Too Much of Heaven
"Too Much of Heaven" | ||||
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Single by Eiffel 65 | ||||
from the album Europop | ||||
Released | 11 May 1999 | |||
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"Too Much of Heaven" on YouTube |
"Too Much of Heaven" is a song written by the Italian dance group
Eurochart Hot 100
, the song peaked at number 20.
The song is about the downsides of being too greedy. It has been described by Pitchfork as "the very first example of rapping through Auto-Tune".[1]
Music video
Two official music videos were made for this song. Both videos showed the band performing in a white backdrop studio. The first video, however, had footage from various Eiffel 65 concerts, whereas the second video instead showed the band performing as ninjas wearing luminous make-up performing karate moves.
Track listings
- Album version (5:18)
- Original radio (4:10)
- Original video (3:31)
- DJ Gabry Ponte radio (4:57)
- DJ Gabry Ponte extended mix (7:05)
- Futuristic R&B slice (5:33)
- 12" Italy
- "Too Much of Heaven" (DJ Gabry Ponte extended mix) (7:02)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (album version) (5:17)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (futuristic R&B slice) (5:33)
- CD maxi – Italy
- "Too Much of Heaven" (original radio edit) (4:10)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (DJ Gabry Ponte club remix) (4:54)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (futuristic R&B slice) (5:33)
- CD single – France
- "Too Much of Heaven" (original video edit) (3:29)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (original radio edit) (4:10)
- CD single – Germany
- "Too Much of Heaven" (radio version) (3:30)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (album version) (5:17)
- CD maxi – Greece
- "Too Much of Heaven" (DJ Gabry Ponte radio edit) (4:54)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (DJ Gabry Ponte extended mix) (7:02)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (original radio edit) (4:10)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (album mix) (5:17)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (futuristic R&B slice) (5:33)
- CD maxi – Europe
- "Too Much of Heaven" (radio version) (3:30)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (album version) (5:17)
- "hyperlink" (deep down) (4:57)
- CD maxi promo – Portugal
- "Too Much of Heaven" (original) (5:18)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (original video) (3:31)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (original radio) (4:10)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (Gabry Ponte mix) (7:05)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (Gabry Ponte radio) (4:57)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (fantastic R&B slice) (5:34)
- 12" Canada
- "Too Much of Heaven" (original extended) (5:17)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (DJ Gabry Ponte extended mix) (7:02)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (futuristic R&B slice) (5:33)
- "One Goal" (Theme For Euro 2000)
- CD maxi – Canada
- "Too Much of Heaven" (album version) (5:17)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (original radio edit) (4:10)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (original video edit) (3:29)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (Gabry Ponte club remix) (7:02)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (DJ Gabry Ponte radio edit) (4:54)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (futuristic R&B slice) (5:33)
- 12" promo – US
- "Too Much of Heaven" (radio edit) (3:29)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (Gabry Ponte mix) (7:02)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (futuristic R&B slice) (5:33)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (album version) (5:17)
- "The Edge" (4:20)
- CD maxi promo – US
- "Too Much of Heaven" (radio edit) (3:29)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (Gabry Ponte mix) (4:54)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (futuristic R&B slice) (5:33)
- "Too Much of Heaven" (album version) (5:17)
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 50 |
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] | 30 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[4] | 14 |
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[citation needed] | 31 |
Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100)[citation needed ]
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20 |
France ( SNEP)[5]
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6 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] | 35 |
Greece (IFPI)[7] | 5 |
Italy (FIMI)[8] | 2 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] | 49 |
Romania ( Romanian Top 100)[10]
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3 |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] | 11 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 52 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 22 |
References
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (2018-09-17). "How Auto-Tune Revolutionized the Sound of Popular Music". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Eiffel 65 – Too Much of Heaven". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Eiffel 65 – Too Much of Heaven" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- Ultratip.
- Les classement single. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ "Eiffel 65 – Too Much of Heaven" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ "Music & Media: Greece" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
- ^ "History" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 30 May 2022. Set "Ricerca per" on "Artista/band", then search "Eiffel 65" and click "Classifiche".
- ^ "Eiffel 65 – Too Much of Heaven". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- Romanian Top 100. Archived from the originalon January 22, 2005.
- Canciones Top 50.
- ^ "Eiffel 65 – Too Much of Heaven". Singles Top 100. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
- ^ "Eiffel 65 – Too Much of Heaven". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 9, 2013.