''Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw'' is the

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to the 2000

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and

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of the same name starring

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and

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. The soundtrack was released by Viva Records on 2000 in CD and cassette format. With the film's immense success, the single "Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw" shot to the top of the charts and the soundtrack sold more than 240,000+ copies in the

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Content

The carrier single is the song "Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw" composed by

Ogie Alcasid Herminio Jose Lualhati "Ogie" Alcasid Jr. (born August 27, 1967) is a Filipino actor, singer, songwriter, comedian, director and producer. He is best known for his songwriting and collaboration with other musical artists. He has appeared in fi ...

which was requested by Regine Velasquez to be the main love theme of the film. The song was created for only a day by Alcasid during his then wife Michelle Van Eimeren's second child pregnancy. The album went gold certified by the

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(PARI) after a week upon release and turned platinum award after a month and considered one of the best selling soundtracks by a Filipino movie in the Philippines.

Accolades

The song ''Kailangan Ko'y Ikaw'' received numerous awards and citation from different Philippine awards program including

Awit Awards The Awit Awards are music awards in the Philippines given annually by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) to recognize the outstanding achievements in the music industry. The word "Awit" means "song" literally in Filipino ...

, Filipino Academy of Movie Arts & Sciences (FAMAS) Awards and PMPC Star Awards for Movies.

Track listing

Notes * features uncredited vocals from Raul Mitra. * the "Main Theme" is the film version which features the Manila Philharmonic Orchestra. Cover credits * "Star on a TV Show" is a cover originally from

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, from their 1974 album ''Heavy''. * "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" is a cover originally from

Roberta Flack Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, Folk music, folk, and pop and contributed to the birth of the quiet storm ...

, from her 1969 album '' First Take''. * "Suntok Sa Buwan" is a cover originally from APO Hiking Society, from their 1993 album '' Barangay Apo''. * "Tuwing Umuulan" is a Ryan Cayabyab original, first popularized by

Basil Valdez Basil Salvador Valdez (; born November 8, 1951) is a Filipino singer. He has received several Tinig Awards and the 1991 Tanglaw ng Lahi Award from Ateneo de Manila University. Biography Valdez recalled in a 2024 interview that his impromptu ...

from his 1978 album, ''Basil''. * "The Best That I Can Be (She Loves Me)" is a Jim Photoglo original, first popularized by

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from his 1983 album, '' It's Your Night''.

Personnel

The album was produced by Regine Velasquez and Raul Mitra. *Regine Velasquez – vocals, background vocals *

Trina Belamide Katrina "Trina" Belamide is a Filipino songwriter and record producer. According to the ''Manila Times'' she has written songs for most of the Philippines' top recording artists. Career Belamide began taking piano lessons at age 8 and started ...

– background vocals *Sonny Azurin – bass *Roger Herrera – bass *Marc Lopez – arranger * Raul Mitra – arranger, vocals *Eric Apuyan – engineer, mixing *Eric Payumo – engineer *Percival Fontanilla – A&R *Ewan MacColl – composer *Van Sean Deato – cover design

Certifications

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