"Closest Thing to Heaven" is a song by the British band

Tears for Fears Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new ...

. In the UK, it was released as the first single from their sixth studio album, ''

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'' (2004) and was the first single to feature both original members,

Roland Orzabal Roland Orzabal (born Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana; 22 August 1961) is a British musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and author. He is best known as a co-founder of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint v ...

and

Curt Smith Curt Smith (born 24 June 1961) is a British singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and co-founding member of the pop rock band Tears for Fears along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Smith plays bass guitar, has co-written seve ...

, since 1990. The song was Tears for Fears' first UK top-40 hit since "

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" in 1995, reaching number 40 on the

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. It also reached number 12 in Finland and number 38 in the Netherlands.

Music video

The promo video for "Closest Thing to Heaven" was directed by Michael Palmieri (who has also worked with Foo Fighters and Beck), and is a colourful theatrical fantasy featuring the Hollywood actress

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Track listing

CD3: Gut/EU0161836ERE # "Closest Thing to Heaven" (UK Radio Mix) – 3:22 # "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Solasso Dub) – 5:33 CD5: Gut/CDGUT66 # "Closest Thing to Heaven" (UK Radio Mix) – 3:22 # "Closest Thing to Heaven" ( Brothers in Rhythm Group Therapy Mix) – 8:15 # "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Solasso Club Mix) – 5:49 # "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Brothers in Rhythm Group Therapy Dub) – 8:15 # "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Solasso Dub) – 5:33

Charts

References

Tears for Fears songs 2004 songs 2005 singles Songs written by Curt Smith Songs written by Roland Orzabal {{2000s-UK-single-stub