| "Heaven in Your Eyes" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Loverboy | ||||
| from the album Top Gun | ||||
| B-side | "Friday Night" | |||
| Released | August 2, 1986 | |||
| Genre | Rock, soft rock | |||
| Length | 4:03 (7") | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Dean, John Dexter, Mae Moore, Mike Reno | |||
| Loverboy singles chronology | ||||
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"Heaven in Your Eyes" is a song recorded by Canadian rock band Loverboy for the soundtrack to the film Top Gun. It later appeared on Loverboy's 1989 hits compilation Big Ones. The power ballad[1] reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S.
The song was originally written by Mae Moore and John Dexter, both Vancouver-area musicians.[2] As recorded, it is credited to Moore, Dexter and Paul Dean & Mike Reno from Loverboy.
Cash Box called it a "powerful, emotional rock ballad."[3] Billboard called it a "routine power ballad."[4]
Noteworthy is the fact that Loverboy keyboardist Doug Johnson does not appear in the song's music video. His absence was intentional, as he felt that the Top Gun film over-glamorized war and military service.[5]
Charts
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 12 |
| Canada The Record Singles[7] | 30 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 24 |
References
- ↑ "24 of the Biggest and Best Movie Power Ballads".
- ↑ "Mae Moore biography". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ↑ "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. August 2, 1986. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "Reviews". Billboard. August 2, 1986. p. 65. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "Revisiting the Top Gun Soundtrack". 22 September 2015.
- ↑ "Loverboy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ↑ Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Mississauga, Ontario: Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.