Heaven Is a Place on Earth

"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Heaven on Earth
B-side "We Can Change"
Released September 18, 1987[1]
Format
Genre
Length 4:06 (album version)
3:54 (promo 7" edit)
6:00 (heavenly version)
Label MCA Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rick Nowels
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Since You've Gone"
(1986)		 "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
(1987)		 "I Get Weak"
(1988)

"Since You've Gone"
(1986)		 "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
(1987)		 "I Get Weak"
(1988)
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"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle, featured on her second studio album, Heaven on Earth (1987). Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, the power ballad[2] was released as the album's lead single in September 1987, and it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 5, 1987, becoming Carlisle's only US chart-topper. A month later it hit number one in the United Kingdom, where it held the top spot of the UK Singles Chart for two weeks.

The song reached number one in many other countries, among them Switzerland, Ireland, Sweden, South Africa and Norway. The song also reached number three in Germany and Canada, number two in Australia, and number six in Italy. It is widely considered to be Carlisle's signature song because of its success on the charts and its continued relevance today. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It lost to Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)".

Composition

The song is performed in the key of E major with a tempo of 123 beats per minute in common time. Carlisle's vocals span from E3 to D♯5. In the final chorus of the song, the key is transposed to F♯ major.[3][4]

Music video

The promotional video was directed by Academy Award-winning actress Diane Keaton and features an appearance of Carlisle's husband Morgan Mason. It also features children wearing black masks and a cape while each of them holds an illuminated plastic globe. Carlisle appeared wearing a strapless dress and later changed to a black off-the-shoulder blouse. The video was partially filmed at Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park in Valencia, California, on the Spin Out ride.

Production

Carlisle's backup vocalists on the track include songwriters Nowels and Shipley as well as Michelle Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas and songwriter Diane Warren. It also featured Thomas Dolby on keyboards.

Track listing

  1. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" - 4:06
  2. "We Can Change" - 3:45
  3. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Heavenly version) - 6:00
  4. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (A cappella version) - 3:49

Charts and certifications

Preceded by
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes		 Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
December 5, 1987 		Succeeded by
"Faith" by George Michael
Preceded by
"Always on My Mind" by Pet Shop Boys		 European Hot 100 number one single
January 30, 1988 - February 6, 1988 		Succeeded by
"Always on My Mind" by Pet Shop Boys
Preceded by
"Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl		 Irish Singles Chart number one single
January 16, 1988 		Succeeded by
"Sign Your Name" by Terence Trent D'Arby
Preceded by
"Pump Up the Volume" by M/A/R/R/S		 New Zealand Singles Chart number one single
February 28, 1988 - March 20, 1988 		Succeeded by
"One Tree Hill" by U2
Preceded by
"China in Your Hand" by T'Pau		 Norway Singles Chart number one single
5/1988 - 8/1988 		Succeeded by
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" by Billy Ocean
Preceded by
"Always on My Mind" by Pet Shop Boys		 Sweden Singles Chart number one single
February 3, 1988 - February 10, 1988 		Succeeded by
"Allt som jag känner" by Tone Norum & Tommy Nilsson
Preceded by
{{{before}}}		 Switzerland Singles Chart number one single
January 31, 1988 - February 28, 1988 		Succeeded by
"House Arrest" by Krush
Preceded by
"Always on My Mind" by Pet Shop Boys		 UK number-one single
January 16, 1988 – January 23, 1988 		Succeeded by
"I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany

See also

References

  1. ↑ Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. p. 329. ISBN 0-86241-385-0.
  2. ↑ "The 21 best power ballads".
  3. ↑ Shipley, Ellen. "Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Sheet Music in A Major (transposable) - Download & Print". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Heaven Is a Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle - Spot On Track". www.spotontrack.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
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  8. ↑ "Adult Contemporary - Volume 47, No. 12, December 26, 1987". RPM. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 47, No. 11, December 19, 1987". RPM. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
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  11. ↑ "Musicline.de – Carlisle,Belinda Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  12. ↑ "Irish Singles Chart – Search for song". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Italian Singles Chart – Top Singles of 1988". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 7, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  15. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth". Top 40 Singles.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth". VG-lista.
  17. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth". Singles Top 100.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1988-01-16" UK Singles Chart.
  21. ↑ "Belinda Carlisle – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Belinda Carlisle.
  22. ↑ "Belinda Carlisle – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Belinda Carlisle.
  23. ↑ "1988 Australian Singles Chart". aria. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  24. ↑ "1988 Dutch Singles Chart" (in Dutch). dutchcharts. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  25. ↑ "INFINITY CHARTS: German Top 20". ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de.
  26. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Single: 1988". www.hitparadeitalia.it.
  27. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 1988 - The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  28. ↑ "1988 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). swisscharts. Retrieved August 19, 2012.
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  30. ↑ "End Of Year Chart - Top 100 Singles of 1988". Retrieved August 19, 2012.
  31. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place on Earth". Music Canada.
  32. ↑ "British single certifications – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place on Earth". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Heaven Is A Place on Earth in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
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