Heaven in Your Eyes
1986 single by Loverboy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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 US.
"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 | |||
Length | 4:03 (7") | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Dean, John Dexter, Mae Moore, Mike Reno | |||
Loverboy singles chronology | ||||
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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 and 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]