CiRcuS is the second studio album released by Filipino

Filipino people

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 alternative rock group The Eraserheads

The Eraserheads

Eraserheads, or E-Heads was a Filipino rock band of the 90s, formed by Ely Buendia, Raimund Marasigan, Buddy Zabala and Marcus Adoro. The band is one of the most successful, critically acclaimed, and significant bands in the history of OPM...

 in 1994. Hits from CiRcuS are "Alapaap

Alapaap

"Alapaap" is a song by the Eraserheads from the album Circus. The song was the band's ninth hit single and the fourth hit single from the album. The song was covered by the 6cyclemind.-Controversy:...

", "Sembreak", "Kailan" (originally a musical number from the play Manhid by Auraeus Solito), "Magasin", and "With A Smile". It is also the last album of the band to come in vinyl record format.

The album was reissued by Sony-BMG Entertainment in 2006. This is the first album that uses a sidely inverted letter e, a notable trademark of the band. The album cover was created by visual artist Mark Justiniani. The original artwork is now in a private collection of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

"Wating" is the theme song for the 1994 Filipino

Philippines

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 movie of the same name, starring Richard Gomez

Richard Gomez

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 and Carmina Villaroel

Carmina Villaroel

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. It does not appear on the original cassette release. The last part of the song features Carmina Villaroel on vocals.

CD tracks listing

Title	Composer(s)	Length/Notes
Bato	Marcus Adoro Marcus Adoro Marcus Antonius Corpuz Adoro is the former lead guitarist of the Eraserheads, one of the most popular bands in the Philippines during the 90's alternative rock explosion....	4:05 The title is Tagalog Tagalog language Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...  for "stone" but in the song's case, it is a slang for methamphetamine Methamphetamine Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs... .
Sembreak	Raimund Marasigan Raimund Marasigan Raimund Emmanuel Parcon Marasigan, or simply known as Raimund Marasigan, is a ballad musician and record producer in the Philippines. Oftentimes, his first name is misspelled as Raymond, Raymund, Raimond and other variants. The breadth of his projects has made him one of the most well-respected...	4:02
Alapaap [Sky]	Ely Buendia Ely Buendía Eleandre Basiño Buendia, popularly known as Ely Buendia, and also once adopting the stage name, Jesus "Dizzy" Ventura, is a Filipino writer and musician who gained fame as guitarist, songwriter, and lead vocalist in the popular Pinoy rock band The Eraserheads...	4:22
Hey Jay	Buendia	4:38
Minsan [Sometimes]	Buendia	4:14
Punk Zappa	Adoro	0:10 Short comments from Adoro who's credited in the album as "Nito." The title is a parody of Frank Zappa Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed... , a late American rock singer.
Insomya [Insomnia]	Adoro and Marasigan	2:01
With A Smile	Buendia	4:37 The band's first-ever music video.
Alkohol [Alcohol]	Marasigan	2:53
Wishing Wells	Marasigan	3:32
Kailan [When]	Buendia, Adoro, Buddy Zabala Buddy Zabala Hector "Buddy" Avanceña Zabala is the bassist of Filipino new wave band The Dawn, indie band Cambio, and widely known as the bassist of the now disbanded alternative rock band, The Eraserheads.-Eraserheads bassist :... , Marasigan	3:14
No Royalty Album Filler No. 9	Adoro	1:02 Second comments from Adoro.
Magasin [Magazine]	Buendia	4:08 Once featured in a 7-inch vinyl.
Butterscotch	Buendia	4:36 Title not mentioned. Second and final reference about Buendia going flower power Flower power Flower power is a slogan used by the American counterculture movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s as a symbol of passive resistance and non-violence ideology. It is rooted in the opposition movement to the Vietnam War. The expression was coined by the American Beat poet Allen Ginsberg in... , first said in the fourth song of the Eraserheads' debut album.
Sa Wakas [At Last]	Buendia	2:35
Prof. Banlaoi's Transcendental Medication After Every Six Months (or Punk Zappa Three)	Adoro	1:51 Last set of comments by Adoro.
Wating	Buendia	4:13 Not included in the album's initial release. Added years later.
Kailan (Lounge)	Buendia, Adoro, Zabala, Marasigan	3:19 Another extra added to the album along with Wating.