"Take Me to Your Heaven" | |
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Single by Charlotte Nilsson | |
from the album Charlotte | |
Released | 21 June 1999 |
Recorded | 1999 |
Genre | |
Composer(s) | Lars Diedricson |
Lyricist(s) |
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Producer(s) | Micke Wendt |
Eurovision Song Contest 1999 entry | |
Country | |
Artist(s) | |
Language | English |
Composer(s) | |
Lyricist(s) | Marcos Ubeda |
Finals performance | |
Final result | 1st |
Final points | 163 |
Entry chronology | |
◄ "Kärleken är" (1998) | |
"When Spirits Are Calling My Name" (2000) ► | |
Official performance video | |
"Take Me to Your Heaven" on YouTube |
"Take Me to Your Heaven" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Charlotte Nilsson, with music composed by Lars Diedricson and English lyrics by Marcos Ubeda. It represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 held in Jerusalem, winning the contest, having previously won that year's Melodifestivalen as "Tusen och en natt" (IPA: [ˈtʉ̌ːsɛn ɔ ɛn ˈnatː]; "A thousand and one night") with Swedish lyrics by Gert Lengstrand.
On 24 April 1999, the Swedish-language version entered radio chart Svensktoppen as number-one and spent eight consecutive weeks on the top spot, remaining on the chart until 4 September 1999. The English-language version was internationally released as a single on 21 June 1999, produced by Mikael Wendt. At the singles charts, it peaked at number 2 in Sweden, number 5 in Flemish Belgium, number 10 in Norway, number 20 in the United Kingdom, and number 23 in the Netherlands.