Heaven (Bryan Adams song)

"Heaven" is a power ballad by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams originally recorded in 1983, co-written by Adams and Jim Vallance. It first appeared on the A Night in Heaven soundtrack album in the same year and was later included on Adams' album Reckless in 1984. It was released as the third single from Reckless and reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in June 1985, over a year and a half after the song first appeared on record. The single was certified Gold in Canada in 1985.[1]

Heavily influenced by Journey's 1983 hit "Faithfully", the song was written while Adams served as the opening act on that band's Frontiers Tour, and features their drummer, Steve Smith.[2]  The power-ballad provided to Adams his first number one single and third Top ten hit on the American charts; according to Billboard magazinethe song also entered the Top 25 of the most successful singles of 1985 in the U.S.[3]



Contents
[hide]  *1 Writing and recording  ==Writing and recording[ edit] == Adams had played over 100 dates with Journey during 1983, serving as the opening act on their Frontiers Tour. During that time, he and Jim Vallance co-wrote "Heaven", which was heavily inspired by the band's hit "Faithfully".[2]  It was recorded at The Power Station in New York City on June 6 and 7, 1983.[4]  Halfway through the recording session, drummer Mickey Curry – who had warned Adams about his limited availability that day – announced that he had to leave since he had committed in advance to aHall & Oates session.[2]  Since the recording session for "Heaven" was running behind schedule, Adams called Journey drummer Steve Smith, who happened to be in New York at the time and he filled Curry's drumming position.[2]  The song first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1983 film, A Night in Heaven, although it was not officially released as a single at this point.
 * 2 Reception
 * 3 Track listings
 * 4 Chart performance
 * 5 Music video
 * 6 Personnel
 * 7 Chart positions
 * 8 DJ Sammy version
 * 8.1 Chart performance
 * 8.2 Music video
 * 8.3 Live performances
 * 8.4 Usage in other media
 * 8.5 Alternative versions
 * 8.5.1 Candlelight Mix
 * 8.5.2 9/11 remix
 * 8.5.3 9/11 remix 2011
 * 8.6 Charts and certifications
 * 8.6.1 Weekly charts
 * 8.6.2 Decade-end charts
 * 8.6.3 Certifications
 * 9 Release History
 * 10 Other covers
 * 11 References

Adams was unconvinced that "Heaven" was suitable for his next studio album, Reckless,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vallance_2-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  a feeling that was echoed by producer Jimmy Iovine, who was working with Adams at the time.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vallance_2-5" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  Iovine thought the song was too 'light' for the album and recommended that Adams not include it.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vallance_2-6" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2]  But at the last moment, Adams changed his mind.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vallance_2-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] ==Reception<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1984 "Heaven" won the Procan Award (Performing Rights Organization of Canada) for Canadian radio airplay, in 1985 it won the BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) Citation of Achievement for U.S. radio airplay and ten years later it won a Socan Classics Award for more than 100,000 Canadian radio performances.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vallance_2-8" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[2] ==Track listings<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Live tracks recorded at the Hollywood Palladium on February 1, 1985. ==Chart performance<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">"Heaven" first appeared on the A Night in Heaven soundtrack album in 1983 and received substantial airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations, reaching number 9 on Billboard '​s Top Tracks chart in early 1984. It was released as the third single from the album Reckless in April 1985 and reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. The song also re-entered the Top Rock Tracks chart in 1985, peaking at number 27. "Heaven" also peaked at number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart during its second run, becoming Adams' second single to reach that chart after "Straight from the Heart" in 1983, and his biggest AC hit until 1991.
 * US 7" (A&M 2729)
 * 1) "Heaven"
 * 2) "Heaven" (live)
 * US 12" promo (A&M SP-17318)
 * 1) "Heaven"
 * 2) "Heaven" (live)/"Kids Wanna Rock" (live)
 * UK 7" (A&M AM256)
 * 1) "Heaven"
 * 2) "Diana"
 * UK 12" (A&M AMY256)
 * 1) "Heaven"/"Diana"
 * 2) "Heaven" (live)/"Fits Ya Good"

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In Canada "Heaven" was officially released to radio on January, 1985.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Anthology_4-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4]  The song reached the top twenty on the Canadian Singles Chart and remained in the top twenty for another month. "Heaven" was the highest charting single from Reckless.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_5-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The song was released in Australia, Europe and New Zealand in 1985. "Heaven" reached the UK top forty.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-UK_6-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]  "Heaven" continued the trend of higher-charting singles when it debuted and peaked at top twenty in most of the European countries in which it charted. Adams' previous singles had charted much weaker in Europe and "Heaven" would be Adams' first single to chart in mainland Europe.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Although "Heaven" reached the top ten in Sweden and Norway and then the top twenty in Austria, Ireland, Switzerland and Sweden, it was a moderate top hundred success in Germany where it peaked at number 62.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NOR_7-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SWE_8-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GER_9-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SWI_10-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-IRE_11-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] ==Music video<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There were 2 videos, one shot at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage in Vancouver, Canada, and was directed by Steve Barron.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Heaven_12-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12]  That video includes appearances by Lysette Anthony and Garwin Sanford. The second video was shot in London, England, and features Adams singing the song in a live concert setting; behind him, stacked video monitors show his band playing along. Video monitors also occupy each seat of the otherwise empty theater. The video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-American_Music_Awards_13-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13] ==Personnel<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Chart positions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==DJ Sammy version<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2002, Spanish DJ DJ Sammy and German DJ Yanou released a dance cover of "Heaven", with vocals by Dutch singer Do. It was released digitally on February 26, 2002, as the second single from DJ Sammy's second studio album Heaven (2002). The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number eight on the USBillboard Hot 100. It re-entered the chart on the week of November 17, 2007. On October 28, 2009, over seven years after its release, the song was certified gold by theRecording Industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_18-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]  It has also been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 600,000. ===Chart performance<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. It re-entered the chart on the week of November 17, 2007. On October 28, 2009, over seven years after its release, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_18-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]  It has also been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 600,000. ===Music video<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The music video was directed by Oliver Bradford. It features Yanou, DJ Sammy and Do viewed briefly from a television. The video features two Asian girls, androgynouspeople and a black man. There is a second version, with extended scenes of a stationary Do singing. ===Live performances<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Do performed the song with Westlife live in 2002 in the UK, and also with Westlife at the TMF Awards in 2003. Do also performed the song several times together with Bryan Adams, in the Netherlands and Germany. ===Usage in other media<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The song was sampled by Nina Sky in their 2009 hit "Beautiful People". It also appeared on a Malcolm in the Middle episode, playing in the background when Hal is using the kitchen as his own salon. Additionally, it was featured in the Dance Dance Revolution of video games. ===Alternative versions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ====Candlelight Mix<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Because of the dance version's popularity, a stripped-down, ballad-like "Candlelight Mix" version was made and sung by Do, and received airplay on adult contemporaryradio stations as well as contemporary hit radio stations. ====9/11 remix<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">An unauthorized remix of the "Candlelight Mix" was made by KISS FM in Bakersfield, California to commemorate the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks. This remix features a five-year-old, kindergarten-aged girl talking about her father who presumably died in the attacks, with the original chorus intermittently playing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19] Although the monologue is based on a real event, the little girl's vocal was actually the daughter of a former KISS FM program director and she did not know anything about the terrorist attacks at the time. The director wrote and read simple sentences for her and had her repeat them for him, with a little emotional prompting; the director later edited his voice out of the track. This was one of the most requested songs in the station's history, and had all of the local market talking. It even crossed over to Clear Channel's other stations for a wider audience. ====9/11 remix 2011<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2011, another unauthorized remix of the "Candlelight Mix" was made by KLUC FM in Las Vegas to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the attacks. This remix followed the same theme as the original 9/11 remix. The song features three actresses, representing the first, fifth and tenth anniversaries of the attacks (ages 5, 9, and 14), with the original chorus intermittently playing. It was widely distributed to other stations owned by the CBS radio network. ===Charts and certifications<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Release History<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Other covers<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">"Heaven" has been covered by numerous artists.
 * Bryan Adams – piano, percussion, lead vocals
 * Keith Scott – guitar
 * Rob Sabino – keyboards
 * Dave Taylor – bass
 * Steve Smith – drums<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]
 * United States - Download - February 26 2002
 * United States - Mainstream Radio - May 25 2002


 * One of the original members of German electronic music band Scooter covered the song in 1999.
 * One of the first cover recordings of "Heaven" was by rock artist Gerd Rube on The Way I Feel (1992).
 * During the taping of Oh Aaron: Live in Concert, Aaron Carter's older brother Nick Carter performed it live.
 * Eyra Gail covered the song identically to DJ Sammy on the album Eyra Gail (2002).
 * Pop singer Kate DeAraugo covered the song on A Place I've Never Been (2005).
 * Scottish entertainer John Barrowman's version appears on his cover album Another Side (2007).
 * Ruben Studdard also recorded a version as a bonus track for his fourth studio album, Love Is.
 * Italian singer Martina Stavolo covered the song on her debut EP "Due Cose Importanti".
 * DJ Manian covered the song with a series of remixes featuring Alia on the album Heaven (2007).
 * Elliott Yamin performed "Heaven" in the third week of competition during American Idol season 5.
 * David Archuleta performed "Heaven" as part of "Hollywood Week" during American Idol, Season 7.
 * Korean singers Tiffany and Jessica, of the Korean girl band Girls' Generation, sang a live ballad re-edition of "Heaven" for a Mnet Live in 2008.
 * Country music singer Jason Aldean covered the song live as a duet with Adams for CMT Crossroads in 2009, and later at the 2009 CMT Music Awards.
 * The original DJ Sammy radio edit was sampled in 2009 to create Nina Sky's single "Beautiful People".
 * In November 2009, Pitbull released "Pearly Gates," produced by Jim Jonsin, on the mixtape International Takeover: The United Nations, which covers the "Heaven" chorus as sung by Nayer.
 * Singaporean singer Olivia Ong covered "Heaven." and included the song in her self-titled album Olivia.
 * "Heaven" is the fifth track of Brandi Carlile's Valentine's Day EP XOBC.
 * In the middle 1980s, Michael Damian and Tracey E. Bregman, in their respective characters of Dante Daniel "Danny" Romalotti and Lauren Fenmore, interpreted "Heaven" as a duet in an installment of The Young And The Restless, of which they were both cast members at the time.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="line-height:1;white-space:nowrap;">[citation needed]
 * Erika Van Pelt performed "Heaven" as part of the Top 11 during the eleventh season of American Idol.
 * During the PBS special, Believe, Chloë Agnew performed, with Cormac Ahidan on Tin Whistle, this version recently on December 1, 2011.