Heaven (Must Be There)
| "Heaven (Must Be There)" | ||||
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| Single by Eurogliders | ||||
| from the album This Island | ||||
| B-side | "Heliograph" | |||
| Released | May 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
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| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
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| "Heaven (Must Be There)" on YouTube | ||||
"Heaven (Must Be There)" (sometimes shortened to just "Heaven") is a song by the Australian pop and new wave band Eurogliders from their second studio album This Island (1984).[1] The song was released on 7" and 12" vinyl in May 1984 by CBS Records.
The single brought the band to fame, especially in Australia, where it peaked at No. 2 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart and became one of the Top 20 biggest-selling singles of 1984.[2]
At the 1984 Countdown Music Awards the song won Best Australian Single.[3]
Track listing
- "Heaven (Must Be There)
- "Heliograph"
- "No Action" (Dance Mix) (12" only)
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (1984–85) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 2 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[4] | 6 |
| Canada (RPM Singles Chart)[5] | 47 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6][7] | 65 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1984) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report[8])[9] | 15 |
In popular culture
"Heaven (Must Be There)" was used in an advertisement for REA Group on television in Australia starting on 30 June 2024 and is still running as of 10 February 2026.[10]
References
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Francois, Ron; Meharry, Don. "Eurogliders". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Library and Archives Canada. "Top Singles - Volume 41, No. 17, January 05 1985". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Artist Single Chart History: Eurogliders". Billboard. Neilson Business Media. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Eurogliders > Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ BigKev. "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1984". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ Leong, Matthew (30 July 2024). "Realestate.com.au captures the highs and lows of property searching, via 72andSunny". Mumbrella. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
And after a series of failed auctions, realestate.com.au suggests a house that the family falls in love with – and this all plays out to the tune of Eurogliders' 1984 track, Heaven (Must Be There).
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External links
- "Heaven (Must Be There)" at Discogs (list of releases)