Inside Your Heaven

"Inside Your Heaven"
Single by Carrie Underwood
B-side	"Independence Day"
Released	June 14, 2005 (US)
Format	7" CD digital download
Recorded	2005 The Gentlemen's Club (Los Angeles, California) Capitol Records (Los Angeles, California) The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) The Village (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Country country pop
Length	3:45
Label	Arista 19 S
Writer(s)	Andreas Carlsson Pelle Nylén Savan Kotecha
Producer(s)	Desmond Child
Certification	Gold (RIAA) 2x Platinum (CRIA)
Carrie Underwood singles chronology
"Inside Your Heaven" (2005) "Jesus, Take the Wheel" (2005)

"Inside Your Heaven" is a song written by Andreas Carlsson, Pelle Nylén, Savan Kotecha, and produced by Desmond Child. Two versions of the song were released as singles in 2005: one by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, and another by Idol runner-up Bo Bice.

Underwood's recording of the song, released on June 14, 2005 in the U.S., debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and on the Canadian Singles Chart, where it remained for one and seven weeks, consecutively, atop the charts. It was the longest running single of 2005 in Canada. Although Underwood's recording was not released to country, the song charted at number fifty-two on Hot Country Songs. It was certified Gold by the RIAA and two times platinum by the CRIA, and it was later included on her debut album, Some Hearts. The B-side is a cover of the Martina McBride song "Independence Day".

The following week, Bo Bice released a cover version of the song. Bice's version was released on June 21, 2005 and peaked at number two on the Hot 100. It was certified Gold by the RIAA^[1][2] and two times platinum by the CRIA. The B-side is a cover of the song "Vehicle" by The Ides of March.

The song won Underwood the Billboard Music Awards for "Top-Selling Country Single of the Year" and "Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year" (Bice's version was also nominated in this category). It also helped Underwood win the award for "Country Single Sales Artist of the Year". Carrie Underwood's version sold 880,000 copies, while Bo Bice's version sold 401,000.^[1][3]

Carrie Underwood's track listing

CD single^[4]

1. "Inside Your Heaven" – 3:45
2. "Independence Day – 3:20

Bo Bice's track listing

"Inside Your Heaven"
Single by Bo Bice
B-side	"Vehicle" (featuring Richie Sambora)
Released	June 21, 2005 (US)
Format	7" CD digital download
Recorded	2005 The Gentlemen's Club (Los Angeles, California) Capitol Records (Los Angeles, California) The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) The Village (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:13
Label	RCA BMG 19 S
Writer(s)	Andreas Carlsson Pelle Nylén Savan Kotecha
Producer(s)	Desmond Child
Certification	Gold (RIAA) Platinum (CRIA)
Bo Bice singles chronology
"Inside Your Heaven" (2005) "The Real Thing" (2006)

CD single^[5]

1. "Inside Your Heaven" – 4:13
2. "Vehicle" (featuring Richie Sambora) – 2:49

Charts

Weekly charts Carrie Underwood's version Charts (2005) Peak position Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)[6] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[7] 1 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] 12 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] 52 Bo Bice's version Charts (2005) Peak position Canada (Canadian Singles Chart)[10] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[11] 2 Year-end charts Carrie Underwood's version Chart (2005) Position US Billboard Hot 100[12] 71

Certification Carrie Underwood's version Country Certification (sales thresholds) Canada 2x Platinum[13] United States Gold[14] Bo Bice's version Country Certification (sales thresholds) Canada Platinum[13] United States Gold[15]

Awards

Carrie Underwood's version

2005 Billboard Music Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
2005	"Inside Your Heaven"	Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year	Won
2005	"Inside Your Heaven"	Top-Selling Country Single	Won

Bo Bice's version

2005 Billboard Music Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
2005	"Inside Your Heaven"	Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year	Nominated

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of the CD singles.^[4][5]

Both

Andreas Carlsson – writer, background vocals Pelle Nylén – writer Savan Kotecha – piano, writer Desmond Child – producer, background vocals Joe Yannece – drums, master Brian Coleman – production manager Simon Fuller – management 19 Management – management Michael Segal – photography Harry Sommerdahl – keyboards, programming, arrangement, recording Eric Bazilian – guitar, madolin John Pierce – bass

Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums Kim Bullard – organ, strings Storm Lee – vocals Jules Gondar – recording Steve Churchyard – recording Matt Gruber – recording Suren Wijeyaratne – assistant engineer Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineer Mike Eleopoulos – assistant engineer Noel Zancanella – assistant engineer Carrie Underwood – background vocals Jules Gondar – recording

Carrie's version

Carrie Underwood – lead vocals Serban Ghenea – mixing Tim Roberts – drums, assistant mix engineer John Hanes – piano, additional protools engineers Jeanette Olsson – background vocals Gretchen Peters – strings, writer Randy Cantor – guitar, bass, lap steel guitar, keyboards, programming, recording

Jacob Miller – additional vocal production Carlos Alvarez – mixing Bryan Golder – recording Mikal Blue – recording Stephen Crook – recording Clarita Sanchaz – assistant mix engineer

Bo's version

Bo Bice – lead vocals, background vocals Kevin Mills – piano, assistant mix engineer Greg Collins – mixing John Shanks – background vocals Jim Peterik – guitar, writer Corky James – strings Andy Ackland – bass guitar, recording Glenn Pittman – assistant engineer

Mike Houge – lead guitar, assistant engineer Ray Herrmann – saxophone Nick Lane – trombone arrangement, horn arrangement Rafael Padilla – percussion Victor Indrizzo – drums Richie Sambora – background vocals, guitar Paul Bushnell – background vocals Jeff Steele – bass

See also

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2005 (U.S.)
• List of Pop 100 number-one singles (U.S.)
• List of Canadian number-one singles of 2005

References

1. "How the American Idol coronation singles stack up, part 1". Content.usatoday.com. 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
2. "Week Ending Aug. 29, 2010: Life's Ups & Downs - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. 2010-09-01.
3. "Week Ending Aug. 29, 2010: Life's Ups & Downs - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
4. Inside Your Heaven (CD single). Carrie Underwood. Arista Records, 19 Recordings Limited, S Records. 2005. 82876 70859-2.
5. Inside Your Heaven (CD single). Bo Bice. RCA Records, BMG Music Entertainment, 19 Recordings Limited, S Records. 2005. 82876 69495-2.
6. "Carrie Underwood". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
7. "Carrie Underwood – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Carrie Underwood. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
8. "Carrie Underwood – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Carrie Underwood. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
9. "Carrie Underwood – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Carrie Underwood. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
10. "Bo Bice". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2009.
11. "Bo Bice – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Bo Bice. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
12. "Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs & Singles Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
13. "Gold and Platinum - July 2005". CRIA.ca. Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
14. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum: Carrie Underwood singles". RIAA.com. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
15. "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - August 01, 2010: Bo Bice certified singles". RIAA.com. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-07-01.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics