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1998 single by Esthero From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Heaven Sent" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Esthero. It was released as first official (second overall) single from her debut album Breath from Another and peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot Dance Breakout Singles Sales chart.
"Heaven Sent" | ||||
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Single by Esthero | ||||
from the album Breath from Another | ||||
A-side | "Breath from Another" | |||
Released | 2 June 1998[1] | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:29 (Album version) 4:04 (Single version) | |||
Label | Sony Music Entertainment | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Doc McKinney | |||
Esthero singles chronology | ||||
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The song was featured on the VH1 show Breaking Bonaduce.[citation needed]
Esthero and Doc McKinney wrote the song in a single night in August 1996.[2]
The music video for the single was filmed in June 1998 and released the next month. It was heavily influenced by Luis Buñuel avant-garde silent movie Un Chien Andalou starring Salvador Dalí.[3][4] It was directed by Phil Harder.[5] In late 1998, the video premiered on MTV, where it received some airplay.[6] The video also went into rotation on MuchMusic. A promotional VHS featuring the music video was also released, and is now something of a collector's item.[7]
The music video went into moderate rotation on MTV, reaching number 27 on their list of most-played videos, peaking on the chart dated August 15, 1998.[8]
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