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 "Not Guilty"
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, left warm review on this track and found that "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

7-inch and CD single

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

12-inch maxi

  1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
  2. "Somebody" (live)
  3. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (single version)

12-inch maxi

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

Charts

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