| "Show Me Heaven" | ||||
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| Single by Maria McKee | ||||
| from the album Days of Thunder Soundtrack | ||||
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| Released | June 1990 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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| Producer(s) | Peter Asher | |||
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"Show Me Heaven" is a song written by American singer and songwriter Maria McKee, Eric Rackin and Jay Rifkin, and recorded by McKee for the soundtrack to the Tom Cruise film Days of Thunder, released in June 1990. Produced by Peter Asher, the power ballad[1] received favorable reviews from most music critics, reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and became the sixth-highest-selling single of 1990 in the UK. Additionally, the song became a worldwide hit, topping the charts of Belgium, the Netherlands, and Norway and becoming a top-five hit in Australia, Ireland, Sweden, and Switzerland. It has since been covered by numerous other artists, including Tina Arena.