Heal It Up

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"Heal It Up"
Concrete Blonde Heal It Up 1993 single cover.jpg
Single by Concrete Blonde
from the album Mexican Moon
Released1993
Length
  • 4:21 (album version)
  • 3:58 (edit)
Label Capitol, I.R.S.
Songwriter(s) Johnette Napolitano
Producer(s)
  • Concrete Blonde
  • Sean Freehill
Concrete Blonde singles chronology
"Jonestown"
(1993)		"Heal It Up"
(1993)		"Mexican Moon"
(1993)

"Heal It Up" is a song from American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde, which was released in 1993 as the second single from their fifth studio album Mexican Moon . The song was written by Johnette Napolitano, and produced by Concrete Blonde and Sean Freehill.

Contents

In the US, "Heal It Up" was the second promotional single to be released from Mexican Moon, following "Jonestown". "Heal It Up" was released to target album rock and commercial alternative radio. [1] The song reached number 16 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in November 1993. [2]

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Jane Williams. It reached number 46 on the Billboard Video Monitor list for MTV for the week ending December 12, 1993, which recorded the top 50 most played clips on the channel. [3]

Critical reception

On its release, Music & Media wrote, "Slowly building into a crescendo, not unlike Simple Minds in their golden years, Napolitano tells a tormented tale of lost souls in need of healing. Wait for the cinematic bridge." [4] In a retrospective on the music of 1993, Don Mayhew of The Fresno Bee picked "Heal It Up" as one of his song selections and commented, "The best bellow of the year goes to Napolitano, who whispers, stomps and soars through this." [5]

In a review of Mexican Moon, Gerry Krochak of the Regina Leader-Post noted how the song's "subdued electric verse builds into an intense chorus". He added, "More thrilling guitar work and Napolitano's vocals complement each other brilliantly on what is perhaps the album's finest cut." [6] Chuck Campbell of The Knoxville News Sentinel felt the song, "though meandering, offers satisfaction in its gritty execution". [7]

Formats

Cassette and CD single (Australia) [8] [9]
No.TitleLength
1."Heal It Up"3:59
2."Simple Twist of Fate"5:46
CD single (Netherlands #1) [10]
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Heal It Up"Edit3:58
2."Jonestown"LP Version6:06
CD single (Netherlands #2) [11]
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Heal It Up"Edit3:58
2."Jonestown"LP Version6:06
3."Simple Twist of Fate" 5:40
4."Side of the Road" 4:37
CD single (US promo) [12]
No.TitleNotesLength
1."Heal It Up"Edit3:58

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Australian CD single liner notes and the Mexican Moon CD album booklet. [9] [13]

Heal It Up

Production

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts) [14] 86
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [15] 67
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [16] 16

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References

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  2. ↑ "Concrete Blonde - Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Video Monitor" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 105 no. 52. December 25, 1993. p. 58. Retrieved December 31, 2021– via World Radio History.
  4. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 11 no. 3. January 15, 1994. p. 12. Retrieved December 31, 2021– via World Radio History.
  5. ↑ Mayhew, Don (December 26, 1993). "'93 in words and song". The Fresno Bee . p. Spotlight 11.
  6. ↑ Krochak, Gerry (October 25, 1993). "Treat from start". Regina Leader-Post . p. C11.
  7. ↑ Campbell, Chuck (November 24, 1993). "Music". The Knoxville News Sentinel . p. B6.
  8. ↑ Heal It Up (Australian cassette single liner notes). Concrete Blonde. Liberation Records. 1993. C11545.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. 1 2 Heal It Up (Australian CD single liner notes). Concrete Blonde. Liberation Records. 1993. D11545.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Heal It Up (Netherlands CD single liner notes). Concrete Blonde. Capitol Records. 1993. 724388094221.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ Heal It Up (Netherlands CD single liner notes). Concrete Blonde. Capitol Records. 1993. 724388094320.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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