Wag Ka Nang Umiyak
"Wag Ka Nang Umiyak" is a song originally recorded by Filipino pop rock band Sugarfree for the band's third studio album Tala-Arawan. It was released in 2007, through EMI Philippines.
Background
The song was written by the band's lead vocalist Ebe Dancel. According to Dancel, the song was inspired of someone he knew who easily cries whenever seeing something sad. The song was written in 10 minutes, the fastest song ever written by him.KZ Tandingan version
In 2014, the version of KZ Tandingan of the song has been released to become a theme song of the movie The Trial. The song has been released by ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc.Accolades
KZ received two nominations at the 26th Awit Awards for her performance of the song.| Award | Year | Recipient and nominee | Category | Result | |
| Awit Award | 2013 | Wag Ka Nang Umiyak | Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist | ||
| Awit Award | 2013 | Wag Ka Nang Umiyak | Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist |
Gary Valenciano version
One year after the released of the version of KZ Tandingan, ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc. once again released a new version this time by Gary Valenciano. The version of Valenciano has been included in the soundtrack of FPJ's Ang Probinsyano.The version by Valenciano of the song gained more prominence as the theme of the action drama series FPJ's Ang Probinsyano starring Coco Martin. The theme would go on to be the subject of memes and would later be dubbed the pambansang theme song.