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Wikipedia article




"'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.

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. The song reached number 16 on the US 'Billboard' Modern Rock Tracks chart in November 1993.

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.

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." 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."

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." Chuck Campbell of 'The Knoxville News Sentinel' felt the song, "though meandering, offers satisfaction in its gritty execution".

Formats



Personnel



Credits are adapted from the Australian CD single liner notes and the 'Mexican Moon' CD album booklet.

'Heal It Up'

* Johnette Napolitano vocals, guitars, bass

* Paul Thompson drums, timpani

'Production'

* Concrete Blonde producers ("Heal It Up")

* Sean Freehill producer ("Heal It Up"), recording ("Heal It Up"), engineer ("Simple Twist of Fate"), mixing ("Simple Twist of Fate")

* Johnette Napolitano, James Mankey producers ("Simple Twist of Fate")

* Tim Palmer mixing ("Heal It Up")

* Mark O'Donoughue, Jamie Seyberth mixing assistants ("Heal It Up")

* Ted Jensen mastering ("Heal It Up")

Charts



References



Category:1993 songs

Category:1993 singles

Category:Concrete Blonde songs

Category:Songs written by Johnette Napolitano

Category:Capitol Records singles

Category:I.R.S. Records singles

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