Pagtingin

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"Pagtingin"
Pagtingincoverart.jpg
Single by Ben&Ben
from the album Limasawa Street
ReleasedMay 2, 2019 (2019-05-02)
Recorded2019
Studio Spryta Productions Inc.
(Mandaluyong, Metro Manila)
Genre Folk-pop [1]
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s) Paolo Benjamin Guico
Producer(s)
  • Ben&Ben
  • Jean Paul Verona
Ben&Ben singles chronology
"Mitsa (Salamat)"
(2019)
"Pagtingin"
(2019)
"Araw-Araw"
(2019)
Music video
"Pagtingin" on YouTube

"Pagtingin" (English: "The Way We Feel") is a song by Filipino folk-pop band Ben&Ben, composed by lead vocalist Paolo Benjamin Guico. It was released alongside "Araw-Araw" on May 2, 2019. [2] [3] It was used for the film LSS (Last Song Syndrome) released in 2019 under Globe Studios. [4]

Contents

Music video

The music video of the song was directed by Jorel Lising, with appearances from Gabbi Garcia and Khalil Ramos and was released on July 19, 2019. [5] A sequel to the music video, "Araw-Araw", was released two months later on September 28, 2019. [6] It was revealed by the band that the guitar solo during the break, performed by lead guitarist Poch Baretto and vocalist-guitarist Miguel Benjamin Guico, was recorded as they were filming the music video. [7]

The music video is considered the most viewed video on the band's YouTube channel with over 21 million views since its release. [8]

Appearances in media and covers

Aftermath

A comment from the music video, posted some time after its upload on YouTube, would become the sole basis for the composition of their 2020 single "Lifetime." [14] [15]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2020 5th Wish Music Awards Wishclusive Urban Performance of the YearWon [16] [17]
15th Myx Music Awards Mellow Video of the YearNominated [18]
Song of the YearNominated
33rd Awit Awards Best Performance by a Group Recording ArtistWon [19]
Favorite Song of the YearWon
202112th PMPC Star Awards for MusicSong of the YearNominated [20] [21]
Duo/Group Artist of the YearWon

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