The song also re-entered the Top Rock Tracks chart at that time, peaking at number 27. It was released as the third single from the album Reckless in April 1985 and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the highest-charting single from " Reckless". "Heaven" first appeared on the A Night in Heaven soundtrack album in 1983 and received substantial airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations, reaching the number nine on Billboard 's Top Tracks chart in February 1984. Live tracks recorded at the Hollywood Palladium on February 1, 1985. "Heaven" (live)/"Kids Wanna Rock" (live).In 2015, Matt Bomer released a cover version for Magic Mike XXL. radio airplay and ten years later, it won a Socan Classics Award for more than 100,000 Canadian radio performances. In 1984, "Heaven" won the Procan Award (Performing Rights Organization of Canada) for Canadian radio airplay, in 1985, it won the BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) Citation of Achievement for U.S. But at the last moment, Adams changed his mind. Iovine thought the song was too 'light' for the album and recommended that Adams not include it. The song first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1983 film, A Night in Heaven, although it was not released as a single at that time.Īdams was unconvinced that "Heaven" was suitable for his next studio album, Reckless, a feeling that was echoed by producer Jimmy Iovine, who was working with Adams at the time. Since the recording session for "Heaven" was running behind schedule, Adams called Journey drummer Steve Smith, who happened to be in New York City at the time and he filled Curry's drumming position. Halfway through the recording session, drummer Mickey Curry – who had warned Adams about his limited availability that day – announced that he had to leave since he had committed in advance to a Hall & Oates session. It was recorded at the Power Station in New York City on June 6 and 7, 1983. During that time, he and Jim Vallance co-wrote "Heaven", which was inspired by Journey's hit " Faithfully". You can check out seven amazing "Heaven" covers in the videos below.Adams had played over 100 dates with Journey during 1983, serving as the opening act on their Frontiers Tour. Matt Bomer recently covered "Heaven" for Magic Mike XXL, while Jason Aldean and Gavin DeGraw's renditions have been making the rounds for years. However, as you'll see in the video below, she slays.Ĭlarkson isn't the only singer to successfully take on Adams' song, though.
"Heaven" is a popular song to cover, so Clarkson had her work cut out for her. No matter how random the song choice (I'm looking at you, *NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye"), the American Idol winner never fails to use her incredible vocal talent and personality to make it her own. "Heaven" certainly didn't disappoint, and it's the latest in a long line of spectacular covers by Clarkson. "I chose this one because this is my husband's, one of his favorite songs," Clarkson told the audience of her Aug. (If you need proof, look no further than Clarkson's cover of "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift or "Stay" by Rihanna.) Naturally, when Clarkson performed "Heaven" by Bryan Adams, she more than did justice to the extremely romantic song. By this point, Kelly Clarkson has pretty much established that any song she covers, she slays.