Heaven Is a Place on Earth

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For the Japanese anime movie, see Hayate the Combat Butler! 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 Pop rock • power pop
Length 4:06
Label MCA Records
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Rick Nowels
Certification Silver (BPI)
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Since You've Gone"
(1986)		 "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
(1987)		 "I Get Weak"
(1988)
Music sample
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"

"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 song 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 on the UK Singles Chart and held the spot 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.

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 sunglasses 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

Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
December 5, 1987		 Succeeded by
"Faith" by George Michael
Preceded by UK number-one single
January 16, 1988 – January 23, 1988		 Succeeded by
"I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany

Cover versions

See also

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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  7. ↑ "Belinda Carlisle – Chart history" European Hot 100 for Belinda Carlisle.
  8. ↑ "Musicline.de – Carlisle,Belinda Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
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  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 7, 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth". VG-lista.
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  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth". Singles Top 60.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1988-01-16" UK Singles Chart.
  18. ↑ "Belinda Carlisle – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Belinda Carlisle.
  19. ↑ "Belinda Carlisle – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Belinda Carlisle.
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  22. ↑ German Top 20 - The Chart Of 1988
  23. ↑ Italian Top 100 - The Chart Of 1988
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