Heaven (Kane Brown song)

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"Heaven"
Kane Brown - Heaven (single cover).jpg
Single by Kane Brown
from the album Kane Brown
ReleasedNovember 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
Genre
Length2:57
Label RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Dann Huff
Kane Brown singles chronology
"What Ifs"
(2017)
"Heaven"
(2017)
"Lose It"
(2018)

"Heaven" is a song recorded by American country music singer Kane Brown for the re-release of his self-titled debut album on October 6, 2017. [2] It was released as the third single from the album on November 13, 2017. [3]

Contents

Background

The song was written by Shy Carter, Matt McGinn, and Lindsay Rimes. Billboard described it as a "romantic slow jam." [4] Kane Brown first discovered the song at a writer's retreat where he heard it from through the floor while he was working on another song ("What's Mine Is Yours") upstairs. He decided to cut it because it instantly reminded him of his fiancée. [1]

Composition

The song is in the key of A major with a moderately slow tempo of approximately 80 beats per minute. It follows the chord progression D-A-Fm-E. Brown's vocals range from F2-F4. [5]

Chart performance

"Heaven" reached number one on the US Country Airplay chart dated May 19, 2018, becoming Brown's second number one on the chart. [6] It also reached number two on the US Hot Country Songs chart. As of April 2019, the single sold 722,000 copies in the US. [7] On December 7, 2023, the single was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over ten million units in the United States, his first single to achieve this milestone. [8]

Music video

The music video for "Heaven" was directed by Alex Alvga and released on October 6, 2017. [9] In it, Brown performs the song in a white T-shirt and jeans alone at a microphone stand in a room lit with an assortment of candles. [10]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [21] 3× Platinum210,000
Canada (Music Canada) [22] 8× Platinum640,000
United States (RIAA) [8] 11× Platinum11,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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