"Heaven Can Wait" is a 1988 song performed by German singer Sandra and written by

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, Hubert Kemmler (known as

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), Markus Löhr and

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. It was arranged by Michael Cretu and Markus Löhr, and produced by Cretu. The song was released as the

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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

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hit. It was Sandra's fourth and last silver-certified single in France. The music video was directed by DoRo (

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and

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) in Ibiza. The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilation ''18 Greatest Hits'' in 1992 as well as the 2003

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''The Complete History''. In 1999, a remix of the song was released on Sandra's compilation ''

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''. 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"

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& 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

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

"Heaven Can Wait"
at

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The official Sandra YouTube channel
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