Singer-songwriter mrld finally released her much-awaited single titled “Sandali” on music streaming platforms on Friday, June 21.

Prior to the drop date, “Sandali” had already gained popularity on the social media platform TikTok, where mrld posted a snippet of her first-ever R&B-hip hop track. To date, about 200,000 videos have been posted using the audio tagged as “mrld unreleased song.”

According to the 19-year-old Cebuana hitmaker, “Sandali” explores the theme of asking someone to stay while keeping the relationship “lowkey” and out of the public eye.

mrld, who is part of the O/C Records roster alongside other OPM hitmakers Adie, Kean Cipriano, and Unique Salonga, also shared that the track was highly inspired by “All Night,” a song by one of her favorite K-pop groups, BTS.

mrld remains one of the most-streamed female OPM artists, with 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Her single “An Art Gallery Could Never Be As Unique As You” has already garnered over 150.8 million streams, while “Ligaya” has almost 112 million. Earlier this year, she  was honored as Spotify RADAR Artist of the Year 2023.

Last May, she represented the Philippines at CONNX Off The Weekend Festival 2024 in Malang, Indonesia, where she was the sole Filipina act in the lineup.

For more updates on mrld, follow her on Facebook: Mrld, Twitter: @thisismrld, Instagram: @mewyel, and TikTok: @_thisismrld. Stream “Sandali” and her other songs on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other leading music platforms.