ClapClapClap!
{{Infobox album
| name = ClapClapClap!
| type = studio
| artist = IV of Spades
| cover = IV of Spades - ClapClapClap!.png
| alt =
| released = January 18, 2019
| recorded = 2018
| studio =
| genre = Indie rock
| length = {{Duration|m=54|s=46}}
| label = Warner Music Philippines
| producer =
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| misc = {{Singles
| name = ClapClapClap!
| type = studio
| single1 = In My Prison
| single1date = July 12, 2018
| single2 = Bata, Dahan-Dahan!
| single2date = October 28, 2018
| single3 = Take That Man
| single3date = December 28, 2018
| single4 = Bawat Kaluluwa
| single4date = January 20, 2019
| single5 = Come Inside of My Heart
| single5date = October 13, 2019
}}
}}
ClapClapClap! (stylized as CLAPCLAPCLAP!) is the debut studio album by Filipino band IV of Spades. It was released on January 18, 2019{{Cite web|url=https://myx.abs-cbn.com/features/17208/iv-of-spades-debut-album-clapclapclap-has-arrive/|title=IV OF SPADES Debut Album 'CLAPCLAPCLAP' Has Arrived!|last=Fallore|first=Renuel|website=Myx|date=2019-01-18|access-date=2019-01-20}}{{Cite news|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/314382/iv-of-spades-drops-debut-album-clapclapclap|title=IV of Spades drops debut album 'CLAPCLAPCLAP!'|last=Aguilar|first=Krissy|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=2019-01-18|access-date=2019-01-20}} by Warner Music Philippines.{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/18/19/you-can-now-listen-to-iv-of-spades-first-album-clapclapclap|title=You can now listen to IV of Spades' first album 'Clapclapclap!'|website=ABS-CBN News|date=2019-01-18|access-date=2019-01-20}} The album features songs that were previously released as singles, namely "In My Prison", "Bata, Dahan-Dahan", "Take That Man", "Bawat Kaluluwa", and their fifth single "Come Inside of My Heart".
Background and recording
IV of Spades is a funk-rock band from the Philippines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/iv-of-spades-surprise-fans-with-debut-album-release-listen|title=IV Of Spades surprise fans with debut album CLAPCLAPCLAP!|last=Bodegon|first=Kara|date=2019-01-18|website=Bandwagon|access-date=2019-01-20}} Formed in 2014, it consists of lead vocalist and bassist Zild Benitez, lead guitarist Blaster Silonga, and drummer Badjao de Castro. Unique Salonga, the band's original lead vocalist, left the band in April 2018 and pursued a solo career, after which Benitez took over singing duties.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/652354/iv-of-spades-to-continue-without-vocalist-unique-salonga/story/|title=IV of Spades to continue without vocalist Unique Salonga|website=GMA News Online|date=2018-05-15|access-date=2019-01-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/05/17/1816082/iv-spades-reveals-plans-after-vocalist-quits|title=IV of Spades reveals plans after vocalist quits|last=Severo|first=Jan Milo|website=Philippine Star|date=2018-05-17|access-date=2019-01-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/08/18/unique-salonga-speaks-up-after-leaving-iv-of-spades|title=Unique Salonga speaks up after leaving IV of Spades|website=ABS-CBN News|date=2019-05-08|access-date=2019-01-20}} As the band announced Unique's departure and dispelled rumors of disbanding, they told fans on their Facebook page that they were working on their first full-length record.{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/17/18/hey-barbara-hey-fans-iv-of-spades-is-not-disbanding|title=Hey, Barbara! Hey, fans! IV of Spades is not disbanding|website=ABS-CBN News|date=2019-04-17|access-date=2019-01-20}}
Months prior to the album's release, the band issued several successful singles, including "Mundo",{{Cite web|url=https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2019/01/05/all-about-love-for-local-music|title=All about love for local music|website=Manila Bulletin Entertainment|date=2019-01-05|access-date=2019-01-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://entertainment.mb.com.ph/2018/12/29/ph-entertainment-in-2018|title=Top PH entertainment stories in 2018|last=Parungao|first=Regina Mae|website=Manila Bulletin Entertainment|date=2018-12-29|access-date=2019-01-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/06/18/iv-of-spades-scores-mtv-europe-music-awards-nomination|title=IV of Spades scores MTV Europe Music Awards nomination|website=ABS-CBN News|date=2018-10-06|access-date=2019-01-20}} which still featured Unique as a vocalist.
According to an interview with Philippine magazine Chalk, the band members decided on recording the album as an overnight decision while recording "In My Prison". Recording and production commenced in August 2018 and lasted for four months.{{Cite web|url=http://lifestyle.abs-cbn.com/articles/7294/chalklovesivofspades-iv-of-spades-on-their-journey-to-producing-clapclapclap/|title=#ChalkLovesIVofSpades: IV OF SPADES On Their Journey To Producing 'CLAPCLAPCLAP!'|last=Abanes|first=Mariel|website=ABS-CBN Lifestyle|date=2019-01-18|access-date=2019-01-22}}
Music and lyrics
The album departs from the band's prior funk-rock style. CLAPCLAPCLAP! takes influence from various genres including alternative rock, electro pop, pop, indie pop, ballad, pop rock, and psychedelic rock. Three out of 15 of the album's tracks are written in Filipino, specifically "Bata, Dahan-Dahan!", "Bawat Kaluluwa", and "Dulo ng Hangganan".{{Cite web|url=https://pop.inquirer.net/69376/iv-of-spades-debut-album-clapclapclap|title=IV OF SPADES Debut Album 'CLAPCLAPCLAP!'|website=InqPOP!|date=2019-01-18|access-date=2019-01-22}} Its lyrical content explores themes of childhood, freedom, and relationships.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com//entertainment/music/221649-iv-spades-clapclapclap-album-review|title='CLAPCLAPCLAP!' finds IV of Spades battling anxiety and identity|last=Hofileña|first=Emil|website=Rappler|date=2019-01-22|access-date=2019-01-22}}
Release
ClapClapClap! was released on January 18, 2019 on Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cosmo.ph/entertainment/iv-of-spades-releases-debut-album-clapclapclap-a292-20190119|title=LISTEN: IV Of Spades Releases Debut Album, 'CLAPCLAPCLAP!'|last=Eugenio|first=Monina|website=COSMO.PH|date=2019-01-19|access-date=2019-01-20}} Subsequently, on January 20, a music video for their fourth single "Bawat Kaluluwa" was uploaded on the band's official YouTube page.{{Citation|last=IV OF SPADES|title=IV OF SPADES - Bawat Kaluluwa (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h51-iS6PuQY|access-date=2019-01-20}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = CLAPCLAPCLAP!
| writer1 = Zild Benitez, Badjao De Castro, Blaster Silonga
| length1 = 0:15
| title2 = Sweet Shadow
| writer2 = Benitez
| length2 = 4:03
| title3 = Bata, Dahan-Dahan!
| writer3 = Benitez, De Castro, Silonga
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = Bawat Kaluluwa
| writer4 = Benitez, Silonga
| length4 = 3:58
| title5 = Not My Energy
| writer5 = Benitez, Silonga
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = Come Inside of My Heart
| writer6 = Silonga
| length6 = 4:06
| title7 = The Novel of My Mind
| writer7 = Benitez, De Castro, Silonga
| length7 = 1:20
| title8 = Dulo ng Hangganan
| writer8 = Benitez, Silonga
| length8 = 5:28
| title9 = In My Prison
| writer9 = Benitez, Silonga, Unique Salonga
| length9 = 3:38
| title10 = My Juliana
| writer10 = Benitez, Silonga
| length10 = 4:46
| title11 = I'm a Butterfly
| writer11 = Benitez, Silonga
| length11 = 4:49
| title12 = I Ain't Perfect
| writer12 = De Castro, Silonga
| length12 = 4:22
| title13 = Take That Man
| writer13 = Benitez, Salonga
| length13 = 3:59
| title14 = Captivated
| writer14 = Benitez, Silonga
| length14 = 3:39
| title15 = I Would Rather Live Alone (I'm Not Who I'm Today)
| writer15 = Benitez
| length15 = 2:14
| total_length = 54:46
}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Award !Category !Result !{{abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| rowspan="2" |2020
| rowspan="2" |Awit Awards 2020 | Album of the Year | {{won}} | rowspan="2" |{{cite news|url=https://rappler.com/entertainment/music/list-winners-awit-awards-2020|title=FULL LIST: Winners, Awit Awards 2020|publisher=Rappler.com|date=August 29, 2020|access-date=August 29, 2020}} |
| Record of the Year (for Bawat Kaluluwa)
| {{won}} |
| 2020
|MYX Music Awards 2020 |Rock Video of the Year (for Come Inside of My Heart) | {{won}} |
See also
References
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