Heaven Sent (Esthero song)

"Heaven Sent"
Single by Esthero
from the album Breath from Another
A-side "Breath from Another"
Released 21 July 1998
Format CD single
Recorded 1996
Genre
Length 4:29 (Album version)
4:04 (Single version)
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Doc McKinney
Esthero singles chronology
"Breath from Another"
(1998)		 "Heaven Sent"
(1998)		 "That Girl"
(1999)

"Heaven Sent" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Esthero. It was released as first official (second overall) single from her debut album Breath from Another and being classified as the Billboard Hot Dance Breakout number four for the category of Maxi-Singles Sales. Track "Breath from Another" was released as second A-side on CD. "Heaven Sent" is a "jazzy, lounge" trip-hop song which switches to rock at the chorus. The Observer called the song a "neo-murder ballad".
Song was featured on the VH1 show Breaking Bonaduce.

Music video

The haunting music video for the single was filmed on June 1998 and released next month. It was heavily influenced by Luis Buñuel avant-garde silent movie Un Chien Andalou starring Salvador Dalí and hasn't any plot.[1] It was directed by Phil Harder.[2] The video received little airplay on MTV in August 1998.

Track listing

  1. "Heaven Sent" - 4:29
  2. "Heaven Sent" (Mad Professor Dub) - 4:56
  3. "Breath From Another" (Part 7 & 11 Remix) - 6:36
  4. "Breath From Another" (DJ Krust Sitting On Chrome Mix) - 10:08
  5. "Breath From Another" (Orpheus Floating Mix)- 7:17

Charts

Chart (1998) Position
Billboard Hot Dance Breakouts Maxi Single Sales #4[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Aberdeen's heartfelt pop never cloys // The Observer". ndsmcobserver.com. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  2. ↑ "mvdbase.com - Esthero - "Heaven sent"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  3. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-02-04.

External links

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