OPM singer-songwriter Juan Karlos Labajo has made “history” with his latest single Ere becoming the first Filipino song to enter Spotify’s global chart. The emotionally charged track is also the Philippines’ most streamed local song in a day this year.
According to a post by Chart Data on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Ere debuted at the No. 177 spot with 1.22 million streams. As of Tuesday, it occupied the No. 58 spot on Spotify Top Songs Global.
Ere also broke the all-time record for the biggest single-day stream on Spotify Philippines with 1.39 million streams, surpassing American pop star Taylor Swift’s Mine (Taylor’s Version).
As of presstime, Ere simultaneously ranks at No. 1 on the Philippine charts of audio-streaming platforms Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, iTunes and Deezer, Chart Data further said.
On the other hand, the music video on YouTube featuring the singer’s live performance has garnered 10 million views and is still trending at No. 2 for music.
Juan Karlos, also known as JK, first released Ere in August. It is part of his Sad Songs and Bullsh*ts Part 1 album launched last September.
“This album originally started out as a compilation of all the love songs that I made for someone whom I gave so much of myself to,” JK described his album in an Instagram post.
He added, “Eventually, things didn’t turn out the way I hoped for. The songs started to not make any sense. All the songs for love turned into songs for sadness.”
The 22-year-old singer also performed the song inspired from a breakup on the mystery-thriller series Senior High where he stars as Gino.