| "Panalo" | ||||
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| Single by Ez Mil | ||||
| from the album Act 1 | ||||
| Language | ||||
| Released | July 26, 2020 | |||
| Length | 3:37[1] | |||
| Label | FFP Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ezekiel Miller [2] | |||
| Ez Mil singles chronology | ||||
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| Performance | ||||
| "Panalo" at Wish 107.5's YouTube Channel | ||||
"Panalo" (transl. "Victory") is a song by Filipino-American rapper Ez Mil, released on July 26, 2020, as the fifth track on the album Act 1.[3][1] It features lines in three languages: Filipino/Tagalog, English, and Ilocano in the original Wish 107.5 recording with an addition of Cebuano for the following Pacquiao Version official music video release.
The song became viral after Wish 107.5 uploaded a performance of "Panalo" by Ez Mil on January 29, 2021, to YouTube, which garnered at least 30 million views by early February 2021. "Panalo" was also met with criticism for its erroneous line describing Visayan pre-colonial era leader Lapu-Lapu as having been beheaded in the Battle of Mactan of 1521. In recorded history, the Visayan and his forces prevailed over the Spanish led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Lapu-Lapu is widely regarded as a national hero in contemporary Philippine society.
- ^ a b "Act 1, by Ez Mil". Ez Mil. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Villa, Gil (February 10, 2021). "Ez Mil cool on sudden success, intrigues". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 10, 2021.