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“Heal It Up” by Concrete Blonde
From the album Mexican Moon (1993)
“Heal It Up” by Concrete Blonde appears on 5 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1993 and 2026. It was first released in 1993 on the album Mexican Moon. Its best result is #72 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #247 alternative song of 1993.
"Heal It Up" was the second single Concrete Blonde sent out from Mexican Moon, their fifth album, in 1993, following "Jonestown" to American album rock and alternative radio. Johnette Napolitano wrote it alone, sings it and plays the bass and guitars herself, with Paul Thompson on drums and timpani; the band produced it with Sean Freehill.
It's a slow burner that keeps climbing toward a crescendo, and Napolitano fills it with tormented, lost souls crying out to be made whole. Music & Media heard Simple Minds in their prime in it and told readers to hang on for the cinematic bridge. It climbed to 16 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks that November, and Jane Williams' video made MTV's roster of its 50 most-played clips.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 72 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 453 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2022 | 198 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2025 | 616 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
| 2026 | 340 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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