Heaven (Depeche Mode song)

"Heaven"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Delta Machine
B-side "All That's Mine"
Released 31 January 2013 (2013-01-31)
Format
Recorded 2012; Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California); Jungle City Studio (New York City, New York)
Genre
Length 4:03
Label
Writer(s) Martin L. Gore
Producer(s) Ben Hillier
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Personal Jesus 2011"
(2011)
"Heaven"
(2013)
"Soothe My Soul"
(2013)
Music video
"Heaven" on YouTube
Delta Machine track listing
"Angel"
(2)
"Heaven"
(3)
"Secret to the End"
(4)

"Heaven" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released as the lead single from their thirteenth studio album, Delta Machine (2013). Written by Martin L. Gore and produced by Ben Hillier, the song was world-premiered on KROQ's morning show Kevin and Bean on 30 January 2013.[3] The single was released digitally in most territories on 31 January 2013, and physically on 1 February. In the United Kingdom, "Heaven" was released digitally on 17 March 2013 and physically the following day. The B-side "All That's Mine" was written by Dave Gahan and Kurt Uenala. An accompanying music video for "Heaven" was directed by Timothy Saccenti and premiered on VEVO on 1 February 2013.

In June 2013, the single was certified gold by the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI), denoting downloads exceeding 15,000 units in Italy.[4] In the UK, by contrast, the single reached #60, the first initial single from a Depeche Mode album to fail to reach the UK Top 40. [5][6]

Music video

The music video for "Heaven" was directed by Timothy Saccenti and filmed in November 2012 at The Marigny Opera House, a former Catholic church in New Orleans's Faubourg Marigny.[7][8] Previously, Saccenti had directed the "In-Studio Collage 2012" video for "Angel" that premiered at the band's press conference in Paris on 23 October 2012.[9][10] The video's look was inspired by Terence Malick's 2011 film The Tree of Life, with its beautiful yet twisted, dark imagery. "Mainly it's a performance video, which we haven't done in a long time", Gahan stated.[11] The video debuted on VEVO on 1 February 2013.[12]

Track listings

  1. "Heaven" (Album Version) – 4:03
  2. "All That's Mine" (Deluxe Album Version) – 3:23
  1. "Heaven" (Album Version) – 4:03
  2. "Heaven" (Owlle Remix) – 4:48
  3. "Heaven" (Steps to Heaven Rmx) – 6:07
  4. "Heaven" (Blawan Remix) – 5:43
  5. "Heaven" (Matthew Dear vs. Audion Vocal Mix) – 5:59
A1. "Heaven" (Blawan Dub) – 7:14
A2. "Heaven" (Owlle Remix) – 4:48
B1. "Heaven" (Steps to Heaven Voxdub) – 6:11
B2. "Heaven" (Matthew Dear vs. Audion Instrumental Mix) – 6:10

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD single liner notes.[16]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
scope="row"Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 22
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 50
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 12
scope="row"Denmark (Tracklisten)[20] 27
scope="row"France (SNEP)[21] 27
scope="row"Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 2
scope="row"Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[23] 14
scope="row"Hungary (Single Top 40)[24] 1
scope="row"Ireland (IRMA)[25] 84
scope="row"Italy (FIMI)[26] 24
scope="row"Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 95
scope="row"Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] 11
scope="row"Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 18
scope="row"UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[30] 60
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[31] 2
scope="row"US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[32] 43
scope="row"US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[33] 33
scope="row"US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[34] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[35] 92
Italy (FIMI)[36] 95
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[37] 29

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
France[38] 31 January 2013 Digital download Sony Music
Germany[39]
United States[13][14]
Germany[40] 1 February 2013 Sony Music
United States[41] 5 February 2013
  • Columbia Records
  • Mute Records
France[42] 18 February 2013 Sony Music
Germany[40] 22 February 2013 12" single
United States[15] 26 February 2013
  • Columbia Records
  • Mute Records
United Kingdom[43] 17 March 2013 Digital download Sony Music
18 March 2013
  • CD single
  • CD maxi single
  • 12" single

See also

References

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  2. Gieben, Bram E. (2 April 2013). "Depeche Mode – Delta Machine Album Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. Tilles, Jay; Sterling, Scott (30 January 2013). "[EXCLUSIVE] Depeche Mode Premieres "Heaven" From Forthcoming Album 'Delta Machine'". KROQ. CBS Radio. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  4. "Certificazioni" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Select Online, Week 22, Year 2013, then press Avvia la ricerca.
  5. Depeche Mode chart history
  6. Dreaming of Me, while charting at only #57, was not an "official" track on Speak & Spell
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  8. Coviello, Will (29 November 2012). "The Marigny Opera House grows into an arts center". Gambit Weekly. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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  22. "Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – Heaven". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  23. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
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  29. "Swisscharts.com – Depeche Mode – Heaven". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  30. "Depeche Mode: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  31. "Hot Singles Sales : Feb 16, 2013". Billboard.biz. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  32. "Depeche Mode – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rock Songs for Depeche Mode. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  33. "Depeche Mode – Chart history" Billboard Alternative Songs for Depeche Mode. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  34. "Depeche Mode – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Depeche Mode. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  35. "MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 – radios – 2013" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  36. "CLASSIFICHE ANNUALI 2013 TOP OF THE MUSIC BY FIMI GfK" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  37. "2013 Year-End Charts – Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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  39. 1 2 "Depeche Mode – Heaven" (in German). Sony Music Entertainment Germany. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
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