I Found Heaven

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"I Found Heaven"
Single by Take That
from the album Take That & Party
B-side"I'm Out"
Released3 August 1992 (1992-08-03)
RecordedSouthlands (London, England)
Genre
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Ian Levine
  • Billy Griffin
Take That singles chronology
"It Only Takes a Minute"
(1992) 		"I Found Heaven"
(1992) 		"A Million Love Songs"
(1992)
Alternative covers
UK 7-inch limited edition vinyl
Alternative cover
Japanese 3-inch CD single cover
Music video
"I Found Heaven" on
YouTube

"I Found Heaven" is a song by English boy band Take That from their debut studio album, Take That & Party. It was released as the album's fifth single on 3 August 1992.

Background

Written and produced by American singer

UK Singles Chart.[2] "I Found Heaven" is the first song by Take That to feature both Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams
on lead vocals, and also the only non-cover written by someone else than the band.

In Gary Barlow's autobiography My Take, he states that the band hates the song: "The song Ian made us sing was truly fucking awful. I still hate it to this day. In fact, we all hate it and absolutely refuse to perform it on stage. It is, by a huge margin, the worst song of Take That's and my career. At the time I said nothing because I felt I didn't have a leg to stand on."

Although often considered Robbie Williams' debut song on lead vocals, certain sections of the track were supplemented with vocals by Billy Griffin due to Williams' inability to reach the high notes. Williams reportedly walked out of the session after an argument with Ian Levine regarding the matter.[3] Also Ian Levine claimed that Jason Orange did not sing on the song because he felt that Orange did not have the needed vocal abilities at the time.

Critical reception

Music & Media commented, "These newcomers in the rich British tradition of teeny hoppers—from the Bay City Rollers to Wham! and Bros—try the now popular close harmony pop style. Judging by their current hit status, it is already widely recognized in the UK."[4]

Music video

The

Sandown Beach on the Isle of Wight
, and the yellow car featured is owned by a local resident, and is fairly well known amongst the islanders. The band perform the song on the beach whilst clips of the band relaxing on the beach are intercut with the video. In Gary Barlow's autobiography: 'My Take', he expressed that the band were disappointed with the location on which the video was filmed. They apparently hoped for the video to be shot in an exotic continent.

Track listings

UK and European CD single (74321 10813 2)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Found Heaven" (7-inch radio mix)Ian Levine, Billy GriffinLevine, Griffin4:02
2."I'm Out"Gary BarlowDuncan Bridgeman4:15
3."Promises" (7-inch radio mix)Graham Stack, BarlowPete Hammond3:34
4."I Found Heaven" (classic 12-inch mix)Levine, GriffinLevine, Griffin6:54
UK cassette single (74321 10813 4)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Found Heaven" (7-inch radio mix)Ian Levine, Billy GriffinLevine, Griffin4:02
2."I'm Out"Gary BarlowDuncan Bridgeman4:13
Japanese 3-inch CD single (BVDP-80)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Found Heaven" (7-inch radio mix)Ian Levine, Billy GriffinLevine, Griffin4:02
2."Promises" (7-inch radio mix)Graham Stack, Gary BarlowPete Hammond3:34
UK limited-edition picture disc 7-inch vinyl (74321 10813 7)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Found Heaven" (7-inch radio mix)Ian Levine, Billy GriffinLevine, Griffin4:02
2."I'm Out"Gary BarlowDuncan Bridgeman4:13
UK limited-edition with poster sleeve 7-inch vinyl (#74321 10814 7)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Found Heaven" (7-inch radio mix)Ian Levine, Billy GriffinLevine, Griffin4:02
2."I Found Heaven" (Mr. F's garage mix)Levine, GriffinLevine, Griffin6:08
UK 12-inch vinyl (74321 11240 1)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Found Heaven" (Mr. F's garage mix)Ian Levine, Billy GriffinLevine, Griffin6:08
2."I Found Heaven" (original 12-inch mix)Levine, GriffinLevine, Griffin6:35
3."I Found Heaven" (7-inch radio mix)Ian Levine, Billy GriffinLevine, Griffin4:02

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Europe (
Eurochart Hot 100)[4]
 38
Germany (
Media Control AG)[5]
 56
Israel (IBA)[6] 25
Official Charts)[2]
 15

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 1 August 1992. p. 19.
  2. ^ a b "UK Top 40 Hit Database". everyHit.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2007
  3. ^ ""I think I'd be the Chuffinator... you have been chuffed!"". Robbiewilliams.com. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. ^ a b "【New Releases: Singles】&【Eurochart Hot 100 ® Singles】" (pdf). Music & Media. 29 August 1992. pp. 6, 17. Retrieved 22 October 2020. 【Eurochart Hot 100 ® Singles】 - 【38】 - I Found Heaven - Take That - RCA
  5. ^ "German Single Charts" Archived 12 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Charts-Surfer.de. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
  6. ^ 25 August 1992
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