Heaven (Inna song)

"Heaven"
Inna appears on the single cover wearing a black and white blouse with her hand barely touching her chin.
Single by Inna
Released 10 June 2016
Format Digital download
Genre
Length 3:26
Label Roton
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sebastian Barac
  • Marcel Botezan
Inna singles chronology
"Rendez Vous"
(2016)		 "Heaven"
(2016)

"Heaven" is a song recorded by Romanian recording artist Inna. It was released for digital download on 10 June 2016 through Roton. The recording was written by Andreas Schuller, Leroy Clampitt, Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan, Laila Samulesen, Trey Campbell and Theea Eliza Miculescu, while production was handled by Barac and Botezan. A dance-pop and tropical house recording, the single was generally acclaimed by music critics, with them praising it for being earwormy and for incorporating Middle Eastern flair into it. Some of them noticed lyrics in English, French and Spanish, while the singer confessed that the refrain was written in a language created by herself.

An accompanying music video was posted onto YouTube on 7 June 2016 after a teaser premiered on 3 June 2016; it was shot by John Perez in Shangri-La, Mauritius in April 2016. The clip portrays Inna at a seaside resort community with her love interest played by French actor Olivier Phineas Boissard. To promote the single, Inna performed in Mauritius, while singing "Heaven" in stripped-down versions for Romanian radio stations. The track was commercially successful in Eastern Europe, managing to peak within the top ten in Bulgaria, Romania and Poland.

Background and release

"Heaven" was written by Andreas Schuller, Leroy Clampitt, Sebastian Barac, Marcel Botezan, Laila Samulesen, Trey Campbell and Theea Eliza Miculescu, while production was handled by Barac and Botezan.[1] The single was released on 10 June 2016, three days after the premiere of its clip.[2] Subsequently, the future premiere of a second version of the song, featuring a "well-known" artist, was reported,[3] but it was never materialized. Meanwhile, several remixes of the track were made available for consumption as stand-alone releases or on a remix extended play.[4][5][6][7] About the track, Inna confessed that "[she is] very happy to release 'Heaven'. It is one of the songs which [she] fell in love with after the first hear and one which [her] fans waited for impatiently. It's the ideal sound for the summer and [she hopes] you will enjoy it."[8]

Composition and reception
"Heaven"
A 17-second sample of "Heaven", a dance-pop and tropical house song.[9][10][11]
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While El Broide of People Magazine wrote that the single is performed in English and French,[9] website Aficia's Valentin Malfroy confessed that Spanish is also incorporated, further pointing out a male voice providing vocals for the refrain sung with a strong African accent.[10] However, in an interview with Romanian station Kiss FM, Inna explained that the chorus is written in a language created by her and her label Global Records, further stating that, "At Global Records, we stay so much together that we don't understand ourselves in Romanian, but also not in any other language. So we thought to create an own language. If the ones from Game of Thrones can do it, then why can't we do it, as well?"[12] Publication People Magazine, called the track a "catchy" tropical house song that "effortlessly blends together" tropical sounds with a Middle Eastern flair.[9] Furthermore, he named its lyrics "simple and cheesy".[9] Jonathan Currinn from Outlet Magazine labelled "Heaven" an "exotic anthem",[13] while Urban.ro called it a dance-pop song with exotic elements.[11] Radio 21 declared that the track was influenced from Arabic rhythms.[3]

Upon its release, the recording was met with mostly positive reviews. People Magazine praised the song's production, while declaring that "it's the perfect track to play at the pool or a beach holiday and it's something different from anything on radio at the moment".[9] However, the website criticized Inna's pronunciation of the lyrics and wished the text was stronger, with him ending his review saying "this is definitely a song that we need on our summer playlist".[9] Outlet Magazine applauded "Heaven" for "bringing the summer heat" and for being "the ideal song to sit outside and listen to all day long as the sun's rays caress your skin".[13] Urban.ro foresaw it as being successful on radios.[11]

Commercial performance

Following the premiere of "Heaven" on Romanian radio, the song debuted on native Airplay 100 at number 58 on 3 July 2016,[14] and climbed one position higher the next week.[14] On 17 July 2016, the track rose up 16 places to number 41,[14] whilst reaching its peak position at number four on 16 October 2016.[14] According to the measurements done by Media Forest, the single was the third most-played recording on Romanian radio on 9 October, while its music video the sixth most-aired visual on Romanian television.[15][16] "Heaven" also managed to chart within the top ten on the Polish Dance Top 50 in its fourth charting week, 15 positions above Inna's previous single "Rendez Vous" (2016).[17] According to Tophit, the single reached position 151 in Russia, and number 123 in Ukraine.[18]

Promotion

The accompanying music video for "Heaven" was shot in Mauritius (pictured) by John Perez in April 2016.[3][19]

To promote the single, Inna performed at a concert in Mauritius.[20] She also sang stripped-down versions of the song for Romanian radio stations Kiss FM and Radio 21 on 21 June 2016 and 22 June 2016, respectively.[12][21]

In an interview with Romanian magazine Unica, Romanian recording artist Inna explained that a music video for a new song called "Heaven" was shot in Mauritius at the Shangri-La resort.[19] Subsequently, the accompanying visual for the recording was posted on 7 June 2016 onto the YouTube channel of Inna.[22] It was shot by John Perez in April 2016[3] in Shangri-La, Mauritius.[11] It was previewed by a teaser on 3 June 2016.[23] Khaled Mokhtar served as the assistant, director of photography and editor of the clip.[11] Andra Moga did the make-up, while the outfits were procured by RDStyling.[24]

The clip commences with footage from a seaside resort community in Mauritius being shown, following which Inna is portrayed with her love interest (played by Olivier Phineas Boissard)[13] walking through the city and interacting with locals, with them particularly being present at a party there. Subsequently, Inna is shown from the perspective of the male during a boat trip; the clip ends with her hovering through the sea wearing a yellow dress. Scenes interspersed through the main video portray Inna walking on the sea coast sporting a white and black blouse, her performing hand movements in front of a tree or further footage from the party.[22]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Spanish Charts and Top Românesc.[1][24]

Technical and composing credits
  • Inna – lead vocals
  • Andreas Schuller – composer
  • Leroy Clampitt – composer
  • Sebastian Barac – composer, producer
  • Marcel Botezan – composer, producer
  • Laila Samulesen – composer
  • Trey Campbell – composer
  • Theea Eliza Miculescu – composer
Visual credits

Track listing

Digital single[25]
No. Title Length
1. "Heaven"   3:28

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
scope="row"Poland (Dance Top 50)[17] 6
Romania (Airplay 100)[14] 4
Romania Radio Songs (Media Forest)[15] 3
Romania TV Airplay (Media Forest)[16] 6
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[18] 151
Ukraine Airplay (Tophit)[18] 123

Release history

Territory Date Format(s) Label
Denmark[26] 10 June 2016 Digital download Roton
Germany[27]
Netherlands[28]
Romania[25]
Sweden[29]
United States[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "spanishcharts.com – Inna – Heaven". Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Heaven (Radio Edit) – Single by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Inna lanseaza o piesa de vara – "Heaven"" [Inna releases a summer song – "Heaven"]. Radio 21. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Heaven (Remixes) by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Heaven (Dario Vega Remix) by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Heaven (Smax Remix) by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Heaven (DJ Asher Remix) by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Inna a lansat piesa "Heaven". Are sute de mii de vizualizari deja." [Inna has released the song "Heaven". It already gained thousands of views.] (in Romanian). Realitatea. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 El Broide (27 June 2016). "Jam Of The Day: Inna – Heaven". People Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  10. 1 2 Malfroy, Valentin. "Inna: "Heaven", son nouveau single aux multiples influences!" [Inna: "Heaven", her new single with multiple influences!] (in French). Aficia. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 Scris de Alex (7 June 2016). "Inna – Heaven (videoclip nou)" [Inna – Heaven (new video)] (in Romanian). Urban.ro. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Inna, despre "Heaven": "Refrenul e într-o limbă inventată de noi, cei de la Global Records"" [Inna on "Heaven"; "The refrain is written in a language created by use, the ones from Global Records"] (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 Jonathan Currinn (9 June 2016). "Inna captures the essence of summer in new song and video "Heaven"". Outlet Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Airplay 100" (in Romanian). Kiss FM (Romania). Media Forest. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Media Forest – Know You Are On Air". Media Forest. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016. Note: Select '2016' and 'Week 40. Period: 03-10-16 09-10-16' from the drop-down menu, and then click on 'Songs – Radio'. The Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
  16. 1 2 "Media Forest – Know You Are On Air". Media Forest. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016. Note: Select '2016' and 'Week 37. Period: 12-09-16 18-09-16' from the drop-down menu, and then click on 'Songs – TV'. The Romanian and international positions are rendered together by the number of plays before resulting an overall chart.
  17. 1 2 "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Dance Top 50. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  18. 1 2 3 "Heaven > Tophitru.com". Tophit. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  19. 1 2 Cismaru, Monica (25 May 2016). "Inna: "Îmi doresc să transmit o stare de bine prin muzică, să aducă bucurie, speranță!"" [Inna: "I wish to convey a good feeling through music, to bring joy and hope!"] (in Romanian). Unica. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Concert: Inna prête à mettre le feu au J&J Auditorium" [Concert: Inna ready to set fire to the J & J Auditorium] (in French). Ile Maurice Tourisme. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Inna – Heaven Live @ Radio 21". Radio 21. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  22. 1 2 "Inna – Heaven (Official Music Video)". YouTube. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  23. ↑ "Video Teaser: Inna – Heaven" (in Romanian). ZU TV. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  24. 1 2 "Inna lanseaza single-ul "Heaven" impreuna cu un videoclip filmat in Mauritius" [Inna releases "Heaven" together with a video shot in Mauritius] (in Romanian). Top Românesc. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  25. 1 2 "Heaven - Single by Inna on iTunes". iTunes Store. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  26. ↑ "Heaven - Single af Inna på iTunes". iTunes Store. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  27. ↑ "Heaven - Single von Inna in iTunes". iTunes Store. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  28. ↑ "Heaven - Single van Inna in iTunes". iTunes Store. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  29. ↑ "Heaven - Single av Inna på iTunes". iTunes Store. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

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