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"Muli" ("Once Again") is a song produced, mixed and composed by Filipino Singer-Songwriter Ace Banzuelo. It was released in 2020 during the Covid-19 Pandemic, The song became popular 2 years later from tiktok in 2022 and stayed in the Billboard Philippines For 22 Weeks.

Composition
“Muli speaks of eternal faithful love,” reveals the young artist. “The song talks about one’s incapability of moving on despite surpassing multiple challenges in life. “

Music video
The music video was directed by Jake Soriano and produced by Jonina Ramos. It was released on July 3 2022. Featuring the FranSeth Couple, Francine Diaz and Seth Fedelin.

Virality of the song
“I absolutely have no idea about its virality,” says the multi-talented producer and singer-songwriter. “The authentic support to the song was really surprising, because it started with regular people. There were no big promotional activities for this song, just the fans, and I truly love them for that.”

Record and Release
Ace Banzuelo stated in an interview that muli was written wayback in 2019 and released in 2020 after his previous song in the same year Himala (Song) was released. He posted a TikTok Video of how he mixed and produced Muli. Initially released in 2020, the eloquently produced track has found renewed popularity online due to the song’s organic amount of support on the short-form video app, TikTok, as well as other social media platforms.

Charts Performance and Popularity
The song has reached the top 3 of Spotify Top 200 Philippines and the top 2 of Spotify Viral 50 Philippines chart. It continues to rack up impressive numbers even outside the country, peaking at No. 6 on Spotify Viral 50 Global and at No. 3 on Spotify UAE Viral 50, respectively. It was also in the Billboard Philippines stayed for 22 weeks respectively from June 4 2022 - December 3 2022. In addition to its chart placements, the song is included in two major playlists: No. 2 on both Hot Hits Philippines and Tatak Pinoy, a flagship OPM playlist. To date, “Muli” has racked up more than 5 million streams on Spotify alone, with an increase of more than 3.2 million streams after gaining traction on TikTok.

Live Performances
Ace Banzuelo Started to perform Muli many times by his gigs starting from 2022 to present including from Ayala Malls TriNoma, Lucena, and more! He also performed Muli in different radio platforms like Wish 107.5 and RX 93.1. There's also sometimes a medley version of Muli and Malayo (Song) Including his performance on Wish 107.5 in 2022 and on Rappler Live Jam in February 23 2023.