Heaven (Bryan Adams song)

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 inspired by Journey's hit "Faithfully". 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 a Hall & Oates session. ==Reception and awards==

For All Music Guide, Stewart Mason called the song "the power ballad that transcends the inherent cheesiness of the style to become a genuinely effective single." 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. ==Chart performance==

"Heaven" first appeared on the A Night in Heaven soundtrack album in 1983 and received substantial airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations, reaching the number nine on Billboards Top Tracks chart in February 1984. It was released as the third single from the album Reckless in April 1985 and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the highest-charting single from "Reckless". The song also re-entered the Top Rock Tracks chart at that time, 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. In Canada, "Heaven" reached number 11 on the RPM Singles Chart. The song was also released in Australia, Europe, and New Zealand in 1985. "Heaven" peaked at number 38 in the UK. In several mainland European countries, "Heaven" was the first hit for Adams. "Heaven" reached the top 10 in Sweden and Norway and then the top 20 in Austria, Ireland, Switzerland, and Sweden, it was a moderate top hundred success in Germany where it peaked at number 62. In Australia, it peaked at number 12. ==Music video==

There were two videos; one was shot in the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, although the exteriors were filmed at the Stanley Theatre. It was directed by Steve Barron.{{cite web The second video was shot at the Apollo Theatre 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. At the end it is all revealed to be a dream of Adams. The video was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography.{{cite news ==Track listings==

All live tracks were recorded at the Hollywood Palladium on February 1, 1985. • US 7-inch (A&M 2729) • "Heaven" • "Heaven" (live) • UK 7-inch (A&M AM256) • "Heaven" • "Diana" • UK 12-inch (A&M AMY256) • "Heaven" • "Diana" • "Heaven" (live) • "Fits Ya Good" ==Personnel==

• Bryan Adams – vocals, piano, percussion • Keith Scott – guitar • Rob Sabino – keyboards • Dave Taylor – bass • Steve Smith – drums ==Charts==

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==DJ Sammy and Yanou version==

}} Spanish DJ Sammy and German DJ Yanou recorded a dance cover of "Heaven" with vocals from Dutch singer Do. It was initially released on November 21, 2001, as the first single from DJ Sammy's second studio album, Heaven (2002). Chart performance The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. On October 28, 2009, over seven years after its release, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000. Do also performed the song several times together with Bryan Adams, in the Netherlands and Germany. Track listings Spanish maxi-CD single • "Heaven" (S'N'Y mix radio edit) – 3:54 • "Heaven" (S'N'Y mix extended) – 5:16 • "Heaven" (Green Court remix) – 8:27 • "Heaven" (Simon & Shaker remix) – 9:01 • "Heaven" (Commander Tom remix) – 6:35 • "Heaven" (Anastasia remix) – 10:51 • "Heaven" (Yanou's Candlelight mix) – 4:02 • "The Blue" – 7:00 UK CD single • "Heaven" (radio edit) • "Heaven" (original mix) • "Heaven" (Flip and Fill remix) • "Heaven" (CD-ROM video) US maxi-CD single • "Heaven" (radio version) – 3:55 • "Heaven" (extended mix) – 5:15 • "Heaven" (Green Court remix) – 6:19 • "Heaven" (Commander Tom remix) – 6:35 • "Heaven" (Anastasia remix) – 10:50 • "Heaven" (Simon & Shaker remix) – 9:00 Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications Release history ==Do version==

Candlelight Mix Because of the Eurodance version's popularity, a stripped-down "Candlelight Mix" ballad version was made and sung by Do, and received airplay on adult contemporary radio stations as well as contemporary hit radio stations. 9/11 remix An unauthorized remix of the Candlelight Mix was made by KKXX in Bakersfield, California to commemorate the first anniversary of the September 11 attacks, featuring a kindergarten-aged girl telling the story of her father's death in the attacks, interspersed with the original chorus. While the monologue is based on a true story, the girl was actually the daughter of a former KISS FM program director, who was reading off a script and did not know about the attacks at the time. Chart performance ==See also==