"Heaven" is a song by American

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band Warrant. The

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was released in July 1989 as the second single from Warrant's debut album, ''

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''. The song is Warrant's most commercially successful single, spending two weeks at number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number three on the ''

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chart. 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 was 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. The song had previously been recorded by Jani Lane and Steven Sweet's old band Plain Jane.

Music video

The

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starred Scottish model Tracy Allan. It was filmed during a live concert at Sandstone Amphitheater in

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and at other locations around the Kansas City Metro area as well as New York City.

Alternate versions

"Heaven" was re-visited by the band in 1999 on their '' Greatest & Latest'' album and was released as promo and later iTunes singles. The song was also released on several mixed compilation albums. In 2004, Jani Lane re-recorded an acoustic version of "Heaven" which appeared on the " VH1 Classic Metal Mania: Stripped" compilations.
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heaven (Warrant Song) 1988 songs 1989 singles 1995 singles Glam metal ballads Song recordings produced by Beau Hill Songs written by Jani Lane Warrant (American band) songs Columbia Records singles 1980s ballads