Melangkah Di Atas Awan (song)

"Melangkah Di Atas Awan" (Lit. 'A walk in the clouds' or 'Walking in the clouds'; often shortened to "Melangkah Di Awan") is a song recorded by Indonesian singer and actor Ronnie Sianturi of Trio Libels, in his vocal role as Yudi. It was first made available in the Indosiar musical television series of the same name on September 11, 1997, before officially released as a single of his compilation album of the same name in December 1997 through Musica Studios as the song's distributor. It marked Sianturi's first solo single in three years, since the 1994's "Sudikah Kamu". The song was primarily composed, arranged and produced by Dwiki Dharmawan, with its lyrics penned by Eddy D. Iskandar.

Upon its release, "Melangkah Di Atas Awan" received generally positive reviews by music critics, who complimented popularity on Sianturi's solo career. Commercially, the song peaked at number five on Aneka Top 13 Hits Indonesia, becoming Sianturi's second song to chart. It was also included in the compilation album Collaborating Harmony: Dwiki Dharmawan, performed by Alex Rudiart and released in 2014, marking the first time that the song included on a Dharmawan tribute release as part of his thirtieth anniversary celebration.

Background, release and promotion
Prior to the release of "Melangkah Di Atas Awan", Indonesian singer and actor Ronnie Sianturi debuted his solo career in 1994 with his debut album Sudikah Kamu, which featured a successful single of the same name. In an interview with Surabaya Post on July 21, 1997, when the series' theme song went into development, Peggy Melati Sukma, who portrayed Ayu, revealed that she wrote the initial lyrics for the song. It later eventually released in December 1997 on Sianturi's solo compilation album of the same name, nearly three months after the series' premiere.

To promote "Melangkah Di Atas Awan", Sianturi performed the song on various music programs. On January 18, 1998, he performed the song live for the first time on the eighty-eighth episode of the variety show Pentas Sejuta Aksi, in which the show's presenter Becky Tumewu praised his voice and performances. Outside of the series' context, he included the song on the set list of Musik Eraku reunion concert tour of flashback songs, which started in August 2023.

Composition
"Melangkah Di Atas Awan" was written by Eddy D. Iskandar, with Dwiki Dharmawan participating in the production, composition and arrangement. Musically, it is primarily a pop song composed and recorded in the key of G major, with a time signature of and a tempo of 85 beats per minute.

Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Melangkah Di Atas Awan.
 * Recording
 * Recorded at Musica Studios, Jakarta


 * Management
 * Published by PT Harmoni Dwiselaras Publisherindo (HP Publisher)


 * Personnel
 * Ronnie Sianturi — lead vocals
 * Dwiki Dharmawan — composition, arrangement, piano
 * Eddy D. Iskandar — lyrics
 * Indrawati Widjaja — executive

Reception
"Melangkah Di Atas Awan" was met with positive reviews from music critics. Nini Sunny of NewsMusik wrote that the theme song gain its popularity, while Sianturi pursuing his solo career after Trio Libels' hiatus.

Commercial performance
Prior to the official release, "Melangkah Di Atas Awan" was peaked at number five on the Aneka Top 13 Hits Indonesia chart, on the chart issue dated November 15, 1997.

Collaborating Harmony version
On February 6, 2014, the X Factor Indonesia season 1 finalist Alex Rudiart covered "Melangkah Di Atas Awan" for the compilation album Collaborating Harmony: Dwiki Dharmawan, marking the first time that the song was included on a Dharmawan's tribute release. Kerispatih keyboardist Badai re-arranged it as part of Dharmawan's tribute project in celebration of his thirtieth anniversary. This version was outlined the perfect fourth down from the key of G to C, with a slightly slower tempo of 75 beats per minute. It also received positive reviews, with Rudiart's "dazzling" performance and the arrangement was made different, "fresher" than the original.

Personnel
Credits are adapted from album's liner notes.
 * Jan Djuhana — executive
 * Badai — arrangement, keyboards
 * Dwiki Dharmawan — original writer
 * Eddy D. Iskandar — lyrics