The video features two Asian girls, androgynous people and a black man. It features Yanou, DJ Sammy and Do viewed briefly from a television. The music video was directed by Oliver Bradford. It has also been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 600,000. On October 28, 2009, over seven years after its release, the song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000. It re-entered the chart on the week of November 17, 2007. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was initially released on November 21, 2001, as the first single from DJ Sammy's second studio album Heaven (2002). Spanish DJ DJ Sammy and German DJ Yanou recorded a dance cover of "Heaven" with vocals from Dutch singer Do. "Heaven" reached the top 10 in Sweden and Norway and then the top 20 in Austria, Ireland, Switzerland, and Sweden, it was a moderate top hundred success in Germany where it peaked at number 62. In several mainland European countries, "Heaven" was the first hit for Adams. The song was also released in Australia, Europe, and New Zealand in 1985. In Canada, "Heaven" reached number 11 on the RPM Singles Chart. "Heaven" also peaked at number 12 on the Adult Contemporary chart during its second run, becoming Adams' second single to reach that chart after " Straight from the Heart" in 1983, and his biggest AC hit until 1991. The song also re-entered the Top Rock Tracks chart at that time, peaking at number 27. It was released as the third single from the album Reckless in April 1985 and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the highest-charting single from " Reckless". "Heaven" first appeared on the A Night in Heaven soundtrack album in 1983 and received substantial airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations, reaching the number nine on Billboard 's Top Tracks chart in February 1984. But at the last moment, Adams changed his mind. Iovine thought the song was too 'light' for the album and recommended that Adams not include it. The song first appeared on the soundtrack to the 1983 film, A Night in Heaven, although it was not released as a single at that time.Īdams was unconvinced that "Heaven" was suitable for his next studio album, Reckless, a feeling that was echoed by producer Jimmy Iovine, who was working with Adams at the time. Since the recording session for "Heaven" was running behind schedule, Adams called Journey drummer Steve Smith, who happened to be in New York City at the time and he filled Curry's drumming position. Halfway through the recording session, drummer Mickey Curry – who had warned Adams about his limited availability that day – announced that he had to leave since he had committed in advance to a Hall & Oates session. It was recorded at the Power Station in New York City on June 6 and 7, 1983. During that time, he and Jim Vallance co-wrote "Heaven", which was inspired by Journey's hit " Faithfully". Adams had played over 100 dates with Journey during 1983, serving as the opening act on their Frontiers Tour.