Born to Win (album) explained

Born to Win
Type:studio
Artist:Bini
Cover:Born to Win (album).jpg
Released:October 14, 2021
Recorded:2021
Genre:
Length:39:41
Label:Star Music
Next Title:Feel Good
Next Year:2022

Born to Win is the debut studio album of Filipino girl group Bini. It was released by Star Music on 14 October 2021. The album contains twelve tracks, with "Golden Arrow" as its carrier single, five other new tracks "B HU U R" featuring Kritiko, "Na Na Na", "Kinikilig" (Smitten), "8" and "Here With You", four international versions of the group's debut single in Bahasa Indonesia, Japanese, Spanish and Thai, along with their trademark songs "Born to Win" and "Kapit Lang" (Hold On). The album's lyrical content celebrates love, positivity and empowerment.[1]

The album debuted and peaked at number 1 on the iTunes Albums Chart in the Philippines. It also charted in Thailand and Hong Kong.[2]

Background and release

It was during the official debut of the group on 11 June 2021, when ABS-CBN Entertainment head Laurenti Dyogi made a statement on the upcoming projects of Bini and its brother group BGYO—full-length albums, merch and the "One Dream: The BINI x BGYO Concert".[3] On 28 September 2021, the group's official social media account announced the schedules and the release of the debut album.[4] Tracklist of the album was revealed on 3 October 2021 and audio sampler on 12 October 2021.[5]

Singles

Born to Win yielded three singles. The debut single, "Born to Win", was released in June 2021. The music video of "Born to Win" has received more than 200,000 YouTube views on its first 24 hours of release, making it the fastest among the debut music videos of any P-pop group.[6] In July 2021, a Maxi single of the track was released which features the Instrumental, Latin, EDM, String Quartet and Acapella versions.[7] In September 2021, the song was played in the preliminary competition and performed in the coronation of the Miss Universe Philippines 2021.[8] "Kapit Lang" was released in September 2021 as the group's third single and released as the album's sixth single.[9] "Golden Arrow" was released in October 2021 as the album's second single and key track.[10]

Track listing

All song credits are adapted from the album sampler released by Bini's label Star Music in YouTube, unless otherwise noted.[11]

Awards and nominations

! Award ceremony! Year! Category! Nominated work! Result!
RAWR Awards2021Song of the Yearalign=center Born to Win[12]
7th Wish Music AwardsWish Pop Song of the Yearalign=center Born to Win[13]

Notes and References

  1. For citations about "Born to Win" album as Bini's debut album.
  2. For citations of Born to Win as a chart-topper album in iTunes.
  3. Web site: BINI, BGYO to team up for concert this year. news.abs-cbn.com. 2021-06-14. 2021-10-12. 2021-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20211012112023/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/14/21/bini-bgyo-to-team-up-for-concert-this-year. live.
  4. Web site: Daniel Peters. P-pop groups BINI and BGYO announce upcoming debut albums. nme.com. 2021-09-30. 2021-10-12. 2021-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20211012113050/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/p-pop-groups-bini-and-bgyo-announce-upcoming-debut-albums-3058928. live.
  5. Web site: BINI Reveals Album Tracklist & Sneak Peak of Next Single. onemusic.ph. 2021-10-04. 2021-11-08. 2021-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20211108050515/https://www.onemusic.ph/news/bini-reveals-album-tracklist-sneak-peak-next-single-6451. live.
  6. Web site: Lion's Den. BINI’s ‘Born to Win’ music video reaches over 400k views on YouTube. 2021-06-16. lionheartv.net. en. 2021-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20211108071302/https://www.lionheartv.net/2021/06/binis-born-to-win-music-video-reaches-over-400k-views-on-youtube/. live.
  7. For citations about "Born to Win - Maxi Single" released.
  8. For citations about "Born to Win" as a track in Miss Universe Philippines 2021.
  9. For citations about "Kapit Lang" being the third single of BINI.
    • Web site: WATCH: BINI brings the good vibes in "Kapit Lang" music video. 2021-09-10. rappler.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914093039/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/bini-music-video-kapit-lang. 2021-09-14. live. 2021-09-14.
    • Web site: Rafael Bautista. THE NEW SONG RELEASES OF THE WEEK. 2021-09-10. nylonmanila.com. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914093900/https://nylonmanila.com/new-song-releases-september-4-10/. 2021-09-14. live. 2021-09-14.
  10. Web site: BINI's "Golden Arrow", 3rd Single from iTunes PH's number one album, "Born to Win". lionheartv.net. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211110041950/https://www.lionheartv.net/2021/10/binis-golden-arrow-3rd-single-from-itunes-phs-number-one-album-born-to-win/. 2021-11-10. live. 2021-11-10.
  11. Web site: Nino Llanera. BINI Releases Track List For Debut Album "Born to Win". myx.global. 2021-10-04. 2021-11-07. 2021-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20211107044309/https://myx.global/bini-tracklist/. live.
  12. Web site: RAWR Awards is all set for Another Bigger, Broader Scope of Awards this 2021. October 17, 2021. LionhearTV. October 19, 2021.
  13. Web site: Here's how you can vote for your favorite artists at the 34th Awit Awards. 2021-11-15. wish1075.com. 2021-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115042223/https://www.wish1075.com/7th-wish-music-awards-nominees-official/. 2021-11-15. live.

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