Heaven Is

"Heaven Is"
Single by Def Leppard
from the album Adrenalize
B-side	"She's Too Tough" "Elected (Live)" "Let's Get Rocked (Live)"
Released	January 1993
Format	12"/ CD
Recorded	1989-1992
Genre	Pop metal, hard rock
Length	3:37
Label	Bludgeon Riffola
Writer(s)	Joe Elliott Phil Collen Steve Clark Rick Savage Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer(s)	Mike Shipley and Def Leppard
Def Leppard singles chronology
"Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" (1992) "Heaven Is" (1993) "Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)" (1993)

"Heaven Is" is a 1993 single by British hard rock band Def Leppard from their 1992 multi-platinum album Adrenalize. The single reached number 13 in the UK.

In a Joe Elliott statement on the Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection and Best of Def Leppard compilation albums, he referred this song's backing vocals on the chorus sounded much like The Beach Boys, and said that it was the first time Def Leppard went that far. He also referred this song as "More Queen than Queen".

Phil Collen on a statement on the Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection and Best of Def Leppard compilation albums, told that this song had been around for years and that parts of it were taken from the song "Armageddon It".

Video

According to a Joe Elliott statement on the Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection, Best of Def Leppard and Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980-1995) compilation albums, he hated the music video.

Track listing

CD: Bludgeon Riffola / LEPCD 9 (UK) / 864 731-2 (INT)

1. "Heaven Is"
2. "She's Too Tough"
3. "Elected (Live)"
4. "Let's Get Rocked (Live)"

"Elected" was recorded at Tilburg, Netherlands in 1987; "Let's Get Rocked" was recorded at Bonn, Germany in May 1992^[1]

7": Bludgeon Riffola / LEP 9 (UK) / INT 864 730-7 / Special Edition Autographed Etched Disk

• This single has the band members autographs on the back side of the disc.

1. "Heaven Is"
2. "She's Too Tough"

12": Bludgeon Riffola / LEPX 9 (UK) / INT 864 731-1 / Picture Disc

• This 12" single picture disc has the Adrenalize graphic exploding in the cover. On the back side of the picture disc has the picture of Joe Elliot. The back cardboard has the 12" single information and a band picture. Pictures by Ross Halfin. Artwork and Design by Andie Airfix at Satori.

1. "Heaven Is"
2. "She's Too Tough"
3. "Let's Get Rocked (Live)"

References

1. notes on single sleeve

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics