"Hari Kemenangan" | ||||
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Single by Siti Nurhaliza | ||||
Released | 20 June 2016 | (Digital)|||
Format | Digital download | |||
Recorded | 26 May 2016 | |||
Genre | Hari Raya | |||
Length | 4:20 | |||
Label | , Universal Music Group (Malaysia) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Siso Kopratasa | |||
Producer(s) | Pak Ngah Suhaimi | |||
Siti Nurhaliza singles chronology | ||||
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"Hari Kemenangan" on YouTube |
"Hari Kemenangan" (English: The Day of Victory) is a single by Malaysian artist, Siti Nurhaliza. Written by Siso Kopratasa and produced by Pak Ngah Suhaimi, it was released on 20 June 2016 as a special single for Eid al-Fitr. This single marked her first Eid al-Fitr single after she recorded the last one 10 years ago. It was also produced after Siti release her eid album Anugerah Aidilfitri (The Gift of Eid-al-Fitr) in December 2003.
However, Siti Nurhaliza was accused for plagiarism over the song title having the similarities between it and Rabbani’s song, "Kemenangan" (Victory).
In May 2016, in an interview with Sinar Harian, she revealed that she was going to record and release an Eid al-Fitr song on what has to be known as Hari Kemenangan. She also revealed that this song would be her first Eid al-Fitr in 10 years, and Pak Ngah Suhami would be the song composer. The song was recorded on 26 May 2016, when a one-minute teaser for the recording session was uploaded by Rumpun Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group (Malaysia), to their Facebook account. Another 15-second teaser was uploaded by Universal Music Group (Malaysia) to their own Facebook account on the same day. During the recording session, it is said that she took two hours to warm up in the studio after she decided to take a long break from singing after her Dato' Siti Nurhaliza & Friends Concert in April 2016.
A midtempo song, this four minutes and 20 seconds song was produced by Pak Ngah Suhaimi while its lyrics were provided by Siso Kopratasa. Unlike the usual Malaysian Eid al-Fitr songs, the lyrics contain no reference to cliché lines that are synonymous with Eid al-Fitr in Malaysia. The lyrics were described to carry a more meaningful meaning.
According to Siti, "What is special about this Eid al-Fitr song is that we unanimously agree that [we] do not want to incorporate cliché lines like [those that are about] ketupat, lemang, foods, visiting [others] and etc., but the lyrics will be heavier but still suitable with the Eid al-Fitr mood". She also added that "The lyrics of the song are touching the meaning of Eid al-Fitr according to its context in Islam. It tells about the Muslims victory against the nafs during the fasting month, asking for forgiveness from each other and from the One God." The song is composed with a touch of traditional Malay music that still "retains the elements of [how] the Malays are celebrating the Eid".