Emeli Sandé wrote "Heaven" with producer Naughty Boy after discussing how it is harder now to be good with so many influences. She wanted the song to be about trying to be good and keeping one's heart clean. The song is Sandé's debut single and was released in August 2011 to positive reviews from critics. The music video was filmed in London and directed by Jake Nava, showing Sandé singing with scenes of a cathedral and a statue of Mary.

1. HEAVEN – BACKGROUND INFO
Emeli Sandé saidthis about the song: “Heaven came from a conversation I was having with my producer Naughty Boy, we were talking about
what it means to be good in this day and age, and how it’s harder for our generation because things move so fast, and how there’s so many
influences and avenues, and he said, You just have to keep your heart clean. It was the imageryof a clean or dirty heart that inspired me, and
we wrote it in about half an hour. I knew I wanted it to be myfirst song from the off.”
“I definitelybelieve in God and I believe in heaven, although I don’t follow religion. Heaven was about trying to be good. My idea of heaven? A
lot of music, somewhere verycalm. I felt it at Christmas with the familyaround. Kids are so pure and innocent, and one was learning the piano.
It reminded me of when I was learning.”
Adele Sandé is a Scottish R&B and soul singer-songwriter whorecords under the stage name of Emeli Sandé. Before pursuing music, Sandé
studiedmedicine at Universityof Glasgow. The Scot first enteredthe public eye in2009 whenshe featured onrapper Chipmunk's debut single,
“DiamondRings," which gave her andChipmunk a first top10 hit onthe UKSingles Chart. In2010, Sandé appearedagainonWiley's “Never Be
Your Woman," which became another top tenhit, andon“Let Go,"whichwas the closingtrackof TinieTempah's debut album. Sandé alsoco-
pennedAlesha Dixon's single “Radio."The same year she signedher first major record deal with Virgin Records before signinganother deal
with EMI in2011.
This euphoric Trip-Poptune is Emeli Sandé's debut solosingle. She wrote the songwith NaughtyBoy, who is a Britishgrime producer who
previouslycollaboratedwith her on"DiamondRings" and"Never Be Your Woman.“ It was alsothe first release from Sandé's debut album, Our
Version of Events on 14 August 2011. The single was addedto BBCRadioOne’s playlist inJune 2011. The songwas alsocrowned recordof the
week bythe station’s daytime DJ, Fearne Cotton. The single is writtenbySandé, NaughtyBoy, Craze andHoax, withproducer Mike Spencer.
Digital Spy saidthat the songis a mixture of paceyhouse beats, mellowstrings (arranged by CliffMasterson) andMarkRonson-esque horn
sections. The songwas alsocompared to Leona Lewis (whom Sandé has writtentracks for) and Yasmin. One critic saidthat the song was
“ticking all the goodboxes inmodern urbanmusic." Critics alsosaidthat the song "stunned" them when theyheardthe song. The single was
released accompanied bya music video, which was filmedin London, UK whichpremieredonAugust 22, 2011 on Emeli Sandé's
official YouTube account. Throughout the videothe music hasscenes of Sandé singing to the sky, andstanding outside of a Cathedral, there
are alsomanyshots where Mary, mother of Jesus' statue is seenin the video. The single was releasedvia digitaldownload and 7” vinyl on14
August and15 August 2011, respectively. The single wasmade to pre-order several weeks before it was releasedon iTunes
The song's music video was directedbyJake Nava, whohas previouslyworkedwith Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Kanye West andNicki Minaj. It was
shot inBethnalGreen, inEast Londonwhere Sandé lives. "We wantedto capture a real Britishvibe andkeep it reallysimple to emphasize the
lyrics," the singer told Spinner.
HEAVEN – BACKGROUND INFO
Emeli Sandé saidthis about the song: “Heaven came from a conversation I was having with my producer Naughty Boy, we were talking about
what it means to be good in this day and age, and how it’s harder for our generation because things move so fast, and how there’s so many
influences and avenues, and he said, You just have to keep your heart clean. It was the imageryof a clean or dirty heart that inspired me, and
we wrote it in about half an hour. I knew I wanted it to be myfirst song from the off.”
“I definitelybelieve in God and I believe in heaven, although I don’t follow religion. Heaven was about trying to be good. My idea of heaven? A
lot of music, somewhere verycalm. I felt it at Christmas with the familyaround. Kids are so pure and innocent, and one was learning the piano.
It reminded me of when I was learning.”
Adele Sandé is a Scottish R&B and soul singer-songwriter whorecords under the stage name of Emeli Sandé. Before pursuing music, Sandé
studiedmedicine at Universityof Glasgow. The Scot first enteredthe public eye in2009 whenshe featured onrapper Chipmunk 's debut single,
“DiamondRings," which gave her andChipmunk a first top10 hit onthe UKSingles Chart. In2010, Sandé appearedagainonWiley's “Never Be
Your Woman," which became another top tenhit, andon“Let Go,"whichwas the closingtrackof TinieTempah's debut album. Sandé alsoco-
pennedAlesha Dixon's single “Radio."The same year she signed her first major record deal with Virgin Records before signinganother deal
with EMI in2011.
This euphoric Trip-Poptune is Emeli Sandé's debut solosingle. She wrote the songwith NaughtyBoy, who is a Britishgrime producer who
previouslycollaboratedwith her on"DiamondRings" and"Never Be Your Woman.“ It was alsothe first release from Sandé's debut album, Our
Version of Events on 14 August 2011. The single was addedto BBCRadioOne’s playlist inJune 2011. The songwas alsocrowned recordof the
week bythe station’s daytime DJ, Fearne Cotton. The single is writtenbySandé, NaughtyBoy, Craze andHoax, withproducer Mike Spencer.
Digital Spy saidthat the songis a mixture of paceyhouse beats, mellowstrings (arranged by CliffMasterson) andMark Ronson-esque horn
sections. The songwas alsocompared to Leona Lewis (whom Sandé has writtentracks for) and Yasmin. One critic saidthat the song was
“ticking all the goodboxes inmodern urbanmusic." Critics alsosaidthat the song "stunned" them when theyheardthe song. The single was
released accompanied bya music video, which was filmedin London, UK whichpremieredonAugust 22, 2011 on Emeli Sandé's
official YouTube account. Throughout the videothe music hasscenes of Sandé singing to the sky, a ndstanding outside of a Cathedral, there
are alsomanyshots where Mary, mother of Jesus' statue is seenin the video. The single was releasedvia digitaldownload and 7” vinyl on14
August and15 August 2011, respectively. The single wasmade to pre-order several weeks before it was releasedon iTunes
The song's music video was directedbyJake Nava, whohas previouslyworkedwith Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Kanye West andNicki Minaj. It was
shot inBethnalGreen, inEast Londonwhere Sandé lives. "We wanted to capture a real Britishvibe andkeep it reallysimple to emphasize the
lyrics," the singer told Spinner.