Heaven (Los Lonely Boys song)

"Heaven"
"Heaven"
Single by Los Lonely Boys
from the album Los Lonely Boys
Released	January 26, 2004
Genre	Rock[1]; pop rock[2];
Length	3:47
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Henry Garza; Jojo Garza; Ringo Garza;
Producer(s)	John Porter
Los Lonely Boys singles chronology
Music video
	"Heaven" on YouTube

"Heaven" is the debut single of American rock band Los Lonely Boys. The song was written by brothers Henry, Jojo and Ringo Garza, who comprise the foundation of the band, and it appears on their multi-platinum self-titled album.

Reception

Released as a single on January 26, 2004,[3] "Heaven" reached the top 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at 16 in August. Later that year, the song began a sixteen-week run at number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in October. It was also a minor hit at country radio, where it peaked at number 46.

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek describes the song as "infectious" and draws comparisons to the music of Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Los Lobos. He states that "Heaven" is "a single in the old sense of the word: killer hook, easy groove, a slippery but unmistakable bridge with a beautiful vocal to boot -- all coming in under four minutes."[4]

Awards

The success of "Heaven" led to two Grammy Award nominations and one win for the band at the 47th Grammy Awards, held in early 2005. The song won in the category Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal,[5] while Los Lonely Boys were nominated in the category Best New Artist, losing out to Maroon 5.

Track listing

US and UK CD single[6][7]

"Heaven" (album version)
"Heaven" (live acoustic version)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	87
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9]	26
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[10]	48
US Billboard Hot 100[11]	16
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[12]	6
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13]	1
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[14]	2
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[15]	46
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[16]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[17]	37
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[18]	15
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[19]	5

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[20]	Gold	500,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	January 26, 2004	Hot adult contemporary radio	Epic	[3]
Australia	July 19, 2004	CD	Epic	[21]

In popular culture

In late 2004, the song was covered by the Christian Latin rock band Salvador for their album: So Natural. The cover received heavy radio play on Christian radio.
The song is featured in the 2008 Nintendo DS game Guitar Hero: On Tour with a completely different guitar track.
Bo Bice performed "Heaven" as part of the fourth season of American Idol in May 2005, which led to a 77% increase in sales for Los Lonely Boys' self-titled album the week following this performance.[22]
The song is featured in the TNT television show Saving Grace, at the end of season one, episode one.[23]

References

"Rockpango". Rolling Stone. April 13, 2011.
"Album Review: Los Lonely Boys, 'Revelation'". January 21, 2014.
"Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1539. January 23, 2004. p. 22. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
"Heaven" song review Thom Jurek, AllMusic.com. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
Los Lonely Boys biography MTV.com. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
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"Issue 752" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
"Los Lonely Boys – Heaven". Top 40 Singles.
"Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 16, saptamina 25.04 – 01.05, 2005" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on May 14, 2005. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
"Los Lonely Boys Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
"Los Lonely Boys Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
"Los Lonely Boys Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
"Los Lonely Boys Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
"Los Lonely Boys Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
"Los Lonely Boys Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
"Billboard Top 100 – 2004". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
"2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-74. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
"2004 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-74. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
"American single certifications – Los Lonely Boys – Heaven". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
"The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19th July 2004" (PDF). ARIA. July 19, 2004. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
"'Idol' Covers Paying Off For Gavin DeGraw, Los Lonely Boys" Corey Moss, MTV.com, May 13, 2005. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
"Music from Saving Grace".