| Mr. DJ | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sharon Cuneta |
| Album: | DJ's Pet |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Recorded: | 1978 |
| Genre: | Manila sound |
| Label: | Sunshine/Vicor |
| Producer: | Spanky Rigor |
| Prev Title: | Tawag ng Pag-ibig |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Kahit Maputi Na ang Buhok Ko |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
"Mr. DJ" is a song written by Filipino composer Rey Valera and recorded by Sharon Cuneta in 1978, when she was 12 years old. The single was produced by Spanky Rigor of VST & Company. It became Cuneta's first and one of her biggest hits. The song drove her rise to stardom; she became an actress and was soon labelled as "The Megastar" in Philippine showbiz.[1]
Tito Sotto, who was the vice president of Vicor Music Corporation at that time and Cuneta's uncle, called upon Valera to write a song about disc jockeys;[2] Sotto suggested that the title should be "Mr. DJ". Valera, who began a recording career as a member of Electric Hair Band, went solo and became a songwriter for other artists including Rico J. Puno before he found success on his solo career. Cuneta had already released her debut single Tawag ng Pag-Ibig ("Call of Love") and the song played on nationwide radio. Sotto however, was not satisfied with that.[3]
In an interview on the Philippine morning talk show Magandang Buhay ("Beautiful Life"), Valera recalls writing the song while riding a jeepney (usually from Monumento to his home in Meycauayan), and in a cemetery. He found it challenging since he could not figure out what kind song would be fitting for Cuneta, as she was too young to be taken seriously with a love song, and a bit too old to be given a nursery rhyme.