Heaven (Warrant song)

Heaven is a song by American glam metal/hard rock band Warrant. It was released in July 1989 as the second single from Warrant's debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich. The song was Warrant's most commercially successful single, spending two weeks at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 (kept from the top spot by Milli Vanilli's ‘Girl I'm Gonna Miss You’), and reaching number one in Rolling Stone, and number three on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.^[2] The track's commercial success has led it to becoming one of the best known songs by the band.

Background

"Heaven" took Warrant's record company by surprise. Indeed, once the widespread appeal of the song became apparent, the band were instructed to re-record the track to lend it a "bigger radio sound". The first 250,000 copies of the record featured the original version while later pressings featured a new version.^[3] The song had previously been recorded by Jani Lane and Steven Sweet's old band Plain Jane.

Music video

The music video starred Scottish model Tracy Allan. It was filmed during a live concert at Sandstone Amphitheater in Kansas City, Kansas and at other locations around the Kansas City Metro area as well as New York City.

Chart positions

Chart (1989-90)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Chart)^[4]	54
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[5]	5
Norway (VG-lista)^[6]	4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	93
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	2
US Billboard Top Tracks^[2]	3

References

↑ https://www.discogs.com/Warrant-Heaven/release/1343609
1 2 3 "Warrant - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic (Macrovision Corporation). Retrieved 2009-12-06.
↑ Biography at Rock Detector.com
↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
↑ Canadian peak
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Warrant – Heaven". VG-lista.

Warrant

Erik Turner Jerry Dixon Steven Sweet Joey Allen Robert Mason Adam Shore Max Asher Josh Lewis Chris Vincent Jani Lane Scott Warren David "Dave" White Rick Steier James Kottak Danny Wagner Bobby Borg Vik "Vikki" Foxx Mike Fasano Keri Kelli Billy Morris Mike Morris Shawn Zavodney Kevan Phares (Pharis) Jaime St. James Brent Woods

Studio albums	Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich Cherry Pie Dog Eat Dog Ultraphobic Belly to Belly Greatest & Latest Under the Influence Born Again Rockaholic

Compilations	The Best of Warrant Rocking Tall Then and Now

Live albums	Warrant Live 86–97

Videos	Warrant: Live - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich Cherry Pie: Quality You Can Taste Born Again: Delvis Video Diaries They Came From Hollywood

Singles	"Down Boys" "Heaven" "Big Talk" "Sometimes She Cries" "Cherry Pie" "I Saw Red" "Uncle Tom's Cabin" "Blind Faith" "We Will Rock You" "Machine Gun" "The Bitter Pill" "The Hole In My Wall" "Inside Out" "Family Picnic" "Stronger Now" "Followed"" "AYM" "Feels Good" "Indian Giver" "Southern Comfort" "Heaven '99'" "Cherry Pie '99" "Face" "Bourbon County Line" "Dirty Jack" "Life's a Song" "Home"

Related articles	Discography List of Warrant band members Back Down to One Saints of the Underground Love the Sin, Hate the Sinner Ex-Wives of Rock

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