"Heaven in Your Eyes" is a song recorded by Canadian rock band Loverboy for the soundtrack to the film Top Gun. It later appeared on Loverboy's 1989 hits compilation Big Ones. The power ballad[2] reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US.
The song was originally written by Mae Moore and John Dexter, both Vancouver-area musicians.[3] As recorded, it is credited to Moore, Dexter and Paul Dean and Mike Reno from Loverboy.
Cash Box called it a "powerful, emotional rock ballad."[4] Billboard called it a "routine power ballad."[5]
Noteworthy is the fact that Loverboy keyboardist Doug Johnson does not appear in the song's music video. His absence was intentional, as he felt that the Top Gun film over-glamorized war and military service.[6]
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 12 |
| Canada The Record Singles[8] | 30
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| Canada RPM Top Singles | 24
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References
- ^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 33.
- ^ "24 of the Biggest and Best Movie Power Ballads".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mae Moore biography". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. August 2, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Reviews". Billboard. August 2, 1986. p. 65. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ "Revisiting the Top Gun Soundtrack". 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Loverboy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ^ Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Mississauga, Ontario: Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
