Hands to Heaven
| "Hands to Heaven" | ||||
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| Single by Breathe | ||||
| from the album All That Jazz | ||||
| B-side | "Life and Times" | |||
| Released | 20 October 1987 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:18 | |||
| Label | Siren, A&M | |||
| Songwriter(s) | David Glasper, Marcus Lillington | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Sargeant | |||
| Breathe singles chronology | ||||
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"Hands to Heaven" is a ballad by English new wave band Breathe, taken from their debut studio album, All That Jazz (1987). The song released as their fifth UK single on 20 October 1987 by A&M Records and as the band's second single in the US the following year. It was written by group members David Glasper and Marcus Lillington, and produced by Bob Sargeant. The B-side features an instrumental track "Life and Times".
"Hands to Heaven" was Breathe's breakthrough hit internationally. The single peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1988.[1] That same month in the United States, it logged two weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also reached No. 2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[2] "Hands to Heaven" also became a top-10 hit in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway.
Music video
[edit]The music video, directed by Eamon McCabe, features the group in a surreal dream sequence, with the lead singer falling asleep in a black London taxicab and waking at the end, being driven away by the driver.
Track listings
[edit]All songs were written by David Glasper and Marcus Lillington and published by Virgin Music, Inc.
UK 7-inch single (SIREN SRN68)
- A. "Hands to Heaven" – 4:18
- B. "Life and Times" – 4:46
A special limited edition of the 7-inch single which included photos, lyrics and Fan Club address was released in the UK (SRNL 68).
US 7-inch single and cassette single (A&M AM-2991/TS-2991)
- A. "Hands to Heaven" – 4:17
- B. "Life and Times" – 4:44
UK 12-inch single (SIREN SRNT68)
- A1. "Hands to Heaven" (extended Heaven) – 6:23
- B1. "Hands to Heaven" (radio mix) – 4:18
- B2. "Life and Times" – 4:46
A special limited edition of the 12-inch single featured a poster sleeve.
UK CD single (SIREN SRCD 68)1
- "Hands to Heaven" – 4:18
- "All That Jazz" (12-inch version) – 6:15
- "Stay" (7-inch version) – 3:50
- "Life and Times" – 4:44
Personnel
[edit]Band
- David Glasper – vocals
- Marcus Lillington – guitars, keyboards
- Ian "Spike" Spice – drums
- Mike Delahunty – bass
Guest musician
- Paul "Shilts" Weimar – saxophone
Production
- Arranged by Breathe
- Engineer: John Madden ("Hands to Heaven", "Stay")
- Mixing: John Madden ("Life and Times"), Chris Porter ("All That Jazz")
- Remixing: Chris Porter ("Hands to Heaven")
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Cover versions
[edit]- Filipino pop singer Christian Bautista covered the song for his self-titled debut album Christian Bautista[20] in 2004 and later the single released on 5 April 2005.
In popular culture
[edit]The song was used for the Michael and Julia characters on the American soap opera Santa Barbara.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ UK chart info at Official Charts Company
- ^ Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8552." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8576." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 37. 10 September 1988. p. 20.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hands to Heaven". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Breathe – Hands to Heaven". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 6 November 2019=.
- ^ "Breathe – Hands to Heaven". VG-lista. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Breathe – Hands to Heaven". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Breathe Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Breathe Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles (week ending August 13, 1988)". Cash Box. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Breathe – Hands to Heaven" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10. 24 December 1988. p. 9. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Scaping, Peter, ed. (1991). "Top 100 Singles: 1988". BPI YearBook 1989/90. London, England: British Phonographic Industry. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-0-9061-5410-6.
- ^ "1988 Year-End Charts – Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "1988 Year-End Charts – Adult Contemporary Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1988". Cash Box. 31 December 1988. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Hands to Heaven by Christian Bautista - Topic on YouTube
- ^ "Santa Barbara". Cybercom. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
External links
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