| "Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" | ||||
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 Artwork for UK release | ||||
| Single by Phil Collins | ||||
| from the album ...But Seriously | ||||
| B-side | "I Wish It Would Rain Down" (demo) (UK) "Lionel" ("Do You Remember?"-Demo) (US) | |||
| Released | 16 April 1990[1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 4:50 | |||
| Label | Atlantic, Virgin, WEA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Phil Collins, Daryl Stuermer | |||
| Producer(s) | Phil Collins, Hugh Padgham | |||
| Phil Collins singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Phil Collins - Something Happened On The Way To Heaven (Official Music Video)" on YouTube | ||||
"Something Happened on the Way to Heaven" is a song by English drummer Phil Collins, released in April 1990 from his fourth studio album, ...But Seriously (1989). The song peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week of October 6, 1990 and No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[2][3] A live version also appears on the Serious Hits... Live! album. The song is often identified by the recurring hook of "How many times can I say 'I'm sorry'?", however, the title of the song is essentially the 2nd line of the 2nd verse.
The song was written by Phil Collins and longtime Genesis/Collins guitarist Daryl Stuermer and was produced by Collins and Hugh Padgham. It was also included on ...Hits. The song was originally written for the movie The War of the Roses.[4]
- ^ "New Singles". Music Week. 14 April 1990. p. 39.
- ^ Phil Collins, Billboard Hot 100 – Billboard.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of October 6, 1990 – Billboard.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Phil Collins (11 April 2024). Not Dead Yet. London, England: Century Books. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-780-89513-0.