- Heaven's on Fire
Infobox Single
Name = Heaven's on Fire
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Artist = Kiss
from Album =Animalize
Released =1984 (US)
Format = 7"
Recorded = Right Track Studios,New York City : 1984
Genre =Hard rock
Length = 3 min 18 sec
Writer =Paul Stanley ,Desmond Child
Label = Mercury 880 205-7 (US)
Producer =Paul Stanley
Chart position =- #49 (United States)
- #43 (United Kingdom)
- #48 (Canada)
- #62 (Auz)
- #19 (Sweden)
Reviews =
Last single = "All Hell's Breakin' Loose " / "Young and Wasted"
(1984 )
This single = "Heaven's on Fire" / "Lonely is the Hunter"
(1984 )
Next single = "Thrills in the Night " / "Burn Bitch Burn"
(1985 ) |"Heaven's on Fire" is a song by the American hard rock band Kiss, first released on their 1984 album "
Animalize ". Written by vocalist/guitaristPaul Stanley and songwriterDesmond Child , "Heaven's on Fire" was the first single released off of the album. [ [http://www.kissfaq.com/singles/usa/singles_usa.html KISS singles history] ]Released as a single internationally in 1984, "Heaven's on Fire" charted in several countries, even though it failed to reach the Top Ten in any of the countries where it was released as a single. [ [http://www.kissfaq.com/charts/scharts.html International Chart History] ] However, it has the distinction of being one of the only songs from the bands' non-makeup era that is still regularly performed live.
A video for the single was filmed and played on
MTV , and was directed by David Lewis and produced by John Weaver. [ [http://www.kissfaq.com/video/concept.html KISS Video Information] ] It marked the only official promotional performance of the band with lead guitaristMark St. John before he left the group due to problems in his hands caused by a painful, but temporary, form of arthritis calledReiter's Syndrome . He would be replaced byBruce Kulick shortly afterwards.A live version of the song was recorded at Cobo Hall on December 8, 1984 as part of the "Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored" video [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_filmography] and was later released on the on the
Hear 'n Aid album. It is one of only two live tracks with longtime drummerEric Carr that Kiss has ever officially released. [http://www.kissfaq.com/discography/hearnaid.html]Cover version
The song has been covered by Swedish girl group Star.
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