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, 5 other new tracks "B HU U R" featuring Kritiko, "Na Na Na", "Kinikilig", "8" and "Here With You", four international versions of the group's debut single in Bahasa, Japanese, Spanish and Thai, along with their trademark songs Born to Win and Kapit Lang. The album's lyrical content celebrates love, positivity and empowerment.[1]
Born to Win | |
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Studio album by Bini | |
Released | 14 October 2021 |
Recorded | 2021 |
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Length | 39:41 |
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Label | Star Music |
Singles from Born to Win | |
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The album debuts and peaks at number 1 on iTunes Albums Chart in the Philippines. It also charted in Thailand and Hong Kong.[2]
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]
We hope they'll [listeners] be inspired listening to the songs. We hope they'll [listeners] be able to feel their journey and not just hear or see their journey.
— Lian Kyla, songwriter—"Kapit Lang" and "Here With You", Bandwagon Asia [6]
P-Pop group BINI flexes vocal complexity, thematic maturity, and moving sentiments with their debut studio album, Born to Win. [It] is a well-crafted and well-intended debut album that may just have served BINI a more proper and stronger take-off into reaching a higher level in their fast-developing career. Their feathery and flexible vocals are already truly magical assets that make this entire 12-track album noteworthy, but what their songs impart is an even more relevant goldmine.
— JE CC, Lionheartv.net[7]
True to its name, BINI's Born to Win debut album wants to make the listener feel like they can take on any challenge in life. It’s a well-produced album. The group's exploration into the funk and disco sound really suited them well and the group's vocals are stunning, as in they served in that department.
— Rafael Bautista, Nylon Manila[8]
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.[9] In July 2021, a Maxi single of the track was released which features the Instrumental, Latin, EDM, String Quartet and Acapella versions.[10] In September 2021, the song was played in the preliminary competition and performed in the coronation of the Miss Universe Philippines 2021.[11] "Kapit Lang" was released in September 2021 as the group's third single and released as the album's sixth single.[12] "Golden Arrow" was released in October 2021 as the album's second single and key track.[13]
All song credits are adapted from the album sampler released by Bini's label Star Music in YouTube, unless otherwise noted.[14]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Born to Win" |
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| 2:53 |
2. | "Golden Arrow" |
| Jonathan Manalo | 3:47 |
3. | "B HU U R (featuring KRITIKO)" |
| Jonathan Manalo | 3:31 |
4. | "Na Na Na" | Nica Del Rosario |
| 4:11 |
5. | "Kinikilig" |
| Jonathan Manalo | 3:35 |
6. | "Kapit Lang" |
| Jonathan Manalo | 2:49 |
7. | "8" | Ma. Nicolette "Colet" Vergara | Jonathan Manalo | 3:46 |
8. | "Here With You" |
| Jonathan Manalo | 3:32 |
9. | "Born to Win - Bahasa Indonesia Version" |
| Jonathan Manalo | 2:53 |
10. | "Born to Win - Japanese Version" |
| Jonathan Manalo | 2:53 |
11. | "Born to Win - Thai Version" |
| Jonathan Manalo | 2:53 |
12. | "Born to Win - Spanish Version" |
| Jonathan Manalo | 2:53 |
Total length: | 39:41 |
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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RAWR Awards | 2021 | Song of the Year | Born to Win | Nominated | [16] |
7th Wish Music Awards | Wish Pop Song of the Year | Born to Win | Pending | [17] |
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Various | October 14, 2021 | Digital download | Star Music |