<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" is a song recorded by American singer Belinda Carlisle for her second studio album Heaven on Earth (1987). Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, the power ballad was released as the album's lead single in September 1987, and it hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on December 5, 1987, becoming Carlisle's only US chart - topper . A month later it hit number one in the United Kingdom, where it held the top spot of the UK Singles Chart for two weeks . </P> <P> "Heaven is a Place on Earth" reached number one in many other countries, among them Switzerland, Ireland, Sweden, South Africa and Norway . The single also reached number three in Germany and Canada, number two in Australia, and number six in Italy . It is widely considered to be Carlisle's signature song because of its success on the charts and its continued relevance today . "Heaven is a Place on Earth" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . It lost to Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed the song as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history". </P>

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