"Take Me to Your Heaven"
Single by Charlotte Nilsson
from the album Charlotte
Released1999
Recorded1999
Genre
Composer(s)Lars Diedricson
Lyricist(s)
  • Gert Lengstrand
  • Marcos Ubeda
Producer(s)Micke Wendt
Music video
"Take Me to Your Heaven" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 1999 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Gert Lengstrand, Marcos Ubeda
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
163
Entry chronology
◄ "Kärleken är" (1998)
"When Spirits Are Calling My Name" (2000) ►

"Take Me to Your Heaven" was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in English (taking advantage of new rules removing the requirement to perform in a national language) by Charlotte Nilsson representing Sweden. Nilsson first won the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1999 when singing the Swedish-language version "Tusen och en natt" (IPA: [ˈtʉ̌ːsɛn ɔ ɛn ˈnatː]; "One Thousand and One Nights").

The song was internationally released as a single on 21 June 1999, produced by Mikael Wendt. At the singles charts, it peaked at number 2 in Sweden, number 5 in Flemish Belgium, number 10 in Norway, number 20 in the United Kingdom, and number 23 in the Netherlands.

On 24 April 1999, the Swedish-language version of the song entered radio chart Svensktoppen as number-one and spent 8 consecutive weeks on the top spot, remaining on the chart until 4 September 1999. The song was succeeded in 2000 as contest winner by the Olsen Brothers representing Denmark with "Fly on the Wings of Love".

Content

The song is an up-beat song about love, with the singer asking her lover to take her to heaven by loving her. Some fans have argued that it is derivative of previous Swedish 1974 winner ABBA. The music video is set in the wintertime with Charlotte walking in the snow.

Track listings

Swedish CD single

  1. "Take Me to Your Heaven" – 3:04
  2. "Tusen och en natt" – 3:38
  3. "Take Me To Your Heaven" (Tocclo-Mix) – 3:24
  4. "Take Me To Your Heaven" (The Specialist-Mix) – 4:25
  5. "Take Me to Your Heaven" (Instrumental Version) – 3:04

UK CD single

  1. "Take Me To Your Heaven" – 3:03
  2. "Take Me To Your Heaven" (Club Mix – The Specialist-Mix II) – 4:16
  3. "Take Me To Your Heaven" (RnB Mix – Tocclo-Mix) – 3:21
  4. "Take Me To Your Heaven" (Dance Mix – The Specialist-Mix) – 4:25

UK cassette single

  1. "Take Me to Your Heaven" – 3:00
  2. "Take Me to Your Heaven" (Club Mix) – 4:16
  3. "Take Me to Your Heaven" (RnB Mix) – 3:22
  4. "Take Me to Your Heaven" (Dance Mix) – 4:22

Charts

References

  1. ^ Charlotte Perrelli rasar mot vinnarlåten: "Vilken skitlåt"
  2. ^ "Charlotte – Take Me to Your Heaven" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  3. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 26. 26 June 1999. p. 8. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Charlotte" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  5. ^ "Charlotte – Take Me To Your Heaven" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Charlotte – Take Me to Your Heaven". VG-lista.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ "Charlotte – Take Me to Your Heaven". Singles Top 100.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  11. ^ "1999 Border Breakers Top 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 1 January 2000. p. 13. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Årslista Singlar, 1999" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 December 2020.

External links

Charlotte Perrelli
Eurovision Song Contest winners
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
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