Heaven Is

This article is about the Def Leppard song. For the OMD song, see Liberator (album).

"Heaven Is"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Adrenalize
B-side
Released18 January 1993 (1993-01-18)[1]
Genre
Length3:37
LabelBludgeon Riffola
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)"
(1992) 		"Heaven Is"
(1993) 		"Tonight"
(1993)
Music video
"Heaven Is" on YouTube

"Heaven Is" is a song by English hard rock band Def Leppard from their fifth album, Adrenalize (1992). The single was released in January 1993 by label Bludgeon Riffola and reached number 13 in the United Kingdom.

Song information

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In a statement on the Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection and Best of Def Leppard compilation albums, the band's lead singer Joe Elliott described the song's backing vocals on the chorus sounded much like The Beach Boys, and said that it was the first time Def Leppard went that far. He also described the song as being "More Queen than Queen".[4] According to Elliott, the guitar riff had existed for years and lead guitarist Phil Collen said that parts of it were taken from the song "Armageddon It".[4][5]

Video

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According to a Joe Elliott statement on the Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection, Best of Def Leppard and Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995) compilation albums, he hated the music video.

Track listing

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  • CD: Bludgeon Riffola / LEPCD 9 (UK) / 864 731-2 (INT)
  1. "Heaven Is"
  2. "She's Too Tough"
  3. "Elected" (Live) (Alice Cooper cover)
  4. "Let's Get Rocked" (Live)

Note: "Elected" was recorded at Tilburg, Netherlands in 1987; "Let's Get Rocked" was recorded at Bonn, Germany on 29 May 1992[6]

  • 7": Bludgeon Riffola / LEP 9 (UK) / INT 864 730-7 / Special Edition Autographed Etched Disk
  1. "Heaven Is"
  2. "She's Too Tough"

Note: This single has the band members autographs on the back side of the disc.

  • 12": Bludgeon Riffola / LEPX 9 (UK) / INT 864 731-1 / Picture Disc
  1. "Heaven Is"
  2. "She's Too Tough"
  3. "Let's Get Rocked" (Live)

Note: This 12" single picture disc has the Adrenalize graphic exploding in the cover. On the back side of the picture disc has a picture of Joe Elliott. The back cardboard has the 12" single information and a band picture. Pictures by Ross Halfin. Artwork and Design by Andie Airfix at Satori.

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 13
UK Airplay (Music Week)[9] 16

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 16 January 1993. p. 21.
  2. ^ Elliott, Paul (6 March 2018). "Def Leppard look back on how they made 90s rock classic Adrenalize". Classic Rock. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  3. ^ "12 Things You Might Not Know About Def Leppard's Adrenalize". Iheart.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b 26 YEARS AGO DEF LEPPARD RELEASE "HEAVEN IS" SINGLE IN THE UK, Deflepparduk.com
  5. ^ "Def Leppard Adrenalize Interview CD (Joe Elliott on "Heaven Is")" (MP3). Web.archive.org.
  6. ^ notes on single sleeve
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Heaven Is". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 20 February 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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