Wish I May (EP)

This article is about Alden Richards' EP. For the television series, see Wish I May (TV series).

Wish I May
EP by Alden Richards
Released	October 17, 2015
Recorded	August – September 2015
Genre	Pop
Language	English, Filipino
Label	GMA
Alden Richards chronology
Alden Richards (2013) Wish I May (2015) Say It Again (2016)
Singles from Wish I May
"Wish I May" Released: September 2, 2015

Wish I May is the second extended play^[1] by Filipino actor and recording artist Alden Richards. It has 11 tracks and released under GMA Records on October 17, 2015.^[2] Upon the release of the album, it earned a gold record from PARI.^[3][4] It was launched at SM City North EDSA.^[5][3]

Background

The album consists of three remakes and two original compositions.^[6] The album features several covers and two original compositions. The songs covered include "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran and "God Gave Me You" by Bryan White, which are usually played in the Kalyeserye segment of Eat Bulaga where Alden leads as the other half of AlDub.

Songs

"Wish I May" was released as the carrier single of Alden Richards' first studio album after releasing his debut single, "Haplos" from his self-titled EP in 2013. The single landed on the number one spot in iTunes as the most downloaded song beating Justin Bieber's "What Do You Mean?" and Taylor Swift's "Wildest Dreams" after the day of its release.^[7] The music video of the song "Wish I May" was premiered on October 18, 2015, at the Sunday noontime variety show Sunday PinaSaya.^[8][9]

"Wish I May" was used for the television commercial for Datu Puti which features Richards and Maine Mendoza.^[10] The song also served as a theme song for the Philippine TV series Wish I May on GMA Network.^[11]

Richards' version of "Thinking Out Loud" was used as the opening theme song of the romantic comedy drama series That's My Amboy. Richards' rendition was also used as a soundtrack for God Gave Me You which was a part of Eat Bulaga!'s Lenten drama specials.

"Urong Sulong" was used as a soundtrack in the March 27, 2016, episode of the comedy anthology series Dear Uge.

Release and marketing

The album was first announced on August 25, 2015, right after Richards finished recording the track "Wish I May", and he promoted it in various interviews and social media. Before the official launching at SM North EDSA Cinema, he performed "Thinking Out Loud" in the October 17, 2015, episode of Eat Bulaga! where he received his gold record award for the album and again a day after in Sunday PinaSaya.^[12][13] The mall tours for the record have started on the 23rd at Market! Market!.^[14] Several mall tours were also planned by GMA Records to promote the album.

Commercial performance

On the day of its release, Wish I May reached the gold status from PARI 12 hours after it was released digitally.^[15] It is the fastest selling Filipino album in the Philippines in 2015, resulting to topping iTunes in the Philippines.^[16] The album received a platinum record award from PARI for selling more than 15,000 copies.^[17] In December, the album turned double platinum. The album earned a triple platinum award on January 21, 2016^[18] and quadruple platinum award on February 28, 2016.^[19] In March 2015, the album received a 5× platinum record recognition from PARI.^[20] The album received the 6x and 7× platinum record awards on July 27, 2016^[21] and the 8× platinum award on September 18, 2016.^[22] It received its diamond certification on October 9, 2016.^[23]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wish I May"	Agat Obar-Morallos	3:36
2.	"Thinking Out Loud"	Ed Sheeran Amy Wadge	5:36
3.	"God Gave Me You"	Andy Goldmark Jamie Houston James Dean Hicks	4:58
4.	"Urong Sulong"	JC Magsalin	4:15
5.	"How Great Is Our God"	Chris Tomlin Jesse Reeves Ed Cash	4:10
6.	"Wish I May" (instrumental)		3:36
7.	"Thinking Out Loud" (instrumental)		5:36
8.	"God Gave Me You" (instrumental)		4:58
9.	"Urong Sulong" (instrumental)		4:15
10.	"How Great Is Our God" (instrumental)		4:10
11.	"Wish I May" (acoustic)	Obar-Morallos	3:34

Charts

Chart performance for Wish I May

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Heatseekers – Pacific (Billboard)[1]	8

Certifications

Album

Certifications for Wish I May

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Philippines (PARI)[23]	Diamond	150,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Single

Certifications for "Wish I May"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Philippines (PARI)[24]	Platinum	150,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Alden Richards – Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved October 31, 2015.
2. "Alden Richards slated to release Wish I May album this Saturday". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Philippines. October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
3. "Alden launches 'AlDub' songs in first album". The Manila Times. Philippines. October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
4. "Alden Richards 'Wish I May' album hits gold record". The Philippine Star. Philippines. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
5. Rivera, Nicole (October 17, 2015). "Photos: Alden Richards "Wish I May" Album Launch". myx. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
6. Fallore, Renuel (September 4, 2015). "Watch: Alden Richards Releases "Wish I May" Lyric Video!". myx. ABS-CBN. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
7. "Alden Richards' new single tops iTunes' Philippine charts". GMA News Online. GMA Network. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
8. "GMA Records - Mobile Uploads | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
9. Official Music Video on YouTube, retrieved October 18, 2015
10. "Alden and Maine Datu Puti BaeBQRRIFIC TVC".
11. "Alden Richards' 'Wish I May,' theme song ng bagong GMA teleserye | GMANetwork.com - Records - Articles". GMA Network. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
12. "Alden Richards sings Thinking Out Loud, Wish I May album turns gold - Zeibiz".
13. "Watch Sunday pinasaya alden richard chef boy next door august 23 2015 Streaming HD Free Online".
14. "Facebook". Facebook.
15. "Alden Richards 'Wish I May' album hits gold record". Philstar.com. October 17, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
16. Sun, Cherry (October 8, 2015). "Alden Richards's 'Wish I May' album tops iTunes charts". GMA News. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
17. Sun, Cherry (October 30, 2015). "It's official: 'Wish I May' album ni Alden Richards, platinum na!". gmanetwork.com. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
18. "Alden Richards receives Triple Platinum Award for Wish I May album". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal. February 3, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
19. Dabu, Bianca Rode (February 29, 2016). "Alden Richards' album 'Wish I May' reaches quadruple platinum status". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
20. "Alden Richards' Wish I May album certified 5× Platinum". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. March 19, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
21. Aquino, Ann Charmaine. "Alden Richards, pinarangalan ng 7× platinum award para sa album na 'Wish I May'". GMA Network Portal. GMA Network Inc. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
22. "Alden Richards receives 8× Platinum award for 'Wish I May' album". GMA Network. September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
23. "Alden Richards' album is now a certified Diamond record". GMA Network. October 9, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
24. "List of PARI Gold, Platinum & Diamond Awardees". Philippine Association of the Record Industry. Retrieved August 13, 2022.