<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "Tears in Heaven" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Eric Clapton </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> from the album Rush: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> "Tracks and Lines" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> January 8, 1992 (1992 - 01 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Cassette single </Li> <Li> CD single </Li> <Li> 7 - inch single </Li> <Li> 12 - inch single </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Soft rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 4: 30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Warner Bros . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Eric Clapton </Li> <Li> Will Jennings </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Russ Titelman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Eric Clapton singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "Wonderful Tonight (live)" (1991) </Td> <Td> "Tears in Heaven" (1992) </Td> <Td> "Layla (acoustic version)" (1992) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Music video </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> "Tears in Heaven" on YouTube </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "Tears in Heaven" </Th> </Tr>

Eric clapton tears in heaven written for his son