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Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah

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"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah"
Single by Dwiki Dharmawan and Novia Kolopaking
from the album Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah
LanguageIndonesian
Written1989—1990
Released1993 (1993)
Studio
  • Mixmasters, Jakarta
  • Musica, Jakarta
GenreIslamic
Length5:01
LabelIndependent
Composer(s)Dwiki Dharmawan
Lyricist(s)Ags. Arya Dipayana
Producer(s)
  • Ags. Arya Dipayana
  • Dwiki Dharmawan
Novia Kolopaking singles chronology
"Kembali"
(1990) 		"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah"
(1993) 		"Biar Ku Simpan Rinduku"
(1994)
Music video
"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" by Novia Kolopaking on YouTube

"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" (English: "In the Name of Allah" or "Saying the Name of Allah") is a song recorded, co-written, composed and arranged by Indonesian musician, songwriter and record producer Dwiki Dharmawan. It was released independently in March 1993, as the lead single of Dwiki's special album of the same name, through Musica Studios as its distributor. Written by Ags. Arya Dipayana and features vocals performed by singer and actress Novia Kolopaking, it is primarily an Islamic-influenced pop song with keyboards and choir-like vocals, while the lyrics hint towards themselves do many ways to feel good.

Considered as Kolopaking's signature song, "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" was a commercial success and boosted Dwiki's popularity. It entered the Aneka Top 13 Hits Indonesia chart at number seven, marking Kolopaking's only Islamic song to chart. The song received positive reviews from critics, who praised the lyrics. It has also been featured in various films and television series and covered by many artists, in their different renditions, including the band Gigi and internet celebrity Nagita Slavina.

Background and composition

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"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah"
A sample of "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah", demonstrating an emphasis on keyboards and choir-like vocals during the chorus.
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The song's composer, Dwiki Dharmawan, revealed that it was inspired by Ags. Arya Dipayana's poems that he read in 1989.[1] Shortly after, Dwiki and Arya Dipayana began writing "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah", along with "Kepada Kesangsian".[2] Then twenty-year-old singer and actress Novia Kolopaking recorded the former in 1993.[3]

Musically, it is an Islamic pop song incorporates an emphasis on keyboards, "catchy" choir-like vocals during the chorus and "aesthetic" key modulation, with lyrics vividly unravel themselves to do better things in many ways.[4] In terms of musical notation, the song is recorded in the key of A-flat major, with a tempo of 76 beats per minute in a 4
4 common time.[5][6]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah.[7]

Studio
  • Recorded at Mixmasters Studios, Jakarta
  • Recorded at Musica Studios, Jakarta
Personnel
  • Novia Kolopaking — lead vocals
  • Dwiki Dharmawan — composition, production, arrangement
  • Ags. Arya Dipayana — lyrics, production
  • Herry Ramdhiana — operation
  • Donny Lissapoly — operation

Critical reception

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"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" was met with generally positive reviews.[a] Hera Diani of The Jakarta Post describing it as the "most famous" song written by Dwiki.[11] Susi Ivvaty, writing for Kompas, states that "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" has still received airplays and subsequently been covered extensively by many artists in a variety of styles on most occasions.[12] Asti Prativi of the IDN Times described this song has "meaningfully simplified" lyrics.[13] Joanna Purba of Rappler describes "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" as a song that "always played at many shopping malls every Ramadan".[14]

Commercial performance

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"Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" first appeared on Top 10 Hits Indonesia chart on the 18 May 1993 issue of Aneka at number seven,[15] boosting Dwiki and Arya Dipayana's popularity.[16][17]

Live performances

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Kolopaking sang the song on several occasions.[18] She performed "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" for performances in Semarak Takbir on 8 February 1997.[19] The song was also part of Kolopaking's solo concert Hati Matahari in 2011, accompanied by Matarantai orchestra.[20]

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performances for "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah"
Charts (1993) Peak
position
Indonesia (Aneka)[15] 7

Legacy

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Adaptation

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Dwiki and Ita released a children's book based on "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" in 1999.[21]

Cover versions

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See also: List of Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah cover versions

Over half-dozen artists have recorded or performed cover versions of "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah", including recordings by Ita Purnamasari and Gigi.[22]

Usage in media

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Following the release of "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah", the song has been used in many Indonesian films and television series, such as the 1995 film Regret, the 2000 Rapi Films-produced television drama Kabulkan Doaku and 2017 television series Kisah Nyata.[23][24]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Attributed to multiple references: [4][8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Dwiki Dharmawan, Mendekatkan Musik Dengan Sang Pencipta". Panji Masyarakat. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Dwiki Dharmawan: Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah". Panji Masyarakat. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Musik: Novia Kolopaking, Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah". Film. March 1993.
  4. ^ a b "Vice Gelar Turnamen Mencari Lagu Ramadan Legendaris Terbaik di Indonesia". Vice. 21 April 2022. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Key & BPM for Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah". Musicstax. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  6. ^ Utomo, Nugroho Wahyu (3 April 2023). "Kisah Sejarah; Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah, Selalu Jadi Hits Ketika Bulan Suci Ramadhan". Suara Merdeka. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. ^ Liner notes for Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah.
  8. ^ "Novia Kolopaking Menekuni Nada dan Dakwah". Berita Yudha. 22 January 1997.
  9. ^ "Opick, Maher Zain dan Semarak Lagu-Lagu Religius Ramadhan". Kompas. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Dwiki Dharmawan: Musik Religius Kini Lebih Cair". Republika. 24 December 2004. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024.
  11. ^ Diani 2002, Musician.
  12. ^ Ivvaty 2005, Pop Religius.
  13. ^ Prathivi, Asti (23 June 2017). "5 Lagu Religi Terbaik Sepanjang Masa" [Top 5 greatest Islamic songs of all time]. IDN Times. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  14. ^ Purba, Joanna (18 June 2015). "Mendulang pahala di bulan Ramadan melalui lagu religi". Rappler. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  15. ^ a b Aneka 1993, Top 10 Hits.
  16. ^ Media 2023, Dakwah dan Musik.
  17. ^ "Mengenang Jejak Sang Pejalan Kaki". Nova. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Qasidahan di Fashion Cafe". Berita Yudha. 21 January 1997. p. 11.
  19. ^ Kompas 1997, Rendra dan Emha Ainun Nadjib.
  20. ^ "Konser Novia Kolopaking Munculkan Tiga Nuansa". AntaraNews. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  21. ^ Dharmawan, Dwiki; Purnamasari, Ita (1999). Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah. Remaja Rosdakarya. ISBN 9795148567.
  22. ^ "6 Lagu Ramadan Era 1990-an Ini Masih Enak Didengar, Nomor 3 Bikin Merinding dan Nangis". Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  23. ^ "Novia Kolopaking: Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah". Disc Tarra (in Indonesian). 15 December 2000. Archived from the original on 5 July 2003.
  24. ^ "Ibuku Ingin Menikahkanku Dengan Wanita Kaya". Kisah Nyata (in Indonesian). 24 February 2017. Indosiar.
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