Sining (song) should not be confused with Xining.
| Sining | |
| Cover: | Sining (cover).jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dionela ft. Jay R |
| Released: | June 7, 2024 |
| Language: | English, Tagalog |
| English Title: | Art |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | 3:20 |
| Label: | UMG Philippines |
| Producer: | Tim Dionela |
| Chronology: | Dionela |
| Prev Title: | Hoodie (feat. Alisson Shore) |
| Prev Year: | 2024 |
Sining (in Tagalog) is a song written and produced by Dionela. It was released as a digital single on June 7, 2024 through UMG Philippines.
After the successful single of "Hoodie (feat. Alisson Shore)", Dionela released a song with a collaboration with Jay R as a standalone single on June 7, 2024.[1]
"Sining" is a three-minute and twenty-second song composed and produced by Tim Dionela.[2] Set in key A with a tempo of 120 beats per minute,[3] it was described as an R&B love song that explored themes of art and love, drawing from Dionela's personal experiences to convey how his relationship has influenced his perspective.[4] [5]
In a TikTok video documenting the song's creation, Dionela was shown experimenting with melodies and lyrics while working through challenges to shape the track. During this process, he incorporated various instruments and sounds, leaving the second verse open for collaboration. A friend suggested reaching out to Jay R, which led to their partnership on the track and added a new layer of inspiration to the project.
The music video was directed by Tristan Ortega and Raven Sta Ana and released on July 24, 2024.[6] The video featured performances by Dionela and Jay R, alongside Stacey, a member of P-pop group Bini and Joonee Gamboa as an old man.[7] The visual narrative complemented the song's emotional depth, blending scenes of centers around memory, loss, and love. The scenes depict the old man's daily life, marked by moments by frustration and yearning, highlighted by symbolic objects and times that represent his wife.[1]
Following its release on June 7, 2024, "Sining" secured the number one spot on the Philippines Hot 100 chart for four consecutive weeks.[8] On August 11, 2024, "Sining" made its debut on Spotify's Daily Top Songs Global chart. It also garnered over 64 million streams, bringing over 7.7 million monthly listeners, making Dionela the OPM artist with the most monthly listeners on the platform.[9]
| Peak position | ||
| Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)[10] | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines (Top Philippine Songs)[11] | 1 |
| Award | Year | Category | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myx Music Awards | 2024 | Collaboration of the Year | [12] | |
| R&B Video of the Year | ||||
| P-pop Awards | 2024 | Song of the Year | [13] | |
| Collaboration of the Year | ||||
| Wish Music Awards | 2024 | Wish R&B Song of the Year | [14] | |