The Popstar Royalty hit an all-time high monthly listeners on Spotify, reflecting the soaring popularity of the cover song she recorded for he film in 2014.
Sarah Geronimo may have not recorded any studio album in the last few years (although she had a number of collaborative singles w/ other artists) in 2022 and 2023, but not an ounce of her popularity and influence diminished, through the years. She, in fact, continues to top musical charts, and this year, she is the face of a new viral craze, online!
Have you been seeing the viral dance craze, ‘Maybe This Time’, on TikTok? Wondering why the sudden re-emergence of this cover, which Geronimo recorded for the film with the same name, in 2014, which she notably starred alongside Philippine television king, Coco Martin. Wonder no more, because craze are just like that. They pop and re-emerge for no reason, except to entertain. Fans relive or discover the joy of listening to or performing them, over and over again. And that seems to be this new craze’s case.
Maybe This Time, is a cover of a classic Michael Murphy ballad of the same title. During Geronimo’s cover’s original release in 2014, the song became sensational, matching the massive box office success of the film, which raked nearly ₱150 million at the box office. It was one of the most successful local films, that year.
The re-emergence of this song, and how it even spawned a new online dance craze, is however, more amazing! Its return to popularity is a result of a collective drive from netizens who kept using the track, over and over again, for their covers of the song and dance craze, itself. The power of social media!
Alongside this craze, the cover song became Geronimo’s no.1 hit, with over 107 million streams, as of August 22. Geronimo also climbed in montly listeners on Spotify, skyrocketing from around 1 million a few weeks ago, to 3 million at the moment. This is now her all-time highest on the said platform, further reflecting the surging popularity of her song.
