Heaven in Our Headlights

"Heaven in Our Headlights"
Single by Hedley
from the album Wild Life
Released	June 17, 2014 (2014-06-17)
Genre	Pop [1]
Length	3:09
Label	Universal Music Canada
Songwriter(s)	Jacob Hoggard Brian Howes Nolan Sipe
Producer(s)	Hoggard Sipe
Hedley singles chronology
"Crazy for You" (2014) "Heaven in Our Headlights" (2014) "Pocket Full of Dreams" (2014)
Music video
"Heaven in Our Headlights" on YouTube

"Heaven in Our Headlights" is a song by Canadian pop rock band Hedley. It released from their fifth studio album, Wild Life . The song was issued to radio as the third official single from the album on June 17, 2014, while the music video premiered on June 19. The song sold 82,000 digital copies in Canada as of December 2014. ^[2]

Background and composition

Following the release of Wild Life 's second single "Crazy for You", lead singer Jacob Hoggard said the group planned on releasing "Heaven in Our Headlights" as the next single. ^[3] On June 17, 2014, the song was serviced for radio airplay. ^[4]

The song was written by Jacob Hoggard, Brian Howes and Nolan Sipe. It was produced by Hoggard and Sipe. ^[5] The track runs at 120 BPM and is in the key of C major. ^[6] Hoggard described the song as a "road trip song." ^[3]

Music video

The music video for "Heaven in Our Headlights" premiered via MuchMusic on June 19, 2014. ^[7] It was directed by Matt Leaf and Jacob Hoggard. ^[8] The video is set mostly in a desert following a couple (Hoggard and a woman) on a road trip as well as scenes from their tour, Wild Live. ^{[9] [10]}

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Heaven in Our Headlights"

Year	Organization	Award	Result	Ref(s)
2015	MuchMusic Video Awards	Pop Video of the Year	Nominated	[11]
		Fan Fave Video of the Year	Nominated
2015	SOCAN Awards	Pop/Rock Music Award	Won	[12]

Personnel

Credits for "Heaven in Our Headlights" adapted from album's liner notes. ^[5]

Hedley Jacob Hoggard – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano, banjo, Moog synthesizer Dave Rosin – guitar, background vocals Tommy Mac – bass, background vocals Chris Crippin – drums, background vocals Additional musicians Nolan Sipe – guitar

Production Jacob Hoggard – producer, programming Nolan Sipe – producer, engineer Ben Kaplan – recording engineer Christopher Midgley – assistant recording engineer Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen – mixing Ryan Peterson – editing

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Heaven in Our Headlights" Chart (2014–15) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [13] 14 Canada AC ( Billboard ) [14] 5 Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [15] 8 Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) [16] 4

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Heaven in Our Headlights" Chart (2014) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [17] 52

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Heaven in Our Headlights"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Canada	June 17, 2014	Contemporary hit radio	Universal Music Canada	[18]

References

1. Keith Sharp (November 8, 2013). "Hedley − Wild Life". The Music Express. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
2. "2014 Nielsen Music Canada Report" (PDF). Nielsen. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
3. Kevin Apaza (May 2, 2014). "Q&A with Hedley: On U.S Release of 'Wild Life', Next Single & Comparisons!". Directlyrics . Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
4. "Get a Sneak Peak of Hedley's New Music Video Now". MuchMusic . June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2025. 'Heaven In Our Headlights' is the band's latest single
5. Wild Life (album). Hedley. Universal Music Canada. 2013. 0253758621.
6. "Key and BPM of Heaven in Our Headlights by Hedley". Musicstax.com. January 1, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
7. Melissa Payette (June 19, 2014). "Watch: Hedley Premieres 'Heaven in Our Headlights' Music Video". Confront Magazine. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
8. "Hedley - Heaven in Our Headlights". IMVDb.com. 20 June 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
9. "Hedley Have a Summer Romance in Heaven in Our Headlights". MuchMusic . June 19, 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
10. Amanda Hather (June 21, 2014). "Hedley releases video for "Heaven In Our Headlights"". CanadianBeats.ca. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
11. "2015 MMVA Nominees". Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
12. "2015 SOCAN Awards: Dallas Green, Randy Bachman among Canadian music creators honoured". CBC . June 23, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
13. "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
14. "Hedley History (Canada AC)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
15. "Hedley History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
16. "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
17. "Canadian Hot 100: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard . Retrieved August 1, 2022.
18. "Hedley - Heaven In Our Headlights". Virgin Radio 96. Bell Media. June 23, 2014. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2025.