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{{short description|1992 single by Bryan Adams}} {{Short description|1992 single by Bryan Adams}}
{{distinguish|text=], a 1985 single by the same artist}} {{Distinguish|text=], a 1985 single by the same artist}}
{{Infobox song {{Infobox song
| name = Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven | name = Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven
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| artist = ] | artist = ]
| album = ] | album = ]
| B-side = Not Guilty | B-side =
* "]" (live)
| released = February 10, 1992
* "]" (live)
| format = ]
| released = {{start date|1992|2|10}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=]|page=17|date=February 8, 1992}}</ref>
| recorded = {{flatlist| | recorded =
*1990
*Battery Studios<br><small>(])</small>
⚫ *]<br><small>(], ])</small>}}
| studio = | studio =
* Battery (London)
| venue =
⚫ * ] (Vancouver, British Columbia)
| genre = ]
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length = 5:49 | length = 5:49
| label = ] | label = ]
| writer = {{flatlist| | writer =
*] * Bryan Adams
*]}} * ]
| producer = {{flatlist| | producer =
*Lange * Robert Lange
*Adams}} * Bryan Adams
| prev_title = ] | prev_title = ]
| prev_year = 1991 | prev_year = 1991
| next_title = ] | next_title = All I Want Is You
| next_year = 1992 | next_year = 1992
}} }}
⚫ "'''Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven'''" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter ] from his sixth ], '']'' (1991). Penned by ] and Bryan Adams, the song became Adams' third chart-topper in his native Canada, reached {{abbr|No.|Number}} 13 on the US '']'' ], and peaked at No. 8 in the United Kingdom.


==Critical reception==
⚫ "'''Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven'''" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter ], from his sixth ], '']'' (1991). Penned by ] and Bryan Adams the song is lyrically a love song.
], '']'' reviewer, positively reviewed the song, reporting that the "anthemic chorus sounds like it was penned to be chanted in arenas".<ref name="bboardreview">{{cite magazine|first=Larry|last=Flick|authorlink=Larry Flick|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-02-22.pdf|title=Review: Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|magazine=]|date=22 February 1992|access-date=11 February 2022|volume=104|number=8|page=76|location=New York|publisher=Billboard Publications Inc.|via=World Radio History|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208150501/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1992/Billboard-1992-02-22.pdf|archive-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>

The song reached No. 13 on the '']'' ] and No. 14 on the ] chart. In the UK, it reached No. 8. In Canada, it reached No. 1.


==Music video== ==Music video==
{{Expand section|date=February 2021}}
The video is shot in ] fields in the middle of the night with dolphins flying over the band The video is shot in a ] field in the middle of the night with dolphins flying over ] and his band.


==Track listings== ==Track listings==
'''Canadian and US cassette single, Japanese mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|others=]|year=1992|type=Canadian & US cassette single sleeve|publisher=]|id=75021 1592 4}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|others=Bryan Adams|year=1992|type=Japanese mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=PCDY-10032}}</ref>
; 7" single / CD single
# "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" # "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
# "]" (live) # "]" (live)


'''UK 7-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|others=Bryan Adams|year=1992|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=A&M Records|id=AM 848, 390 848-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|others=Bryan Adams|year=1992|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=A&M Records|id=AMMC 848, 390 848-4}}</ref>
; 12" maxi
# "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" # "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
# "]" (live) # "]" (live)
⚫ # "]" (single version)


'''UK 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|others=Bryan Adams|year=1992|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=A&M Records|id=AMY 848, 390 848-1}}</ref>
; 12" maxi
⚫ :A1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
:A2. "Somebody" (live)
⚫ :B1. "]" (single version)

'''UK and Australian CD single, Australian cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|others=Bryan Adams|year=1992|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=AMCD 848}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|others=Bryan Adams|year=1992|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=390 848-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|others=Bryan Adams|year=1992|type=Australian cassette single sleeve|publisher=A&M Records|id=390 683-4}}</ref>
# "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" # "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
# "]" (live) # "Somebody" (live)
# "]" (live) # "]" (live)


==Charts== ==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== ===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable" {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1992–93) !Chart (1992–1993)
!Peak<br>position !Peak<br/>position
|- |-
{{singlechart|Australia|13|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven}} {{single chart|Australia|13|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|rowheader=true}}
|- |-
⚫ {{single chart|Flanders|29|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|rowheader=true}}
|Belgium (] Flanders)<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409063716/http://top30-2.radio2.be/#/search/Bryan_Adams |date=2012-04-09 }}</ref>
|align="center"|21
|- |-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|1|chartid=2109|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2020}}
|Canada (])<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182643/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/rpm/028020-101.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12 |date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> </small>
|align="center"|1
|- |-
!scope="row"|Europe (])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1992/MM-1992-03-14.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=]|volume=9|issue=11|page=23|date=March 14, 1992|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
⚫ {{singlechart|France|27|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven}}
|30
|- |-
{{singlechart|Germany2|47|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|songid=8863}} {{single chart|France|27|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|rowheader=true}}
|- |-
⚫ {{single chart|Germany|47|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|songid=8863|rowheader=true}}
|Ireland (])<ref>Irish Singles Chart (Retrieved February 15, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|11
|- |-
{{singlechart|Dutch100|43|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven}} {{single chart|Ireland2|11|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2020}}
|- |-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/1992/week-13|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 13, 1992|lang=dutch| publisher=]|access-date=March 20, 2023}}</ref>
⚫ {{singlechart|New Zealand|23|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven}}
|2
|- |-
{{single chart|Dutch100|43|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|rowheader=true}}
|United Kingdom (])<ref>UK Singles Chart (Retrieved February 15, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|8
|- |-
{{single chart|New Zealand|23|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|rowheader=true}}
|US ]<ref name="Billboard">Billboard (Retrieved February 15, 2008)</ref>
|align="center"|13
|- |-
{{single chart|UK|8|date=19920229|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2020}}
|US ''Billboard'' ]<ref name="Billboard"/>
|align="center"|14
|- |-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|13|artist=Bryan Adams|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|36|artist=Bryan Adams|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|14|artist=Bryan Adams|rowheader=true|access-date=May 5, 2020}}
|} |}
{{col-2}}


===Year-end charts=== ===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable" {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1992) !Chart (1992)
!Position !Position
|- |-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
⚫ {{singlechart|Australia|71|artist=Bryan Adams|song=Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven|accessdate=May 25, 2011}}
|71
|- |-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1992|accessdate=2010-07-30}}</ref> !scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume%2056-No.%2025-December%2019,%201992.pdf|title=The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992|magazine=]|volume=56|issue=25|page=8|date=December 19, 1992|access-date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
|18
|align="center"|74
|- |-
!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1992|access-date=July 30, 2010}}</ref>
|74
|} |}
{{col-end}}


==References== ==References==
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1992 single by Bryan Adams Not to be confused with Heaven, a 1985 single by the same artist.
"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Waking Up the Neighbours
B-side
ReleasedFebruary 10, 1992 (1992-02-10)
Studio
Length5:49
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Robert Lange
  • Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"There Will Never Be Another Tonight"
(1991) 		"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
(1992) 		"All I Want Is You"
(1992)

"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams from his sixth studio album, Waking up the Neighbours (1991). Penned by Robert Lange and Bryan Adams, the song became Adams' third chart-topper in his native Canada, reached No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at No. 8 in the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, Billboard's reviewer, positively reviewed the song, reporting that the "anthemic chorus sounds like it was penned to be chanted in arenas".

Music video

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (February 2021)

The video is shot in a barley field in the middle of the night with dolphins flying over Bryan Adams and his band.

Track listings

Canadian and US cassette single, Japanese mini-CD single

  1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
  2. "Summer of '69" (live)

UK 7-inch and cassette single

  1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
  2. "Somebody" (live)

UK 12-inch single

A1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
A2. "Somebody" (live)
B1. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (single version)

UK and Australian CD single, Australian cassette single

  1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
  2. "Somebody" (live)
  3. "Heat of the Night" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) 13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 29
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) 30
France (SNEP) 27
Germany (GfK) 47
Ireland (IRMA) 11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100) 43
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 23
UK Singles (OCC) 8
US Billboard Hot 100 13
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) 36
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) 14

Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
Australia (ARIA) 71
Canada Top Singles (RPM) 18
US Billboard Hot 100 74

References

  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 8, 1992. p. 17.
  2. Flick, Larry (22 February 1992). "Review: Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 8. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
  3. Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Canadian & US cassette single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. 75021 1592 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. PCDY-10032.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AM 848, 390 848-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK cassette single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AMMC 848, 390 848-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AMY 848, 390 848-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK CD single liner notes). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AMCD 848.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Australian CD single liner notes). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. 390 848-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Australian cassette single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. 390 683-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  12. "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  13. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2109." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  14. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 11. March 14, 1992. p. 23. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  15. "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (in French). Les classement single.
  16. "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  17. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  18. "Tipparade-lijst van week 13, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  19. "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  20. "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven". Top 40 Singles.
  21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  22. "Bryan Adams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  23. "Bryan Adams Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  24. "Bryan Adams Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  25. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  26. "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  27. "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Retrieved July 30, 2010.
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