Heaven (U96 song)

"Heaven"
Single by U96
from the album Heaven
Released22 April 1996
Length3:36
LabelGuppy
Songwriters
Producers
  • Matiz
  • Alex Christensen
U96 singles chronology
"Club Bizarre"
(1995) 		"Heaven"
(1996) 		"A Night to Remember"
(1996)
Music video
"Heaven" on YouTube

"Heaven" is a song recorded by German dance act U96, released in April 1996, by label Guppy, as the lead single from their fourth album by the same name (1996). The song became a top-10 hit in Austria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway and Sweden. The vocals are sung by Nicole Yarling and the song's chorus interpolates Cyndi Lauper's song "Time After Time" from 1984, in which she was given a writing credit. The accompanying music video was directed by Paul Morgans,[1] who had previously directed the video for the act's hit single "Club Bizarre" in 1995.

Chart performance

"Heaven" was successful on the charts all over Europe, becoming a top-10 hit in Austria (number two), Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway and Sweden. Additionally, the single peaked within the top 20 in Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number 11 in its eighth week on the chart, in July 1996.[2] In the United Kingdom, "Heaven" was U96's last single to chart there, ending up at number 87 on the UK Singles Chart, on November 24, 1996.[3] In Scotland, it peaked at number 82. The single earned a gold record in Germany after 250.000 units were sold there.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "U96 - Heaven (viva tv 1996) HD Audio". YouTube. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 27. 6 July 1996. p. 12. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 24 November 1996 - 30 November 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. ^ "U 96 – Heaven" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  5. ^ Danish Singles Chart. 12 July 1996.
  6. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 21. 25 May 1996. p. 19. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  7. ^ "U96: Heaven" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see the peak chart position, click 'TITEL VON', followed by the artist's name. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 21. 25 May 1996. p. 18. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  11. ^ "U 96 – Heaven" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  12. ^ "U 96 – Heaven". VG-lista. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 24/11/1996 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  14. ^ "U 96 – Heaven". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  15. ^ "U 96 – Heaven". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 24/11/1996 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1996" (in German). Retrieved 28 December 2009.
  18. ^ "1996 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 51/52. 21 December 1996. p. 12. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1996" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1996" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (U 96; 'Heaven')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven_(U96_song)