico Paolo Guico Patricia Lasaten Poch Barretto Toni Muñoz |
None [ad] | 2018 | [50] |
"Susi" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Ben&Ben | 2016 | [28] |
"Swimming Pool" | Ben&Ben (featuring Chito Miranda) |
Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"Talaarawan" | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico Toni Muñoz |
Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"Tinatangi" # [ae] | The Benjamins, Bayang Barrios, and Cookie Chua | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
PhilPop 2016 | 2016 | [1] |
"Tuloy Na Tuloy Pa Rin ang Pasko" # | Ben&Ben | Andrei Dionisio | None [af] | 2021 | [51] |
"Upuan" † | Ben&Ben | Miguel Guico Paolo Guico |
Pebble House, Vol. 1: Kuwaderno | 2021 | [34] |
"War" | Ben&Ben | Keifer Cabugao | Limasawa Street | 2019 | [17] |
"The Way You Look at Me" † | Ben&Ben | Andrew Fromm Keith Follese |
None [ag] | 2023 | [52] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Ben&Ben and Belle Mariano re-recorded and released "Autumn" as a duet in 2023.[18]
- ^ "Autumn" was released as a non-album single in 2023.[19]
- ^ "Balik-Balikan" was released as a non-album promotional single in 2018.[20]
- ^ "Bibingka" was released as part of a compilation album by Stages Sessions titled Pintig ng Pasko.[22]
- ^ "Branches" was released as a non-album single in 2018.[23]
- ^ "Cheap Love" was released as a non-album single in 2021.[24]
- ^ "Could Be Something" was released as a non-album single in 2023.[25]
- ^ Ben&Ben released the single as "Courage" (Acoustic Version) in 2023 and later recorded a full band version.[26][27]
- ^ "Courage" was released as a non-album single in 2023.[26]
- ^ "Dati" was released as a non-album promotional single in 2018.[29]
- ^ "Dear" was released as a non-album single in 2022.[30]
- ^ "Nakikinig Ka Ba sa Akin" was released as a non-album single in 2020.[31]
- ^ "Di Na Muli" was released as a non-album promotional single in 2019.[32]
- ^ "Doors" was released as a non-album single in 2020.[33]
- ^ "Inevitable" was released as a non-album single in 2021.[35]
- ^ "Langyang Pag-ibig" was released as a non-album single in 2022.[36]
- ^ Ben&Ben and Young K recorded "Leaves" as a duet and released it in 2021.[37]
- ^ "Lifetime" was released as a non-album single in 2020.[38]
- ^ "Inevitable" was released as a non-album single in 2022.[39]
- ^ Ben&Ben recorded "Make It with You" as the main theme song for the 2020 television series of the same name.[40]
- ^ "Mapa (Band Version)" was released as a non-album single in 2021.[41]
- ^ "Masyado Pang Maaga" was released as a non-album single in 2019.[42]
- ^ "Maybe the Night" was released as a non-album single in 2017.[43]
- ^ "Nakikinig Ka Ba sa Akin" was released as a non-album single in 2020.[44]
- ^ "Langyang Pag-ibig" was released as a non-album single in 2022.[45]
- ^ "Ours" was released as a non-album single in 2018.[46]
- ^ "Paninindigan Kita" was released as a non-album single in 2022.[48]
- ^ "A Perfect Christmas" was released as a non-album promotional single in 2019.[49]
- ^ "Sa Susunod na Habang Buhay" was released as a non-album single in 2020, and was later used the main theme song of the 2023 films Love You Long Time and Rewind.[14][15]
- ^ "Sunrise" was released as a non-album single in 2018.[50]
- ^ Paolo and Miguel Guico released the single "Tinatangi" as the Benjamins.[1]
- ^ "Tuloy Na Tuloy Pa Rin ang Pasko" was released as a non-album single in 2021.[51]
- ^ "The Way You Look at Me" was released as a non-album single in 2023.[52]
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- ^ a b "Ben&Ben basks in the light on Limasawa Street". Manila Bulletin. July 9, 2019. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via PressReader.
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- ^ "Ben&Ben, Belle Mariano collaborate for "Autumn's" duet version". ABS-CBNnews.com. December 18, 2023. Archived from the original on January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Balik-Balikan". Spotify. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ Ben&Ben. "Beautiful Girl – Recorded at Kodama Studios, Philippines". Spotify. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ a b Stage Sessions (October 22, 2016). "Pintig ng Pasko". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Branches". Spotify. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ a b WeiBird. "Cheap Love". Spotify. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Could Be Something". Spotify. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b c Ben&Ben. "Courage (Acoustic Version)". Spotify. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "The Ones We Once Loved". Spotify. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Di Ka Sayang". Spotify. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Lorenzo, Bea; Benin, Clara. "Di Na Muli (feat. Ben&Ben)". Spotify. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Doors". Spotify. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Langyang Pag-ibig". Spotify. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Lifetime". Spotify. Archived from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Mag-Ingat". Spotify. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ben&Ben brings new flavor to Bread's "Make It With You"". ABS-CBNnews.com. December 19, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b SB19, Ben&Ben. "Mapa (Band Version)". Spotify. Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Masyado Pang Maaga". Spotify. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Maybe the Night – Single". Apple Music. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Nakikinig Ka Ba sa Akin". Spotify. Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "The Ones We Once Loved". Spotify. Archived from the original on June 27, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Ours". Spotify. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Moira Dela Torre. "Paalam". Spotify. Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben. "Paninindigan Kita". Spotify. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Ben&Ben (2019). "A Perfect Christmas – Recorded at OnQ Studios, Manila". Spotify. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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