If I Know: The Work Of The Purple Band Group Which Becomes A Religious Song During Ramadan

The band Ungu, which is famous for its religious song If I Know, and is often played in the month of Ramadan. (VOI/Ivan Two Boys)

JAKARTA - If I know it is one of the Ungu songs from the religious album HeavenMu (2006) which is often played when entering the holy month of Ramadan. This song written by Pasha invites humans to reflect on their lives.

Different from many religious songs, If I Know it is not limited to Ramadan. Ungu personnel admitted that they were often asked to perform the song even though they were not in the moment of the holy month.

Enda actually felt that Ku Tahu was a pop song that became a religious song when the holy month of Ramadan arrived.

"In the end, he (If I Know) entered the pop song," said Enda when met at the Trinity Optima Production Office, South Jakarta last week.

"He became a religious song during Ramadan, besides that it became a pop song," he continued.

The same thing happened to other Ungu songs from religious albums, such as With Your Breath on the album Aku And My God (2008).

Furthermore, Makki said that the two songs were not arranged like traditional religious songs. In fact, the lyrics are songs that are heard by others who do not embrace Islam.

"Yes, maybe the song was even though it was introduced in the month of Ramadan, but not a traditional religious song. We're not trying to do that," said Makki.

"If our term is a reflection story of our own, the song is not therapeutic, the song is a story for everyone, who is not an Muslim can also relate to the song," he continued.

For information, Ungu has also just launched an extended play (EP) or a new mini album titled Baik dan Badammu Tuhan Yang Tahu. In order to welcome Ramadan, there are two songs that were introduced, namely Baik dan Badammu, and God Who knows.