"Pagtingin" () is a song by Filipino

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band

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, composed by lead vocalis
Paolo Benjamin Guico
It was released alongside "

Araw-Araw "Araw-Araw" () is a song by Filipino folk-pop band Ben&Ben, composed by lead vocalists Miguel Benjamin Guico and Paolo Benjamin Guico. It was released alongside " Pagtingin" on May 2, 2019. This song was used as the theme song of the film '' LS ...

" on May 2, 2019. It was used for the film '' LSS (Last Song Syndrome)'' released in 2019 under

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Music video

The music video of the song was directed b
Jorel Lising
with appearances from

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and

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and was released on July 19, 2019. A

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to the music video, "

", was released two months later on September 28, 2019. It was revealed by the band that the guitar solo during the

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, performed by lead guitarist Poch Baretto and vocalist-guitarist Miguel Benjamin Guico, was recorded as they were filming the music video. The music video is considered the most viewed video on the band's

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channel with over 21 million views since its release.

Appearances in media and covers

and

performed their rendition of the song in the Wish bus in September 2019. *

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and Ben&Ben performed the song on '' ASAP Natin 'To'' on September 8, 2019. *

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performed her rendition of the song on her virtual benefit concert on April 22, 2020. *Ben&Ben themselves performed their metal rock rendition of the song on their BBTV episode on the band's YouTube channel on August 12, 2020. *On their virtual performance in the 33rd Awit Awards in August 2020,

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and Ben&Ben performed a

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of "Pagtingin" and Valenciano's "Di Bale Na Lang". *Ben&Ben performed the song on the 28th episode of the third season of ''

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'', in which it was used as the song for the group of 100 Band Members' game ''The ChooSing One'' on October 1, 2023.

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."

Awards and nominations

References

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