Inside Your Heaven

"Inside Your Heaven"
Single by Carrie Underwood
B-side	"Independence Day"
Released	June 14, 2005 (U.S.)
Format	CD single, digital download, 7" vinyl single
Recorded	2005 The Gentlemen's Club (Los Angeles, California) Capitol Records (Los Angeles, California) The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) The Village (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Country, country pop
Length	3:45
Label	Arista, 19, S
Writer(s)	Andreas Carlsson, Pelle Nylén, Savan Kotecha
Producer(s)	Desmond Child
Certification	Gold (RIAA) 2x Platinum (CRIA)
Carrie Underwood singles chronology
"Inside Your Heaven" (2005) "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (2005)

"Inside Your Heaven" is a song written by Andreas Carlsson, Pelle Nylén, Savan Kotecha and produced by Desmond Child. Two versions of the song were released as singles in 2005: one by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, and another by Idol runner-up Bo Bice.

Underwood's recording of the song, released on June 14, 2005 in the U.S., debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and on the Canadian Singles Chart, where it remained for one and seven weeks, consecutively, atop the charts. It was the longest running single of 2005 in Canada. Although Underwood's recording was not released to country, the song charted at number fifty-two on Hot Country Songs. It was certified Gold by the RIAA and two times platinum by the CRIA, and it was later included on her debut album, Some Hearts. The B-side is a cover of the Martina McBride song "Independence Day".

The following week, Bo Bice released a cover version of the song. Bice's version was released on June 21, 2005 and peaked at number two on the Hot 100. It was certified Gold by the RIAA, and sold 401,000 copies^[1][2] and Platinum by the CRIA. The B-side is a cover of the song "Vehicle" by The Ides of March.

The song won Underwood the Billboard Music Awards for "Top-Selling Country Single of the Year" and "Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year" (Bice's version was also nominated in this category). It also helped Underwood win the award for "Country Single Sales Artist of the Year". Carrie Underwood's version sold 880,000 copies, while Bo Bice's version sold 401,000.^[1][3]

Carrie Underwood's track listing

CD single^[4]

1. "Inside Your Heaven" - 3:45
2. "Independence Day - 3:20

Bo Bice's track listing

"Inside Your Heaven"
Single by Bo Bice
B-side	"Vehicle" (featuring Richie Sambora)
Released	June 21, 2005 (US)
Format	CD single, digital download 7" vinyl single
Recorded	2005 The Gentlemen's Club (Los Angeles, California) Capitol Records (Los Angeles, California) The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) The Village (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:13
Label	RCA, BMG, 19, S
Writer(s)	Andreas Carlsson, Pelle Nylén, Savan Kotecha
Producer(s)	Desmond Child
Certification	Gold (RIAA) Platinum (CRIA)
Bo Bice singles chronology
"Inside Your Heaven" (2005) "The Real Thing" (2006)

CD single^[5]

1. "Inside Your Heaven" - 4:13
2. "Vehicle" (featuring Richie Sambora) - 2:49

Charts

Weekly charts Carrie Underwood's version Charts (2005) Peak position Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)[6] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 1 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 12 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 52 Bo Bice's version Charts (2005) Peak position Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)[10] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 2 Year-end charts Carrie Underwood's version Chart (2005) Position US Billboard Hot 100[12] 71

Certification Carrie Underwood's version Country Certification (sales thresholds) Canada 2x Platinum[13] United States Gold[14] Bo Bice's version Country Certification (sales thresholds) Canada Platinum[13] United States Gold[15]

Awards

Carrie Underwood's version

2005 Billboard Music Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2005	"Inside Your Heaven"	Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year	style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won
2005	"Inside Your Heaven"	Top-Selling Country Single	style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"|Won

Bo Bice's version

2005 Billboard Music Awards

Year	Recipient	Award	Result
2005	"Inside Your Heaven"	Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year	style="background: #FDD; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="no table-no2"|Nominated

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of the CD singles.^[4][5]

Both

Andreas Carlsson - writer, background vocals Pelle Nylén - writer Savan Kotecha - piano, writer Desmond Child - producer, background vocals Joe Yannece - drums, master Brian Coleman - production manager Simon Fuller -management 19 Management - management Michael Segal - photography Harry Sommerdahl - keyboards, programming, arrangement, recording Eric Bazilian - guitar, madolin John Pierce - bass

Abe Laboriel Jr. - drums Kim Bullard - organ, strings Storm Lee - vocals Jules Gondar - recording Steve Churchyard - recording Matt Gruber - recording Suren Wijeyaratne - assistant engineer Jimmy Hoyson - assistant engineer Mike Eleopoulos - assistant engineer Noel Zancanella - assistant engineer Carrie Underwood - background vocals Jules Gondar - recording

Carrie's version

Carrie Underwood - lead vocals Serban Ghenea - mixing Tim Roberts - drums, assistant mix engineer John Hanes - piano, additional protools engineers Jeanette Olsson - background vocals Gretchen Peters - strings, writer Randy Cantor - guitar, bass, lap steel guitar, keyboards, programming, recording

Jacob Miller - additional vocal production Carlos Alvarez - mixing Bryan Golder - recording Mikal Blue - recording Stephen Crook - recording Clarita Sanchaz - assistant mix engineer

Bo's version

Bo Bice - lead vocals Bo Bice - background vocals Kevin Mills - piano, assistant mix engineer Greg Collins - mixing John Shanks - background vocals Jim Peterik - guitar, writer Corky James - strings Andy Ackland - bass guitar, recording Glenn Pittman - assistant engineer

Mike Houge - lead guitar, assistant engineer Ray Herrmann - saxophone Nick Lane - trombone arrangement, horn arrangement Rafael Padilla - percussion Victor Indrizzo - drums Richie Sambora - background vocals, guitar Paul Bushnell - background vocals Jeff Steele - bass

See also

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2005 (U.S.)
• List of Pop 100 number-one singles (U.S.)
• List of Canadian number-one singles of 2005

References

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by I Believe

American Idol winner's singles 2005

Succeeded by Do I Make You Proud

Carrie Underwood singles Discography Awards and nominations Songs Some Hearts "Jesus, Take the Wheel" "Some Hearts" "Don't Forget to Remember Me" "Before He Cheats" "Wasted" Carnival Ride "So Small" "All-American Girl" "Last Name" "Just a Dream" "I Told You So" Play On "Cowboy Casanova" "Temporary Home" "Undo It" "Mama's Song" Blown Away "Good Girl" "Blown Away" "Two Black Cadillacs" "See You Again" Greatest Hits: Decade #1 "Something in the Water" "Little Toy Guns" Featured singles "Just Stand Up!" (with Artists Stand Up To Cancer) "Remind Me" (with Brad Paisley) "Can't Stop Lovin' You" (with Aerosmith) "Somethin' Bad" (with Miranda Lambert) Other singles "Inside Your Heaven" Promotional singles "I'll Stand by You" "Praying for Time" "Home Sweet Home" "There's a Place for Us" Other songs "Eighteen Inches" "Ever Ever After" Book Category

Bo Bice Studio albums The Real Thing See the Light 3 Singles "Inside Your Heaven" Tours "American Idols LIVE! Tour 2005"

American Idol season 4 Finalists Carrie Underwood Bo Bice Vonzell Solomon Anthony Fedorov Scott Savol Constantine Maroulis Anwar Robinson Nadia Turner Nikko Smith Jessica Sierra Mikalah Gordon Lindsey Cardinale Other sources Tour "Inside Your Heaven"

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