"Ligaya" (English: "Joy") is the first single by the Eraserheads from their debut album, Ultraelectromagneticpop!. The single was able to make it to the Top Ten of 97.1 WLS-FM countdown. The band last performed the song in their "Ang Huling El Bimbo" reunion concert on December 2022.
Cover versions
Kitchie Nadal covered the song for the Eraserheads tribute album Ultraelectromagneticjam!: The Music of the Eraserheads, released in 2005. Mayonnaise covered the song for another Eraserheads tribute album The Reunion: An Eraserheads Tribute Album, released in 2012. Rivermaya lead vocalist from 2007 to 2011 Jason Fernandez covered the song as a Wishclusive on Wish 107.5 in 2018. The song was also played in the 2018 Resorts World Manila musical Ang Huling El Bimbo.
Composition
The song is about a young man who tries to convince a girl to let him court her.