I Found Heaven

"I Found Heaven" is a song by English boy band Take That from their debut studio album, Take That & Party. It was released as the album's fifth single on 10 August 1992.

Background

Written and produced by American singer Billy Griffin and English producer Ian Levine, it was released on 10 August 1992 as the fifth single from the band's debut album, Take That & Party (1992). It became the group's second top twenty single, charting at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] "I Found Heaven" is the first song by Take That to feature both Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams on lead vocals, and also the only non-cover written by someone else than the band.

In Gary Barlow's autobiography My Take, he states that the band hates the song: "The song Ian made us sing was truly fucking awful. I still hate it to this day. In fact, we all hate it and absolutely refuse to perform it on stage. It is, by a huge margin, the worst song of Take That's and my career. At the time I said nothing because I felt I didn't have a leg to stand on."

Although often regarded as Robbie Williams' first song on lead vocals, some parts of the song were mixed in with vocals by Billy Griffin because Williams could not reach the high notes. Williams reportedly walked out of the session after an argument with Ian Levine regarding the matter.^[2]

Music video

The video for the single was filmed on Sandown Beach on the Isle of Wight, and the yellow car featured is owned by a local resident, and is fairly well known amongst the islanders. The band perform the song on the beach whilst clips of the band relaxing on the beach are intercut with the video. In Gary Barlow's autobiography: 'My Take', he expressed that the band were disappointed with the location on which the video was filmed. They apparently hoped for the video to be shot in an exotic continent.

Personnel

Gary Barlow – co-lead vocals, backing vocals
Robbie Williams – co-lead vocals, backing vocals
Howard Donald – backing vocals
Jason Orange – backing vocals
Mark Owen – backing vocals

Track listings

UK and European CD single (#74321 10813 2)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Found Heaven" (7" radio mix)	Ian Levine, Billy Griffin	Levine, Griffin	4:02
2.	"I'm Out"	Gary Barlow	Duncan Bridgeman	4:15
3.	"Promises" (7" radio mix)	Graham Stack, Barlow	Pete Hammond	3:34
4.	"I Found Heaven" (classic 12" mix)	Levine, Griffin	Levine, Griffin	6:54

UK cassette single (#74321 10813 4)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Found Heaven" (7" radio mix)	Ian Levine, Billy Griffin	Levine, Griffin	4:02
2.	"I'm Out"	Gary Barlow	Duncan Bridgeman	4:13

Japanese 3" CD single (BVDP-80)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Found Heaven" (7" radio mix)	Ian Levine, Billy Griffin	Levine, Griffin	4:02
2.	"Promises" (7" radio mix)	Graham Stack, Gary Barlow	Pete Hammond	3:34

UK limited edition picture disc 7" vinyl (#74321 10813 7)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Found Heaven" (7" radio mix)	Ian Levine, Billy Griffin	Levine, Griffin	4:02
2.	"I'm Out"	Gary Barlow	Duncan Bridgeman	4:13

UK limited edition with poster sleeve 7" vinyl (#74321 10814 7)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Found Heaven" (7" radio mix)	Ian Levine, Billy Griffin	Levine, Griffin	4:02
2.	"I Found Heaven" (Mr. F's garage mix)	Levine, Griffin	Levine, Griffin	6:08

UK 12" vinyl (#74321 11240 1)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Found Heaven" (Mr. F's garage mix)	Ian Levine, Billy Griffin	Levine, Griffin	6:08
2.	"I Found Heaven" (original 12" mix)	Levine, Griffin	Levine, Griffin	6:35
3.	"I Found Heaven" (7" radio mix)	Ian Levine, Billy Griffin	Levine, Griffin	4:02

Charts

Chart (1992–93)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3]	35
Germany (Media Control AG)^[4]	56
UK Singles (Official Chart Company)^[1]	15

References

1 2 "UK Top 40 Hit Database". everyHit.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2007
↑ ""I think I'd be the Chuffinator... you have been chuffed!"". Robbiewilliams.com. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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↑ "German Single Charts". Charts-Surfer.de. Retrieved 18 November 2007.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Take That

Gary Barlow Howard Donald Mark Owen Jason Orange Robbie Williams

Studio albums	Take That & Party (1992) Everything Changes (1993) Nobody Else (1995) Beautiful World (2006) The Circus (2008) Progress (2010) III (2014) Wonderland (2017)

Other albums	The Greatest Day – Take That Present: The Circus Live (2009) Progressed (2011) Progress Live (2011)

Compilation albums	Take That: Greatest Hits (1996) The Best of Take That (2001) Forever... Greatest Hits (2002) Never Forget – The Ultimate Collection (2005) The Platinum Collection (2006)

Singles	"Do What U Like" "Promises" "Once You've Tasted Love" "It Only Takes a Minute" "I Found Heaven" "A Million Love Songs" "Could It Be Magic" "Why Can't I Wake Up with You" "Pray" "Relight My Fire" "Babe" "Everything Changes" "Love Ain't Here Anymore" "Sure" "Back for Good" "Never Forget" "How Deep Is Your Love" "Patience" "Shine" "I'd Wait for Life" "Reach Out" "Rule the World" "Greatest Day" "Up All Night" "The Garden" "Said It All" "Hold Up a Light" "The Flood" "Kidz" "Happy Now" "Love Love" "When We Were Young" "These Days" "Let in the Sun" "Higher Than Higher" "Hey Boy" "Cry"

Tours	Party Tour Everything Changes Tour Pops Tour Nobody Else Tour The Ultimate Tour Beautiful World Tour 2007 Take That Present: The Circus Live Progress Live Take That Live 2015

Television	Take That: For the Record Take That's Countdown to Midnight

Related articles	Discography Songs Nigel Martin-Smith John Shanks Stuart Price Never Forget: The Musical SingStar Take That

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