SONG OF THE DAY
“Heaven” by John Legend (Once Again, GOOD Music/ Sony Music, 2006). Written by A. Brown, J. Wilson, J. Stephens, Kanye West, M. Bland and John Legend.
WHY TODAY?
I couldn’t get that female chorus out of my head today. Now granted, I sang totally the wrong lyrics all day, but it WAS in my head. Lol. I’m sort of a proxy John Legend fan. My husband LOVES John Legend, and we almost always listen to his discography on road trips because my husband drives and I sleep, so, yeah, he gets to pick the music. If I’m awake, it’s my music—duh! And even though I’ve mostly slept through his albums, I’ve slept through them like 50 times, so their in my head (though obviously not with lyrics intact).
INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)
– “Heaven” is the second single from John Legend’s second album, Once Again.
– The song has two music videos, the first one featuring women posed as various Renaissance era paintings. The second one features more John Legend himself and less posture women. Both videos were shot at Highclere Castle in the UK and was directed by Hype Williams.
– The remix of the song, released to the iTunes Store on 6 February, features Pusha T of the Clipse.
– The special EP also features the a cappella version of the remix, the album version and the instrumental of “Heaven”.
– “Heaven” was the second consecutive John Legend song that was released as a download only single in the UK. Chart rules at the time stated that if no physical format was available, a single would not be able to chart. This is why “Heaven” became John Legend’s second single in a row unable to chart in the UK.
– Legend was awarded a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance on this song.
– Once Again is the second studio album by American singer John Legend.
– Legend co-wrote and co-produced the bulk of the album, working with collaborators such as Kanye West, will.i.am, Raphael Saadiq, Craig Street, Sa-Ra, Eric Hudson, Devo Springsteen, Dave Tozer and Avenue.
– Singles from the album include “Save Room”, “Heaven”, “P.D.A. (We Just Don’t Care)”, “Stereo”, “Another Again”, “Slow Dance”, “Show Me” and “Each Day Gets Better”.
– Once Again has been certified platinum by the RIAA, after shipping over one million copies.