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Heaven's on Fire

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"Heaven's on Fire"
Single by Kiss
from the album Animalize
B-side"Lonely Is the Hunter"
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1984 (U.S.)
RecordedRight Track Studios,
New York City: 1984
GenreGlam metal[1][2]
Length3:18
LabelMercury 880 205-7 (US)
Songwriter(s)Paul Stanley, Desmond Child
Producer(s)Paul Stanley
Kiss singles chronology
"All Hell's Breakin' Loose/Young and Wasted"
(1984)
"Heaven's on Fire"
(1984)
"Thrills in the Night/Burn Bitch Burn"
(1985)
Music video
"Heaven's on Fire" on YouTube

"Heaven's on Fire" is a song by the American rock band Kiss. Written by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley and songwriter Desmond Child, it was the first single released from the group's 1984 album Animalize.[3]

Background

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The opening "Woo-oo-oo" was a vocal warm-up by Stanley that was accidentally recorded but was later added to the song.

Released as a single internationally in 1984, "Heaven's on Fire" charted in several countries, even though it failed to reach the top ten in any of the countries where it was released as a single.[4] It did reach #11 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[5] and #49 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] In addition, the song is one of only a select few from the bands' non-makeup era that has been performed live after the band returned to wearing makeup.

A video for the single was filmed and played on MTV, and was directed by David Lewis and produced by John Weaver.[6] It marked the only official promotional performance of the band with lead guitarist Mark St. John before he left the group due to problems in his hands caused by a painful, but temporary, form of arthritis called Reactive arthritis.
St. John would be replaced shortly afterwards by Bruce Kulick.

A live version of the song was recorded at Cobo Hall on December 8, 1984, as part of the Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored video, and was later released on the Hear 'n Aid album.

Personnel

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Kiss

Additional musician

Charts

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Chart (1984-1985) Peak
position
Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)[7] 62
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[8] 46
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 34
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 43
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 49
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[13] 11

References

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  1. ^ KISSology – Kiss | Songs, Reviews, Credits, retrieved March 24, 2021
  2. ^ Wilkening, Matthew (September 23, 2020). "10 Worst Kiss Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved April 10, 2021. and hair metal with '80s hits such as "Heaven's on Fire"
  3. ^ KISS singles history Archived May 7, 2006, at archive.today
  4. ^ International Chart History
  5. ^ a b "Billboard singles chart history-Kiss". Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  6. ^ KISS Video Information
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9610." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kiss – Heaven's on Fire" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "Kiss – Heaven's on Fire". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Kiss Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  13. ^ "Kiss Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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