Ben&Ben are back with new single, entitled “Saranggola” (“Kite”), which came out today, April 11, 2025 (Friday). The song’s release was announced by the folk-pop hitmakers last April 3, 2025 (Thursday), initially teased by the band through through a short video of them singing it together, revealing that it centers around friendship.
A day ahead of the song’s release, the band put out a statement regarding its meaning, which you can read below:
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Yan ang bilang ng araw simula nung naging banda kami. Between then and now, kung iisa-isahin ang mga “defining moments” ng pagkakaibigan namin, baka hindi lang kanta ang maisulat namin, kundi pelikula na hindi matapos-tapos ang kwento.
(That’s the number of days since we became a band. Between then and now, if we were to list down the “defining moments” of our friendship, we might be able to write not just ang song, but a movie whose story never ends.)Pero alam niyo ba, nagsimula kaming hindi magkakakilala? Akala namin banda banda lang at walang personalan. But here we are, 8 years later — as personal as it gets, para na kaming magkakapatid. Life-long friends.
(But did you know, we started not knowing each other? We thought it was just about being in a band and nothing personal. But here we are, 8 years later — as personal as it gets, as if we were siblings. Life-long friends.)‘Yung storya namin ay parang isang love story na unti unting nagiging pang habangbuhay. Nung una, nagkakahiyaan pa, pwede mag stay forever, pwedeng umalis. Pero ngayon, sigurado na kami, ang pagkakaibigan namin ay pang habangbuhay.
(Our story is like a love story that’s slowly becoming a life-long one. At first, we felt shy around each other, we could stay forever, we could leave. But now, we’re sure, our friendship is for life.)
At kahit saan man kami dalhin ng hangin, one thing is for sure. Hindi namin ipagpapalit ang isa’t-isa.
(And wherever the wind takes us, one thing is for sure. We won’t trade each other for anyone else.)
Ang bago naming kantang pinamagatang Saranggola ay tungkol sa pagkakaibigan naming siyam. Isa ito sa pinaka personal na kantang naisulat namin at bukas, mapapakinggan niyo na siya.
(Our new song entitled “Saranggola” is about the friendship among us nine. It is one of the most personal songs we’ve written, and tomorrow, you’ll finally get to listen to it.)
“Saranggola” serves as Ben&Ben first brand-new release since their third album The Traveller Across Dimensions, which came out last November 29, 2024. Following this, the band released the record’s 12th track, “Tomorrow With You,” as a special Valentine’s single last February, featuring a live version recorded during their sold-out solo concert at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in support of the album.
LIsten to Ben&Ben “Saranggola” below: