Heaven (Ailee song)
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| Single by Ailee | ||||||||||
| from the album Invitation | ||||||||||
| Released | February 9, 2012 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||||||||
| Genre | K-pop, dance-pop | |||||||||
| Length | 3:38 | |||||||||
| Label | YMC Entertainment | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Wheesung, Lee Gi, Seo Yong-bae | |||||||||
| Producer(s) | Wheesung | |||||||||
| Ailee singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Heaven" is a song by South Korean singer Ailee. The song serves as Ailee's debut single, it was digitally released on February 9, 2012 by YMC Entertainment.
Korean version
Release
On February 6, the music video teaser for Ailee's debut song, Heaven, was released. Heaven was written and produced by Wheesung.[1] On the 9th, Ailee released the song and the music video, which featured Beast's Gi Kwang.[2][3]
Promotions
The promotions of the song "Heaven" started in February 9, on Mnet's M! Countdown. The song is also being promoted on the shows Music Bank, Music Core and Inkigayo.[4]
Track listing
| Korean digital single:[5] | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Heaven" | Wheesung | 3:34 | |||||||
| 2. | "Heaven" (Instrumental) | 3:32 | ||||||||
Total length: |
7:05 | |||||||||
Chart performance
Just one month after her debut, she dominated the Cyworld Music Awards on February where she won two awards for, “Song of the Month” and “Rookie of the Month“. The Cyworld Digital Music Awards are based on the Cyworld Music Charts and the winners are determined by the artist or group with the highest sales for the month.[6]
Heaven ended at number 6 on the Gaon Chart National Digital Singles Ranking on the first half of 2012[7] and at number 9 on Gaon Yearly Chart Ranking.[8]
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Gaon Singles chart[9] | 11 |
| Gaon Local Singles chart[9] | 12 |
| Gaon Streaming Singles chart[9] | 7 |
| Gaon Download Singles chart[9] | 10 |
| Gaon BGM chart[9] | 10 |
| Gaon Mobile Ringtone chart[9] | 8 |
| Gaon Karaoke chart[9] | 25 |
Japanese version
| "Heaven (Japanese version)" | ||||||||||
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.jpg) CD Only cover | ||||||||||
| Single by Ailee | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Starlight" | |||||||||
| Released | November 6, 2013 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download, CD single | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2013 | |||||||||
| Genre | J-pop, dance-pop | |||||||||
| Label | Warner Music Japan | |||||||||
| Ailee Japanese singles chronology | ||||||||||
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Release
On August 4, 2013 was revealed that Ailee will be making her Japanese debut with Heaven in September.[10] On September 5, 2013 Ailee released her first teaser for Japanese Ver. of "Heaven". As show in the teaser, Ailee will release her Japanese debut single on November 6.[11]
The full music video was released on October 21, 2013. Although the tune may be familiar, the video itself is completely different from the Korean one.[12] The song has different arrangement from the Korean version.
Promotions
Ailee started to promote the song with a showcase at Shibuya O-East, Tokyo on October 21.[13]
Track listing
| Japanese single: | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Heaven" | |||||||||
| 2. | "Starlight" | |||||||||
| 3. | "Heaven" (Korean Original ver.) (CD Only) | |||||||||
| 4. | "Heaven" (Backing Track) | |||||||||
| 5. | "Starlight" (Backing Track) | |||||||||
| DVD (Limited Edition) | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "Heaven" (Music video - Japanese ver.) | |||||||||
| 2. | "Heaven" (Music video - Behind the scenes) | |||||||||
Charts
| Released | Oricon Chart | Peak | Debut sales | Sales total | Chart run |
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| November 6, 2013 | Daily Singles Chart | 16 | 3,933 | — | — |
| Weekly Singles Chart | 24 | ||||
| Monthly Singles Chart | — | ||||
| Yearly Singles Chart | — |
| Charts | Peak position |
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| Billboard Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay | — |
| Billboard Japan Hot Top Airplay | — |
| Billboard Japan Hot Singles Sales | — |
| Billboard Japan Hot 100 | — |
Credits and personnel
- Ailee - vocals
- Wheesung - producing, songwriting, arranger, music
References
- ↑ "Ailee releases "Heaven" MV teaser feat. B2ST’s Kikwang". Allkpop. 02/06/2012.
- ↑ "Ailee releases "Heaven" MV teaser". Soompi. 02/08/2012. Retrieved 03/08/2012.
- ↑ "Lee Ki Kwang appears on Ailee's "Heaven" music video". Soompi. 02/07/2012. Retrieved 03/08/2012.
- ↑ "Ailee makes an angelic debut with "Heaven" on ‘M! Countdown’!". Allkpop. 02/09/2012.
- ↑ (Korean) "(싱글) Heaven / Daum 뮤직 :: 언제 어디서나 Music on Daum" (in Korean). Daum Communications. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ↑ "Rookie singer Ailee wins two titles from Cyworld Music Awards". Allkpop. 03/02/2012. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
- ↑ Gaon Chart releases chart rankings for the First Half of 2012
- ↑ Gaon Chart releases Yearly Chart Ranking for 2012
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 (Korean) "Gaon Search - Ailee". Gaon. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ↑ Ailee to make her Japanese debut in September
- ↑ Ailee hums away with her beautiful voice in teaser for her Japanese debut single 'Heaven'
- ↑ Check out an all new PV for the Japanese version of Ailee's 'Heaven'
- ↑ Ailee to hold a showcase in Japan this October
External links
- "Heaven" Teaser Music Video on YouTube
- "Heaven" Music Video on YouTube
- "Heaven" Japanese Music Video on YouTube
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