Heaven Can Wait (Sandra song)

"Heaven Can Wait"
Single by Sandra
from the album Into a Secret Land
B-side	"Heaven's Theme"
Released	May 1988
Format	7" single 12" maxi CD maxi
Recorded	1988
Genre	Dance-pop , Synthpop
Length	4:05
Label	Virgin
Writer(s)	Michael Cretu Hubert Kemmler Markus Löhr
Producer(s)	Michael Cretu Hubert Kemmler Klaus Hirschburger
Certification	Silver France, 1988
Sandra singles chronology
"Everlasting Love (PWL Remix)" (1988) "Heaven Can Wait" (1988) "Secret Land" (1988)

"Heaven Can Wait" is a dance–pop song performed by German singer Sandra and written by Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler (Hubert Kah) and Markus Löhr. It was produced by Michael Cretu, and received a good overall reception from music critics when it was released as the first single from Sandra’s third album, Into a Secret Land, in the second quarter of 1988 (see 1988 in music).

The single peaked at number twelve in the Germany and became generally top twenty hit. The song also reached the top ten in Israel, Austria and France, peaking at number two, four and six, respectively. However, it had no success in the United Kingdom where it peaked only at number ninety-seven. In France, the song was the fourth and last silver disc for Sandra.

Formats and track listings

7" single

1. "Heaven Can Wait" — 4:05
2. "Heaven's Theme" (instrumental) — 4:05

12" maxi

1. "Heaven Can Wait" (extended version) — 7:38
2. "Heaven Can Wait" (dub mix) — 4:01
3. "Heaven Can Wait" (single version) — 4:05

CD maxi

1. "Heaven Can Wait" (extended version) — 7:38
2. "Heaven Can Wait" (dub mix) — 4:01
3. "Heaven Can Wait" (single version) — 4:05

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France[1]	Silver	1988	200,000	364,000[2]

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart[3]	4
Dutch Mega Top 100[3]	12
French SNEP Singles Chart[3]	6
German Singles Chart[3]	12
Swiss Singles Chart[3]	16
UK Singles Chart[4]	97

References

1. Sandra's certifications in France, by SNEP Ifop.com (Retrieved March 3, 2008)
2. Sandra's certifications and sales in France See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "SANDRA" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved August 7, 2008)
3. "Heaven Can Wait", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 3, 2008)
4. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved March 3, 2008)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics