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"Geronimo" is the second single released, in February 2014, by Australian indie pop band Sheppard. It was written by three of its members, Jason Bovino with the siblings, George and Amy Sheppard , and was produced by Stuart Stuart at Analog Heart Studios, Brisbane .
The music video was directed by Nolan Bernardino who directed Geronimo's previous music video for her song "Minamahal." It was premiered on MYX and MTV Pinoy on September 26, 2016. It was posted on Viva Records' official YouTube channel on the same day and as of March 2017, the music video was viewed 1,400,000 times.
Sheppard are an Australian indie pop trio, [1] formed in 2009. Their debut studio album, Bombs Away, was released on 11 July 2014, and peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association, while their second single, "Geronimo", spent three weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified 5× platinum.
All the songs on the album were written by Sheppard members George Sheppard, Amy Sheppard and Jay Bovino. The album was produced, mixed and mastered by Stuart Stuart at Analog Heart Studios, Brisbane. Its lead single, "Geronimo", was the first number one single in Australia to be recorded in Brisbane. [5]
There’s also a legend that Geronimo himself came up with the battle cry, yelling his own name as he leapt down a nearly vertical cliff on horseback to escape American troops at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
A day later, Regine Velasquez performed the song on ASAP, with Villaruiz later returning to dance. [13] Geronimo later performed the song on September 1, 2024, in General Santos City. [14] [15] As a result of its resurgence, the song became the number one trending song on YouTube Philippines
Geronimo was born to the Bedonkohe band of the Apache near Turkey Creek, a tributary of the Gila River in the modern-day state of New Mexico, then part of Mexico, though the Apache disputed Mexico's claim. [1] His grandfather, Mahko, had been chief of the Bedonkohe Apache. He had three brothers and four sisters. [15]
In 2018, Geronimo performed the song at the ASEAN-Japan Music Festival held in Tokyo. [3] In 2019, CNN Philippines named the song as the Best OPM song of 2010s. [4] A sleeper hit, "Tala" gained considerable popularity three years after its release in 2019. [5] [6] In 2020, the song have earned a total of almost two hundred million views. [7]