Heaven's in Here

"Heaven's in Here" is the lead track from the eponymous debut album by the Anglo-American hard rock band Tin Machine. Written by David Bowie, it was released as a promotional lead single from the album in 1989.

"Heaven's in Here"
Single by Tin Machine
from the album Tin Machine
Released1989
RecordedMontreux; Nassau,
August 1988 - early 1989
GenreRock
Length6:01
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)David Bowie
Producer(s)
Tin Machine singles chronology
"Heaven's in Here"
(1989)		 "Under the God"
(1989)

It was performed live on Tin Machine's 1989 Tin Machine Tour and 1991–92 It's My Life Tour, and a live version appeared on their live album Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby (1992).

Background and release

"Heaven's in Here" was the first song the band wrote and recorded together, coming together in approximately a day,[1] although mixing and overdubs continued for months afterwards.[2] It was also both the first and the last track Tin Machine played together live.[2]

A music video for the song was produced by Julien Temple. A 4 minute edit of the song was produced and originally intended to be released as a single, but it was ultimately released only promotionally.[3]

The opening guitar riff to the song was occasionally performed as the intro to live versions of "The Jean Genie" during Bowie's 1997 Earthling Tour, on which Gabrels was the guitarist.[3]

Track listing
  1. "Heaven's in Here" (edited version) – 4:17
  2. "Heaven's in Here" (album version) – 6:05

Credits and personnel

Tin Machine

Producers

Chart performance
Chart (1991) Position
US Billboard Alternative Songs[4] 12

References
  1. di Perna, Alan (1991), "Ballad of the Tin Men", Creem, 2 (1): 50–59
  2. O'Leary, Chris (2019). Ashes to Ashes The Songs of David Bowie 1976–2016. Repeater Books. ISBN 9781912248308.
  3. Pegg, Nicholas (October 2016). "The Complete David Bowie New Edition: Expanded and Updated". Titan Books.
  4. https://www.billboard.com/music/tin-machine/chart-history/alternative-songs
  • Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5
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