Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven

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"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
Thought I'd Died And Gone to Heaven .jpg
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Waking Up the Neighbours
B-side
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1992 (1992-02-10) [1]
Studio
Length5:49
Label A&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Robert Lange
  • Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"There Will Never Be Another Tonight"
(1991)		"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
(1992)		"All I Want Is You"
(1992)

"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams from his sixth studio album, Waking up the Neighbours (1991). Penned by Robert Lange and Bryan Adams, the song became Adams' third chart-topper in his native Canada, reached No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at No. 8 in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Critical reception

Larry Flick, Billboard's reviewer, positively reviewed the song, reporting that the "anthemic chorus sounds like it was penned to be chanted in arenas". [2]

Music video

The video is shot in a barley field in the middle of the night with dolphins flying over Bryan Adams and his band.

Track listings

Canadian and US cassette single, Japanese mini-CD single [3] [4]

  1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
  2. "Summer of '69" (live)

UK 7-inch and cassette single [5] [6]

  1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
  2. "Somebody" (live)

UK 12-inch single [7]

A1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
A2. "Somebody" (live)
B1. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (single version)

UK and Australian CD single, Australian cassette single [8] [9] [10]

  1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
  2. "Somebody" (live)
  3. "Heat of the Night" (live)

Charts

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References

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  2. ↑ Flick, Larry (22 February 1992). "Review: Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 104, no. 8. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. p. 76. ISSN   0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022– via World Radio History.
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  4. ↑ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. PCDY-10032.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AM 848, 390 848-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK cassette single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AMMC 848, 390 848-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AMY 848, 390 848-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK CD single liner notes). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AMCD 848.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Australian CD single liner notes). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. 390 848-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Australian cassette single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. 390 683-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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