This track boosted the band’s popularity, as evidenced by over 72 million streams on Spotify, and was almost entitled “Paulit-ulit” due to the repetitive nature of the song’s hook. According to the band, they were in one of their jamming sessions when Josh Buizon, the band’s lead singer, suddenly thought of the melody that has now become the famous opening of the track. From this, the structure of the song came to life. 

     “Hindi siya ‘yung usual na song structure. In a way, it was paikot-ikot, pabalik-balik sa hook,” said Joshua Lua, the band's lead guitarist, explaining the reason behind the famous song title. 

     As for the song’s lyrical composition, it came after the entire musical arrangement and the title. Having Ikot as their alternative title, they had to ask themselves, “Kailan ka ba pinaikot-ikot?” 

     Ikot is part of Over October’s 2024 album, Make Believe, a collection inspired by imagined scenarios: “When we write songs, we usually make-believe scenarios, hence the album title.” 

     Interestingly, they began in October 2014, making their rise to fame around the same time the band turned 10. They celebrated their 10-year anniversary with their first two-day solo concert, “Ikot sa Music Museum,” which was sold out for both days.

     Students and outsiders alike were excited as they waited for the band to play despite being the last act of the evening. Band drummer Janessa Geronimo was unable to perform due to scheduled personal leave.