Pagtingin ( en, The Way We Feel) is a song by

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folk-pop band

Ben&Ben Ben&Ben (formerly known as The Benjamins) are a folk pop band in the Philippines. Formed in 2015, the band have since been known for their popular hits that include " Pagtingin" and " Lifetime", among others. One of the most popular acts in th ...

, composed by lead vocalis
Paolo Benjamin Guico
It was released alongside " Araw-Araw" 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, Araw-Araw, 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 the 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. * Regine Velasquez-Alcasid 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 in the band's YouTube channel on August 12, 2020. *On their virtual performance in the 33rd Awit Awards in August 2020, Gary Valenciano and Ben&Ben performed a mashup of "Pagtingin" and Valenciano's "Di Bale Na Lang".

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

{{Ben&Ben 2019 songs Ben&Ben songs Tagalog-language songs