"Heaven Help" | ||||
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Single by Lenny Kravitz | ||||
from the album Are You Gonna Go My Way | ||||
B-side |
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Released | August 16, 1993 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 3:11 | |||
Label | Virgin America | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Lenny Kravitz | |||
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Heaven Help" on YouTube |
"Heaven Help" is a song by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in August 1993 as the third single from his third studio album, Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993).[1] The song made a brief appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 92. In the United Kingdom, it became his second top-twenty hit from Are You Gonna Go My Way, peaking at number 20, and in Canada and New Zealand, the song reached the top 30. It was later included on Kravitz' compilation album Greatest Hits.
Speed and Martinucci from the Gavin Report noted that accompanied simply by a piano and guitar, "Kravitz comes with a soulful love song that's reminiscent early '70s soul ballads recorded with real instruments."[2] The magazine's Dave Sholin concluded, "This release should help win him even more fans."[3] Adam Sweeting from The Guardian felt Kravitz is "squeezing a mellow soulful feel" out of the song.[4] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton commented, "Third hit in a row for the superstar finds him this time wearing his Isley Brothers influences on his sleeve."[5] Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "A gentle and intimate delight, sweet and understated, with hints of Curtis Mayfield. Given plenty of airplay, there's no reason why it shouldn't make the Top 20."[6]
A music video was produced to promote the single, directed by Per Gustafsson.[7][better source needed]
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Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[18] | 76 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[19] | 25 |
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[20] | 59 |
France (SNEP)[21] | 41 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] | 98 |
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[23] | 7 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[24] | 10 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade)[25] | 5 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] | 21 |
UK Singles (OCC)[27] | 20 |
US Billboard Hot 100[28] | 92 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | August 16, 1993 | CD | Virgin | [29] |
Japan | October 20, 1993 | [30] |