Love Can Heal
"Love Can Heal" | ||||
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Single by Peter Gabriel | ||||
from the album I/O | ||||
Released |
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Studio |
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Venue | Rexall Place (Edmonton) | |||
Length | 5:59 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
Producer(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
Peter Gabriel singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Can Heal" is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel, released on 31 August 2023 as the ninth single in promotion of his tenth studio album I/O. Due to August having a blue moon, this was the second of two tracks to be released in August alongside "Olive Tree". According to Gabriel, the track is a "dreamy, experiential piece with some abstract imagery" and "a carpet of sound, a tapestry where things are woven together, but not necessarily supposed to stick out, but just form part of a whole".[1][2]
A music video by Aardman Animations and cover artist Antony Micallef was also released alongside the track.[3]
Background
The song was debuted live back in 2016 during the Rock, Paper, Scissors tour in North America. Gabriel wrote the song as a tribute to Jo Cox who was murdered that same year.[1][3] In a press release, Gabriel explained that he included the track on the album because he believed it fit with the themes on the album, elaborated by stating "in the sense that i/o is about feeling and being connected to everything, and in a way, the next evolution of being connected to things is a feeling of love for everything."[4][5]
The cover was designed by artist Antony Micallef with his work "a small painting of what I think love looks".[1] About the track and artwork, Micallef said,
"With 'Love Can Heal' I could see my images coming up when I was hearing it. [...] I love artists who take risks and Peter's always chopped and changed and I like to do that too with my work and you know it doesn't just rest on this one thing."[4][6]
Personnel
- Peter Gabriel – lead vocals, backing vocals, synths, piano, hairy drum
- David Rhodes – guitars, backing vocals
- Tony Levin – bass
- Ged Lynch – percussion
- Melanie Gabriel – backing vocals
- Ríoghnach Connolly – backing vocals
- Jennie Abrahamson – backing vocals
- Linnea Olsson – solo cello, backing vocals
- Angie Pollock – synths
- Katie May – guitar effects
Charts
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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German Downloads (Offizielle Download Top 100)[7] | 75 |
References
- ^ a b c "Love Can Heal released". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel drops his new single "Love Can Heal"". Classic Rock 106.9. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ a b "Peter Gabriel Shares New Song "Love Can Heal": Listen". Stereogum. 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ a b Rapp, Allison (2023-08-31). "Hear Peter Gabriel's Newest Song, 'Love Can Heal'". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Peter Gabriel shares new song 'Love Can Heal'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ Redfern, Mark. "Peter Gabriel Shares New Song "Love Can Heal"". www.undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
- ^ "Download Charts Single". GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
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