Heaven (Depeche Mode song)

"Heaven"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Delta Machine
B-side"All That's Mine"
Released31 January 2013 (2013-01-31)
Genre
Length4:03
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)Ben Hillier
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Personal Jesus 2011"
(2011)
"Heaven"
(2013)
"Soothe My Soul"
(2013)
Music video
"Heaven" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

"Heaven" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released as the lead single from their thirteenth studio album, Delta Machine (2013). Written by Martin Gore and produced by Ben Hillier, the song was world-premiered on KROQ's morning show Kevin and Bean on 30 January 2013.[4] The single was released digitally in most territories on 31 January 2013, and physically on 1 February.

In the United Kingdom, "Heaven" was released digitally on 17 March 2013 and physically the following day. The B-side "All That's Mine" was written by Dave Gahan and Kurt Uenala. An accompanying music video for "Heaven" was directed by Timothy Saccenti and premiered on VEVO on 1 February 2013.

In June 2013, the single was certified gold by the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI), denoting downloads exceeding 15,000 units in Italy.[5] In the UK, by contrast, the single reached #60, the first initial single from a Depeche Mode album to fail to reach the UK Top 40.[6][a]

  1. ^ McCarthy, Zel (27 March 2013). "Depeche Mode - Delta Machine track-by-track review". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  2. ^ Gieben, Bram E. (2 April 2013). "Depeche Mode – Delta Machine Album Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  3. ^ Jeffries, David. "Heaven – Depeche Mode". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ Tilles, Jay; Sterling, Scott (30 January 2013). "[EXCLUSIVE] Depeche Mode Premieres "Heaven" From Forthcoming Album 'Delta Machine'". KROQ. CBS Radio. Archived from the original on 6 April 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Certificazioni" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2013. Select Online, Week 22, Year 2013, then press Avvia la ricerca.
  6. ^ Depeche Mode chart history


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