| "HEAL" | |
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| Song by Southeast Asian artists | |
| Released | September 11, 2020 (2020-09-11) |
| Genre | Pop |
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| Label | Star Music |
| Songwriter(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Jonathan Manalo |
| Music video | |
| "HEAL"onYouTube | |
"Heal" (stylized in all caps) is a song produced by Jonathan Manalo and released on September 11, 2020 by Star Music. The song was produced as a collaboration song featuring all-female Southeast Asian singers,[1] to extend the love and spur unity for everyone's healing during these hard times as well as in response to the COVID-19 pandemic situation.[2][3]
"HEAL" was produced as part of the eponymous project that is the first in Southeast Asia.[2] It also part of the #StreamToDonate project, wherein participating artists donating their share of fees and royalties to “Pantawid ng Pag-ibig” (A Bridge to Love), a fund-raising campaign by ABS-CBN which aims to provide relief to Filipinos who have lost their sources of income and livelihood due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
"HEAL" was composed by ABS-CBN music creative director, Jonathan Manalo, Tarsier Records founder Moophs and Alex Godinez, also known as Xela, with Manalo serves as its overall producer.[2][4] The song was performed by 14 Southeast Asian all-female singers,[5][6] consisting of Filipino singers: Kyla, KZ Tandingan, Jayda, Moira Dela Torre, Jona and Lesha; Indonesian singers: Rini Wulandari and Yura Yunita; Malaysian singers: DOLLA and Shalma Eliana; Singaporean singers: Haneri and Haven and Thai singer, Valentina Ploy.[2][7][8] According to project head, Naomi Enriquez: "The all-female lineup was really intended for the music because that's how the demo sounded, that's how the vision of our creative director was".[9] The project was finalized during the COVID-19 situation.[10]
Elyse Ilagan, writing for One Mega, wrote that the song "delivers a message of hope and healing" while "choosing love to overcome hate and negativity in the world".[10]
Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes.[11]
The project, orchestrated by ABS-CBN, features artists from the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
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