Rindu Ini

"Rindu Ini" is a song by Indonesian singer, Chrisye, released posthumously by Musica Studios on 25 September 2020. It is one of the three Chrisye's songs that released posthumously, the other being "Lirih" and "Yang Kusayang".

Recording

The song was recorded in September 1992 and does not include in any of Chrisye's albums. It also never receive airplay from any of Indonesian radio stations during that period. The track was composed by Tito Sumarsono, who previously worked with Chrisye on several of his albums, with lyrics written by Cecep A.S. Dwiki Dharmawan serves as the producer.
Dharmawan revealed that the recording process used technology from the early 1990s, which was considered modern at the time. During the recording, Chrisye asked him to include a synthesizer instead of an acoustic guitar to completed the musical arrangement. Indrawati Widjaja, Director of Musica Studios explained the reason why "Rindu Ini" wasn't released upon the completion of its recording:

Themes

Yogi Rachman from ANTARA, wrote the song "tells the story of a man who fell in love with his partner". He also complimented that the man "remains sincerely in love with his lover until the end of his life despite a sad past".

Release and reception

"Rindu Ini" was released posthumously on 25 September 2020, 10 days upon what would have been Chrisye's 71st birthday. The song is also the second recording by Chrisye to be released posthumously after his death, the other being "Lirih", his final official recording released in 2008 and followed by "Yang Kusayang" in 2022.
Writing for Kompas, Frans Sartono described the song as the "forgotten artifact" of Chrisye.