Love Can Heal

"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".

A music video by Aardman Animations and Micallef was also released alongside the track.

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. 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."

The cover was designed by artist Antony Micallef with his work "a small painting of what I think love looks". 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.'"

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