Heaven in the Backseat

"Heaven in the Backseat" is a song by British rock band Romeo's Daughter that was featured on their self-titled debut album. It was made more popular when it was later featured on the soundtrack of the film A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. The song stayed on the UK Singles Chart below the top 75 for two weeks and peaked at No. 97 on the week of 12 May 1990, becoming the band's only domestic hit.

"Heaven in the Backseat"
Single by Romeo's Daughter
from the album Romeo's Daughter
A-side	"Heaven in the Back Seat"
B-side	"Don't Look Back"
Released	August 1989
Genre	Album-oriented rock
Length	5:03 (album version) 3:55 (single edit)
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange Craig Joiner Anthony Mitman
Producer(s)	Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Romeo's Daughter singles chronology
"I Cry Myself to Sleep at Night" (1989) "Heaven in the Backseat" (1989) "Attracted to the Animal" (1993)

Music video

The video starts off with Romeo's Daughter performing at a concert, then Leigh Matty gets into a limo while singing and scenes are shown from A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. She is then seen singing at another concert with more scenes from the film.

Eddie Money version

Heaven in the Backseat was covered by Eddie Money in 1991 from the album Right Here. His version reached No. 58 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and it peaked at No. 6 on the US Mainstream Rock Chart.

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)	97

External links

• Music video on YouTube