Slice of Heaven

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“Slice of Heaven”
Single by Dave Dobbyn with Herbs from the album Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tail Tale soundtrack
Released	September 12, 1986 (New Zealand)
Format	CD, 7"
Recorded	1986
Genre	New Wave
Writer(s)	Dave Dobbyn
Dave Dobbyn singles chronology
"She Loves Me Back" (as DD Smash) (1985) "Slice of Heaven" (1986) "You Oughta Be in Love" (1986)
Herbs singles chronology
"Nuclear Waste" (1985) "Slice of Heaven" (1986) "Sensitive to a Smile" (1987)

"Slice of Heaven" is a single by New Zealand singer/songwriter Dave Dobbyn with the band Herbs, released in 1986 alongside the animated motion picture, Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tail Tale. The single became #1 on the 3 October 1986 and stayed there for 8 weeks. After 25 weeks in the chart, the single became Gold. It also appeared on the 1988 album, Loyal.

Australians have jokingly referred to this song as the New Zealand National Anthem.^{[citation needed]}

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This song featured in the Australian TV show Hey Dad.