Heaven (U96 song)

"Heaven"
Single by U96
from the album Heaven
Released	22 April 1996
Length	3:36
Label	Guppy
Songwriter(s)	Cyndi Lauper Helmut Hoinkis Alex Christensen Ingo Hauss Hayo Panarinfo
Producer(s)	Matiz Alex Christensen
U96 singles chronology
"Club Bizarre" (1995) "Heaven" (1996) "A Night to Remember" (1996)
Music video
"Heaven" on YouTube

"Heaven" is a song recorded by German dance act U96, released in April 1996 as the lead single from their fourth album by the same name. The song reached the top 10 in Austria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway and Sweden. The vocals are sung by singer Dea-Li (a.k.a. Dorothy Lapi). The song's chorus interpolates Cyndi Lauper's song "Time After Time", in which she was given a writing credit.

Chart performance

"Heaven" was successful on the charts in Europe, becoming one of the act's biggest hits. It made the top 10 in Austria (number two), Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway and Sweden. Additionally, the single peaked within the top 20 in Denmark, the Netherlands and Switzerland, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it hit number 11 in July 1996. In the United Kingdom, "Heaven" was U96's last single to chart there, ending up at number 87 on the UK Singles Chart, on November 24, 1996. ^[1] In Scotland, it peaked at number 82. The single earned a gold record in Germany.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Heaven" was directed by Paul Morgans. ^[2] He also directed the video for "Club Bizarre".

Track listings

12" maxi "Heaven" (Prophecy Mix) — 6:07 "Heaven" (French Kiss Mix) — 4:54 "Boot II" (Volle Fahrt Voraus Mix) — 4:46 CD single "Heaven" (Video Version) — 3:36 "Heaven" (French Kiss Version) — 4:54 CD maxi "Heaven" (Radio Edit) — 3:36 "Heaven" (Klubbheads Remix) — 6:18 "Heaven" (Xenomania Club Mix) — 7:30 "Heaven" (George Morel Mix) — 6:49 "Heaven" (Prophecy Mix) — 6:07 "Heaven" (French Kiss Mix) — 4:54

CD maxi - Remixes "Heaven" (DB 600 Remix) — 7:30 "Heaven" (Raver's Nature Remix) — 5:52 "Heaven" (George Morel Remix) — 6:49

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [3] 2 Denmark (IFPI) [4] 11 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [5] 11 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [6] 7 Germany (GfK) [7] 4 Hungary (Mahasz) [8] 9 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [9] 15 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10] 15 Norway (VG-lista) [11] 5 Scotland (OCC) [12] 82 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 16 UK Singles (OCC) [15] 87

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [16] 15 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [17] 69 Germany (Media Control) [18] 21 Sweden (Topplistan) [19] 20

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [20]	Gold	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 24 November 1996 - 30 November 1996". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 15 September 2020.
2. "U96 - Heaven (viva tv 1996) HD Audio". YouTube . Retrieved 6 December 2018.
3. "U 96 – Heaven" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
4. Danish Singles Chart. 12 July 1996.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 27. 6 July 1996. p. 12. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
6. "U96: Heaven" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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8. "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 21. 25 May 1996. p. 18. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 1996" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
10. "U 96 – Heaven" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
11. "U 96 – Heaven". VG-lista. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
13. "U 96 – Heaven". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
14. "U 96 – Heaven". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
15. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
16. "Jahreshitparade Singles 1996" (in German). Retrieved 28 December 2009.
17. "1996 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 51/52. 21 December 1996. p. 12. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
18. "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1996" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 7 August 2015.
19. "Årslista Singlar, 1996" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 25 November 2019.
20. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (U 96; 'Heaven')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 10 May 2025.