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"Heaven Can Wait"
"Heaven Can Wait"
Single by Sandra
from the album Into a Secret Land
B-side	"Heaven's Theme"
Released	May 1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Pop
Length	4:05
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler, Markus Löhr, Klaus Hirschburger
Producer(s)	Michael Cretu
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"Heaven Can Wait" is a 1988 song performed by German singer Sandra and written by Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler (known as Hubert Kah), Markus Löhr and Klaus Hirschburger. It was arranged by Michael Cretu and Markus Löhr, and produced by Cretu. The song was released as the lead single from Sandra's third studio album Into a Secret Land in mid-1988. The single reached the top 10 in Austria and France, the top 20 in Germany and Switzerland and was one of Sandra's few singles to break into the UK Top 100. In Austria, it was also a top 10 airplay hit.^[1] It was Sandra's fourth and last silver-certified single in France.

The music video was directed by DoRo (Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher) in Ibiza.^[2] The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilation 18 Greatest Hits in 1992^[3] as well as the 2003 DVD The Complete History.^[4]

In 1999, a remix of the song was released on Sandra's compilation My Favourites. The track was remixed again for her 2006 compilation Reflections.

Formats and track listings

7" single

A. "Heaven Can Wait" — 4:05

B. "Heaven's Theme" (Instrumental) — 4:05

12" maxi single & CD maxi single

A. "Heaven Can Wait" (Extended Version) — 7:38

B1. "Heaven Can Wait" (Dub Mix) — 4:01

B2. "Heaven Can Wait" (Single Version) — 4:05

Charts

Weekly charts

1988 weekly chart performance for "Heaven Can Wait"
Chart (1988–89)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)^[6]	18
France (SNEP)^[7]	6
Greece (IFPI)^[8]	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	16
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	97
West Germany (Official Charts Company)^[11]	12

Year-end charts

1988 year-end chart performance for "Heaven Can Wait"
Chart (1988)	Position
Europe (European Hot 100)^[12]	59
West Germany ^[13]	53

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Number One	^[14]

Certifications


Region	Certification
France (SNEP)^[15]	Silver

References

^ "Playlist Report" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 43. Amsterdam. 1988-10-22. p. 14. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
^ "Sandra: Heaven Can Wait (Video 1988) - IMDb". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
^ "18 Greatest Hits (The Video)". www.sandranet.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
^ "Sandra - The Complete History (DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Stereo)". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
^ "Sandra – Heaven Can Wait" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 41. Amsterdam. 1988-10-08. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
^ "Sandra – Heaven Can Wait" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Top 3 in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 32. Amsterdam. 1988-08-06. p. 20. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
^ "Sandra – Heaven Can Wait". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "SANDRA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
^ "SANDRA — HEAVEN CAN WAIT" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
^ "1988 Year-End Eurocharts - Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via World Radio History.
^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
^ Adeva (22 March 1989). "Spot the Spin: Sandra – "Heaven Can Wait" (Siren)". Number One. No. 300. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 42. ISSN 0266-5328. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Flickr.
^ "French single certifications – Sandra – Heaven Can Wait" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved January 5, 2022. Select SANDRA and click OK.

External links

[1] "Playlist Report" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 43. Amsterdam. 1988-10-22. p. 14. Retrieved 2019-07-09.

[2] "Sandra: Heaven Can Wait (Video 1988) - IMDb". www.imdb.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.

[3] "18 Greatest Hits (The Video)". www.sandranet.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2019-05-24.

[4] "Sandra - The Complete History (DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Stereo)". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-05-24.

[sc_Austria_Sandra-5] "Sandra – Heaven Can Wait" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[6] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 41. Amsterdam. 1988-10-08. pp. 26–27. Retrieved 2019-07-09.

[sc_France_Sandra-7] "Sandra – Heaven Can Wait" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[8] "Top 3 in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 32. Amsterdam. 1988-08-06. p. 20. Retrieved 2017-07-14.

[sc_Switzerland_Sandra-9] "Sandra – Heaven Can Wait". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[10] "SANDRA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-05-17.

[11] "SANDRA — HEAVEN CAN WAIT" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2019-07-09.

[12] "1988 Year-End Eurocharts - Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via World Radio History.

[13] "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2019-07-09.

[NumberOneReview-14] Adeva (22 March 1989). "Spot the Spin: Sandra – "Heaven Can Wait" (Siren)". Number One. No. 300. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 42. ISSN 0266-5328. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via Flickr.

[FranceSandraHeaven_Can_WaitsingleCertRef-15] "French single certifications – Sandra – Heaven Can Wait" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved January 5, 2022. Select SANDRA and click OK.

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-"'''Heaven Can Wait'''" is a [[Pop music|pop]] song by [[Germany|German]] [[singer]] [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]]. It was released  in [[May]] [[1988 in music|1988]] as the [[lead single]] from the album ''[[Into a Secret Land]]''. The song was a top ten hit in [[Israel]] (#2), [[Austria]] (#4) and [[France]] (#6). However, it had no success in the [[UK]] where it peaked only at #97. In France, the song was the fourth and last silver disc for Sandra.
+"'''Heaven Can Wait'''" is a 1988 song performed by German singer [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]] and written by [[Michael Cretu]], Hubert Kemmler (known as [[Hubert Kah]]), Markus Löhr and [[Klaus Hirschburger]]. It was arranged by Michael Cretu and Markus Löhr, and produced by Cretu. The song was released as the [[lead single]] from Sandra's third studio album ''[[Into a Secret Land]]'' in mid-1988. The single reached the top 10 in Austria and France, the top 20 in Germany and Switzerland and was one of Sandra's few singles to break into the UK Top 100. In Austria, it was also a top 10 [[airplay]] hit.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1988-10-22 |title=Playlist Report |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/88/M&M-1988-10-22-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=5 |issue=43 |page=14 |access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> It was Sandra's fourth and last [[List of music recording certifications|silver-certified]] single in France.
+The music video was directed by DoRo ([[Rudi Dolezal]] and [[Hannes Rossacher]]) in [[Ibiza]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7031086/ |title=Sandra: Heaven Can Wait (Video 1988) - IMDb |publisher=www.imdb.com |accessdate=2019-07-09}}</ref> The clip was released on Sandra's [[VHS]] video compilation ''18 Greatest Hits'' in 1992<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |title=18 Greatest Hits (The Video) |publisher=www.sandranet.com |accessdate=2019-05-24 |archive-date=2019-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506061322/http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as the 2003 [[DVD]] ''The Complete History''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Sandra-The-Complete-History/release/453563 |title=Sandra - The Complete History (DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Stereo) |publisher=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2019-05-24}}</ref>
-==Formats and track listings==
-; 7" single
-# "Heaven Can Wait" — 4:05
-# "Heaven's Theme" (instrumental) — 4:05
+In 1999, a [[remix]] of the song was released on Sandra's compilation ''[[My Favourites]]''. The track was remixed again for her 2006 compilation ''[[Reflections (Sandra album)|Reflections]]''.
-; 12" maxi
-# "Heaven Can Wait" (extended version) — 7:38
-# "Heaven Can Wait" (dub mix) — 4:01
-# "Heaven Can Wait" (single version) — 4:05
+==Formats and track listings==
-; CD maxi
+* '''7" single'''
-# "Heaven Can Wait" (extended version) — 7:38
-# "Heaven Can Wait" (dub mix) — 4:01
+:A. "Heaven Can Wait" — 4:05
-# "Heaven Can Wait" (single version) — 4:05
+:B. "Heaven's Theme" (Instrumental) — 4:05
+* '''12" [[maxi single]]''' & '''CD maxi single'''
-==Certifications==
+:A. "Heaven Can Wait" (Extended Version) — 7:38
-{|class="wikitable sortable"
+:B1. "Heaven Can Wait" (Dub Mix) — 4:01
-!Country
+:B2. "Heaven Can Wait" (Single Version) — 4:05
-!Certification
-!Date
-!Sales certified
-!Physical sales
-|-
-|France<ref name="Chartsinfrance">Sandra's certifications in France, by [[SNEP]] [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-213.html Ifop.com] (Retrieved [[March 3]], [[2008]])</ref>
-|align="center"|Silver
-|align="center"|1988
-|align="center"|200,000
-|align="center"|364,000<ref>Sandra's certifications and sales in France <small>See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "SANDRA"</small> [http://www.infodisc.fr/S_Certif.php Infodisc.fr] (Retrieved [[August 7]], [[2008]])</ref>
-|-
-|}
 ==Charts==
+{{col-begin}}
-{|class="wikitable sortable"
+{{col-2}}
-!Chart (1988)
+===Weekly charts===
+{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
+|+ 1988 weekly chart performance for "Heaven Can Wait"
+!Chart (1988–89)
 !Peak<br>position
 |-
+{{Singlechart|Austria|4|artist=Sandra|song=Heaven Can Wait|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 August 2023}}
-|[[Austrian Singles Chart]]<ref name="Lescharts">"Heaven Can Wait", in various singles charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=1797&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved [[March 3]], [[2008]])</ref>
-|align="center"|4
 |-
+!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1988-10-08 |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/88/M&M-1988-10-08-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=5 |issue=41 |pages=26–27 |access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
-|Dutch Mega Top 100<ref name="Lescharts"/>
-|align="center"|12
+|align="center"|18
 |-
+{{Singlechart|France|6|artist=Sandra|song=Heaven Can Wait|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 August 2023}}
-|[[SNEP|French SNEP Singles Chart]]<ref name="Lescharts"/>
-|align="center"|6
 |-
+!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1988-08-06 |title=Top 3 in Europe |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/88/M&M-1988-08-06-OCR-Page-0010.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=5 |issue=32 |page=20 |access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref>
-|German Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
-|align="center"|12
-|-
-|Israeli Singles Chart
 |align="center"|2
 |-
+{{Singlechart|Switzerland|16|artist=Sandra|song=Heaven Can Wait|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 August 2023}}
-|Swiss Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
-|align="center"|16
 |-
+!scope="row"|[[UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22856/sandra/ |title=SANDRA <nowiki>|</nowiki> full Official Chart History <nowiki>|</nowiki> Official Charts Company |publisher=www.officialcharts.com |accessdate=2019-05-17}}</ref>
-|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>UK Singles Chart [http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4447 Chartstats.com] (Retrieved [[March 3]], [[2008]])</ref>
 |align="center"|97
+|-
+!scope="row"|West Germany ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1797 |title=SANDRA — HEAVEN CAN WAIT |publisher=www.offiziellecharts.de |accessdate=2019-07-09 |language=German}}</ref>
+|align="center"|12
 |-
 |}
+{{col-2}}
+===Year-end charts===
+{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
+|+ 1988 year-end chart performance for "Heaven Can Wait"
+!Chart (1988)
+!Position
+|-
+!scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-01-01.pdf|title=1988 Year-End Eurocharts - Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=52/1|page=30<!-- 17 in PDF file -->|date=1 January 1989|accessdate=15 August 2021|via=World Radio History}}</ref>
+|align="center"|59
+|-
+!scope="row"|West Germany <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1988 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts |publisher=www.offiziellecharts.de |language=German |accessdate=2019-07-09}}</ref>
+|align="center"|53
+|-
+|}
+{{Music ratings
+| align     = left
+| rev1      = ''[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]''
+| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="NumberOneReview">{{cite magazine|last=Adeva|authorlink=Adeva|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/33140467048/in/album-72157706456718525/|title=Spot the Spin: Sandra – "Heaven Can Wait" (Siren)|magazine=[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]|date=22 March 1989|page=42|issue=300|location=London|publisher=IPC Magazines Ltd.|issn=0266-5328|access-date=2 January 2024|via=[[Flickr]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102193847/https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/33140467048/in/album-72157706456718525/|archive-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>
+| noprose = yes
+}}
+{{col-end}}
+===Certifications===
+{{Certification Table Top|format=2col}}
+{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|relyear=1988|certyear=1988|artist=Sandra|title=Heaven Can Wait|award=Silver|type=single|access-date=January 5, 2022|source=infodisc|format=2col<!-- certmonth unknown so cannot specify sales-->}}
+{{Certification Table Bottom|format=2col}}
 ==References==
-{{Reflist|2}}
+{{reflist}}
+==External links==
+* [https://www.discogs.com/master/63939 "Heaven Can Wait"] at [[Discogs]]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefMqcCMiUxvMxdBtIFd6uw The official Sandra YouTube channel]
+{{Sandra}}
-{{Sandra Cretu}}
+{{authority control}}
 [[Category:1988 singles]]
-[[Category:Sandra songs]]
+[[Category:1988 songs]]
-[[es:Heaven Can Wait]]
+[[Category:Sandra (singer) songs]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Cretu]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Hubert Kemmler]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Klaus Hirschburger]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Markus Löhr]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Michael Cretu]]
+[[Category:Virgin Records singles]]

v t e Sandra
Studio albums	The Long Play Mirrors Into a Secret Land Paintings in Yellow Close to Seven Fading Shades The Wheel of Time The Art of Love Back to Life Stay in Touch
Compilation albums	Ten on One (The Singles) Everlasting Love 18 Greatest Hits My Favourites Reflections The Platinum Collection
Singles	"Japan Ist Weit" "Andy mein Freund" "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" "In the Heat of the Night" "Little Girl" "Innocent Love" "Hi! Hi! Hi!" "Loreen" "Midnight Man" "Everlasting Love" "Stop for a Minute" "Heaven Can Wait" "Secret Land" "We'll Be Together" "Around My Heart" "Hiroshima" "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" "One More Night" "Don't Be Aggressive" "Johnny Wanna Live" "Nights in White Satin" "Forever" "Such a Shame" "I Close My Eyes" "Secrets of Love" "The Way I Am" "In a Heartbeat" "The Night Is Still Young"
Related articles	Discography Arabesque Enigma Michael Cretu