I Found Heaven

"I Found Heaven"
Single by Take That
from the album Take That & Party
B-side	"I'm Out"
Released	10 August 1992
Format	CD single, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, 7" picture disc
Genre	Pop, Dance
Length	4:01 (Album Version) 4:02 (7" Radio Mix)
Label	Sony Music
Writer(s)	Billy Griffin, Ian Levine
Producer	Griffin, Levine
Take That singles chronology
"It Only Takes a Minute" (1992) "I Found Heaven" (1992) "A Million Love Songs" (1992)
Alternative Covers UK 7" limited edition vinyl Japanese 3" CD single cover

"I Found Heaven" is the fifth single taken from Take That's debut album "Take That & Party"

Song information

Written and produced by Billy Griffin and Ian Levine, it was released on 10 August 1992 as the fifth single from the band's debut album Take That & Party (1992). It became the group's second top twenty single, charting at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart. "I Found Heaven" is the first song by Take That to feature both Gary Barlow and Robbie Williams on lead vocals and also the only non-cover written by someone else than the band.

In Gary Barlow's autobiography 'My Take', he states that the band hates the song: "The song Ian made us sing was truly f***ing awful. I still hate it to this day. In fact, we all hate it and absolutely refuse to perform it on stage. It is, by a huge margin, the worst song of Take That's and my career. At the time I said nothing because I felt I didn't have a leg to stand on."

Although often regarded as Robbie William's first song on lead vocals, some parts of the song were mixed in by a soundalike artist because Williams couldn't reach the high notes.

Music video

The video for the single was filmed on Sandown Beach on the Isle of Wight, and the yellow car featured is owned by a local resident, and is fairly well known amongst the islanders. The band perform the song on the beach whilst clips of the band relaxing on the beach are intercut with the video. In Gary Barlow's autobiography: 'My Take', he expressed that the band were disappointed with the location on which the video was filmed. They apparenately hoped for the video to be shot in an exotic continent.

Track listings

UK 7" Vinyl (74321 10813 7)(Limited Edition picture disc)

1. "I Found Heaven" (7" Radio Mix) - 4:02
2. "I'm Out" - 4:13

UK 7" Vinyl (74321 10814 7) (Limited Edition w/ poster sleeve)

1. "I Found Heaven" (7" Radio Mix) - 4:02
2. "I Found Heaven" (Mr. F's Garage Mix) - 6:08

UK 12" Vinyl (74321 11240 1)

1. "I Found Heaven" (Mr. F's Garage Mix) - 6:08
2. "I Found Heaven" (Original 12" Mix) - 6:35
3. "I Found Heaven" (7" Radio Mix) - 4:02

UK/EU CD Single (74321 10813 2)

1. "I Found Heaven" (7" Radio Mix) - 4:02
2. "I'm Out" - 4:13
3. "Promises" (7" Radio Mix) - 3:34
4. "I Found Heaven" (Classic 12" Mix) - 6:56

UK Cassette (74321 10813 4)

1. "I Found Heaven" (7" Radio Mix) - 4:02
2. "I'm Out" - 4:13

Japanese 3" CD Single (BVDP-80)

1. "I Found Heaven" (7" Radio Mix) - 4:02
2. "Promises" (7" Radio Mix) - 3:34

Chart performance

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	35
Germany (Media Control AG)	56
UK Singles (Official Chart Company)	15
Chart (1993)	Peak position
Japan (Oricon)	5

Official versions

• Album Version (4:01)
• 7" Radio Mix (4:02)
• Classic 12" Mix (6:56)
• Original 12" Mix (6:35)
• Mr. F's Garage Mix (6:08)

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics