Ere (song)

"Ere" (transl. "Air"; stylized in all caps) is a song recorded by Filipino singer-songwriter Juan Karlos Labajo. Under the band name Juan Karlos, it was released on August 4, 2023 under Universal Music Philippines. Written and produced by Labajo, the song served as the second track of the album titled Sad Songs and Bullshit Part 1. It reached number one on Billboard Philippines Songs chart for two weeks and broke numerous streaming records on Spotify.

"Ere"
Cover art for Ere
Single by Juan Karlos
from the album Sad Songs and Bullshit Part 1
ReleasedAugust 04, 2023 (August 04, 2023)
Recorded2023
GenreAlternative, indie
Length4:44
LabelUniversal Music Philippines
Songwriter(s)Juan Karlos Labajo
Producer(s)Juan Karlos Labajo
Juan Karlos singles chronology
"Gabi"
(2023)		 "Ere"
(2023)		 "Tapusin Na Natin To"
(2023)
Music video
"ERE" on YouTube

Commercial performance

"Ere" debuted at No. 5 on the US Billboard's Philippines Songs chart. The song climbed to No. 1 the following week,[1] dethroning "3D" by Jungkook and Jack Harlow.[2] "Ere" also debuted at No. 138 on Billboard Global Excl. US chart, becoming the first Filipino song to appear on the chart.[3] Following its growing popularity on both digital and streaming platforms, the song broke the record for the biggest single day streams for a Filipino song in Spotify history with 1.77 million streams, dethroning "Mine" by Taylor Swift.[4][5][6] It also marked the first time a Filipino song entered the Top 100 of Spotify's global chart and the first Filipino song to accumulate over a million streams in a single day on the platform.[7][8]

Elsewhere, "Ere" also debuted at No. 21 on New Zealand's Hot Singles, marking their first entry on the chart.[9]

Live performances

Juan Karlos has performed "Ere" at The Sad Tour[10] and Realme Fanfest 2023 in Cebu City.[11] The official live performance video of the song was uploaded on Juan Karlos' official YouTube channel on September 23, 2023.[12] In October 22, 2023, the band performed the song at the New Frontier Theater as a special guest for the Danish pop band Lukas Graham's concert.[13]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Apple Music.[14]

  • Juan Karlos — vocals, songwriter, producer, acoustic guitar
  • Sergio Christian Sammartino — electic guitar
  • Rickson Ruiz — drums
  • Rommel dela Cruz — bass
  • Emil dela Rosa — mastering engineer, mixing
  • Nikhil Amarnani — recording engineer

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "ERE"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[9] 21
Philippine Songs (Billboard)[1] 1
Billboard Global Excl. US chart[3] 121

Release history
Release dates and formats for "ERE"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Worldwide August 4, 2023
Universal Music Philippines [15]

See also

References
  1. Cusson, Michael (2022-02-15). "Philippines Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. "Juan Karlos' 'ERE' Tops Billboard's Philippines Songs Charts". billboardphilippines.com. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  3. Cabral, R. J. (2020-09-15). "Billboard Global Excl. US". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  4. "All The Historic Firsts And Records Juan Karlos' ERE Broke". nylonmanila.com. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  5. Antonio, Josiah (2023-10-16). "Juan Karlos' 'ERE' hits 1.2 million streams on Spotify". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  6. Lim, Ron. "Juan Karlos' 'ERE' surpasses Taylor Swift's 'Mine (Taylor's Version)' on Spotify Philippines". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  7. Nicart, Lyka. "Juan Karlos Labajo sets new records with Ere". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  8. Abad, Ysa (2023-10-11). "LOOK: juan karlos makes OPM history on Spotify Global chart with 'Ere'". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  9. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  10. "Juan Karlos releases new album". ABS-CBN News. 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  11. Mendoza, Francis (2023-09-27). "Unbox Diaries: Coverage of realme's 2-Day Cebu Event - MasterShot Class and Photowalk, FanFest 2023". Unbox Diaries. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  12. "Juan Karlos Labajo's 'ERE' becomes first Filipino song to enter Spotify's top 100 global chart". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  13. "Lukas Graham to Perform in Manila With Juan Karlos as Special Guest! - When In Manila". When in Manila. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  14. ERE by juan karlos, 2023-08-04, retrieved 2023-10-20
  15. Bote, Jia (2023-10-11). "Juan Karlos makes Spotify history with heartbreak song 'Ere'". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
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