''You'll Be Safe Here'' is an EP by OPM

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that features the eponymous song first used as the theme song of the 2004

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TV horror-drama series ''

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''. The CD of the EP includes two

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s for "You'll Be Safe Here", where the second video used an advanced technology that translates the song's lyrics into

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. The song was performed by the band at the 2006

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, where Rivermaya was the only Filipino band to perform. The song reached #1 on the

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music charts during its release. Two years after its release, it gained popularity in

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and was thereafter slated for a European release. The song "Liwanag Sa Dilim (Kaya mo 'to)" was previously released as a single on the Repackaged version of the band's album ''

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''. It was also used as a jingle in a

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advertisement and later on in an

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advertisement that had the tagline "''Basta Abot ng Araw, Abot ng LBC Remit Express''". The song "Imbecilesque" on the EP was previously recorded for the band's 2000 album ''Free''.

Other notable versions

* In 2022, Janine Teñoso and Adie Garcia released their versions of the song as a OST for the film ''366''. * In 2023,

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performs the song as an OST for the series ''

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.''

Track listing

Personnel

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(lead vocals, guitar, keyboard) *

Mark Escueta Mark Edward Penabella Escueta (; born 9 January 1976) is a Filipino musician and one of the founding members of the Filipino rock band Rivermaya. Escueta has been the only constant member of Rivermaya since its inception in 1994. Early life E ...

(drums, percussion, vocals) *

Mike Elgar Michael Maximino C. Elgar (born May 8, 1976) is a Filipino musician currently performing as a guitarist and one of the lead vocalists for the band Rivermaya. He has been the band's longest serving guitarist, ever since he joined in May 2001. Mus ...

(guitar, vocals) *

Japs Sergio John Paul "Japs" Ricafranca Sergio (born August 20, 1979) is a former bassist/vocalist/guitarist/songwriter of the Filipino band Rivermaya and the current guitarist/vocalist/frontman for the band Peso Movement. Career Sergio joined the band in Ap ...

(bass guitar, backing vocals on track 4) Additional musicians: *Mel Villana - strings arrangement *Antonio Bautista, Eleazar Bautista, Proceso Yusi, Bernadette Cadorniga - violins (track 1 & 3) *Leonardo Malazo, Regina Malazo, Maritess Ibero - cellos (track 1 & 3) *Delfin Calderon - bass (track 1 & 3)

Album Credits

*Track 1 Recorded at: Tracks Studios, Mixed at Tracks Studios & HIT Productions by Angee Rozul & Rico Blanco *Track 2 Recorded at: Tracks Studios, Mixed at HIT Productions by Rico Blanco *Track 3 & 5 Recorded and Mixed at: Tracks Studios *Track 4 Recorded & Mixed at: HIT Productions. Mastered By Angee Rozul at Tracks Studios *Executive Producer: Revolver Music *Producer: Rivermaya *Design layout: Paolo Lim

"Liwanag sa Dilim" in Leni Robredo's presidential campaign

On 8 February 2022, the remaining members of Rivermaya appeared at

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's proclamation rally in Naga City, signaling the start of Robredo's 2022 campaign, and performed "Liwanag sa Dilim". The following day, Robredo's daughter Jillian uploaded an Instagram video post with the song on the background. Rivermaya's appearance at the rally would be the first of many appearances the band would make throughout the campaign, in which "Liwanag sa Dilim" virtually became the anthem for Robredo's supporters. On 17 April, Rivermaya created a new music video for the song, with

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on vocals and featuring volunteers and other celebrities involved in the Robredo campaign. On 26 April, another video with the song, featuring various celebrity musicians and singers led by singer

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, was released to further support the last days of the Robredo campaign.

References

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