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Feeling extra patriotic? Here are 7 other SG60 songs beyond official NDP theme Here We Are
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SINGAPORE – The official National Day Parade (NDP) theme Here We Are, sung by Kit Chan and Charlie Lim, is not the only song that celebrates National Day in 2025.
The SG60 spirit has inspired many local singers, songwriters and musicians to come up with their own tunes.
Here are seven new ones that will get you in the National Day mood.
I Will Walk With You – Linying
Singer-songwriter Linying, co-singer and co-writer of the much-loved 2021 NDP anthem The Road Ahead, will perform her new song, I Will Walk With You, at the National Day Parade 2025.
It is also part of a national movement that celebrates the joy of walking together and keeping one another company.
The music video, inspired by real-life stories, features Singaporeans from various backgrounds lending a helping hand to fellow residents in need.
Linying says in an Instagram post: 'I feel blessed and privileged to have this song of mine, written while I was far away from home, give rise to such a meaningful social movement thanks to the tireless, talented team around it.'
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Way Back Home – Shazza
Singer-songwriter Shazza's National Day song and music video pay tribute to Singaporeans making their mark on the world and who still call the island nation home.
'It is no secret that it has always been a dream of mine to write the official National Day song and that truth remains,' she writes in an Instagram post.
'But more than anything, this year, I just wanted to do what I love for a city that I love. I wanted to write something new, something for the people who are venturing bravely out of Singapore to put our flag on the world map with all sorts of different endeavours.'
Singer-songwriter Shazza released a new song, Way Back Home, to mark Singapore's 60th National Day.
PHOTO: SHAZZA/YOUTUBE
Besides familiar landmarks like the Esplanade and CBD (Central Business District) cityscape, the music video also features spots that recently made the news, like the mural of a young samsui woman in South Bridge Road.
For Singapore – Music & Drama Company
The SG60 offering by Music & Drama Company (MDC), the professional performing arts group within the Singapore Armed Forces, features something missing from recent official NDP anthems – the word 'Singapore'.
Written by MDC artistes Dominic Chin, Gail Belmonte and RINES, it is performed by a large group of singers that include MDC alumni such as pop singers lullaboy, Lily Rahmat-Hargrove, Aaron Bunac and Frances Lee.
The Music & Drama Company's National Day album Celebrating Singapore: Volume 2 includes For Singapore, an original track written by MDC artistes Dominic Chin, Gail Belmonte and RINES.
PHOTO: SO DRAMA! ENTERTAINMENT
For Singapore is found on Celebrating Singapore: Volume 2, a five-track album released in July. This follow-up to 2024's Celebrating Singapore: Volume 1 includes an alternate version of Here We Are, done in the style of retro doo-wop and R&B.
Head of MDC Chandra Mohan says in a press statement: 'National Day is a time when we come together to celebrate our shared heritage and legacies. We hope our music and melodies help weave together a tapestry of national pride, spirit and resilience that resides in the heart of every Singaporean.'
Dream Big, Singapore – McCann Singapore
One of the OGs of National Day songs, 1986's Count On Me Singapore, has a sequel of sorts.
Dream Big, Singapore, a song produced by advertising agency McCann Singapore, is written and composed by Count On Me Singapore's songwriter Hugh Harrison. The Canadian, who was based in Singapore from the 1980s to the early 2010s, was formerly McCann's creative director and now lives in Canada. He also composed NDP songs Stand Up For Singapore (1984) and We Are Singapore (1987).
Harrison tells ST that while Count On Me Singapore focused on hard work and nation-building, Dream Big, Singapore – performed by local singers Fathin Amira and Kevin Tan – encourages Singaporeans to embrace imagination and bold ideas in facing global challenges.
Canadian Hugh Harrison, composer of Singaporean National Day classic Count On Me Singapore, has written a follow-up to the tune titled Dream Big, Singapore.
PHOTO: MCCANN
'We live in a world facing complex, borderless challenges. Climate, technology, inequality, peace. These aren't just issues for governments, they're invitations for imagination. And Singapore, with all its talent, creativity and clarity of vision, has so much to offer.
'A nation that once dreamed of surviving must now dream of leading. Not with loud voices, but with bold ideas.
'The time has come to move from certainty to possibility. To shift from 'what is' to 'what if'. To remember that dreaming big isn't about being naive, it's about being brave enough to shape the future.'
This Is Where I Belong – Jeff Ng
Busker and singer-songwriter Jeff Ng's song for SG60 is a tribute to his home, his roots and the stories that shape Singaporeans.
Sung in English, the piano-led, Mandopop-style ballad is accompanied by a music video featuring Ng and his band performing at Nomads, a camping-themed cafe in Seletar.
Singer-songwriter and busker Jeff Ng has released a song and music video for Singapore's 60th National Day titled This Is Where I Belong.
PHOTO: THE DAILY CREATIVE SINGAPORE/YOUTUBE
'Writing this song was my way of reflecting on what home means to me and I'm so grateful to share it with all of you,' he writes in an Instagram post.
Singapu-Rah – Code Raid featuring OmarKENOBI
For those who feel that Here We Are is not upbeat enough, the high-energy alternative would be Singapu-Rah by the cast of local online variety show Code Raid.
The musical-style music video sees content creators Fauzi Aziz, Quah Siyu, Aida Johan and Isaac Ang perform skits and execute synchronised dance moves in locations such as Commonwealth Secondary School and the distinctive red-brick HDB blocks in Tampines Street 45.
Watch out too for the familiar sounds of the koel, better known as the 'uwu' bird due to its distinctive call.
Singapu-Rah is a musical-style National Day song and music video by various local content creators from online variety show Code Red.
PHOTO: YOU GOT WATCH | YGW/YOUTUBE
The hip-hop track is produced by rapper-producer OmarKENOBI, who makes a cameo in the video and drops a few rap verses.
Patriot – Kelvin Tan featuring Patrick Chng
Patriot is a bluesy ode to Singapore by singer-songwriter Kelvin Tan, a member of home-grown indie and alternative rock pioneers The Oddfellows.
'I give people the benefit of doubt, but I step away from the norm, don't mean I don't love my country, in fact I might be loving her more,' he sings in this contemplation on patriotism that also references local neighbourhoods such as Ghim Moh.
Singer, songwriter and alternative rock pioneer Kelvin Tan's song, Patriot, was written for Singapore's National Day.
PHOTO: METIOKOS KELVIN TAN/YOUTUBE
'You can say that the song expresses an alternative view to the nation's birthday,' Tan tells ST.
Patriot was recorded by The Oddfellows frontman Patrick Chng, who played all the instruments on it with Tan. Chng also directed the music video, which was shot in locations such as the Rail Corridor and Holland Village.
