"Heaven Knows" is a song by Squeeze, released as the third single from their eleventh album, ''

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''. The single version differs significantly from the original album mix, as most of

Chris Difford Christopher Henry Difford (born 4 November 1954) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. He is a founding member and songwriter of the rock group Squeeze. Musical career Born in Greenwich, London, Difford has written ly ...

's vocals have been erased and replaced by new vocals from

Glenn Tilbrook Glenn Martin Tilbrook (born 31 August 1957) is the lead singer and guitarist of the English band Squeeze, a band formed in the mid-1970s who broke through in the new wave era at the decade's end. He generally wrote the music for Squeeze's son ...

. The single reached number 27 in the

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. Three versions of the single were released, each with a different set of live

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s. The live tracks are the same as those found on the ''Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' CD released in 1997. A third mix of "Heaven Knows" was featured prominently in the 1995 film ''

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'' and was finally made available in 2020 on the 25th Anniversary Edition release of the CD soundtrack.

Track listing

;CD 1 # "Heaven Knows" (3:45) # " Goodbye Girl (live)" (3:46) # " Labelled With Love (live)" (4:51) # " Is That Love (live)" (2:33) ;CD 2 # "Heaven Knows" (3:45) # " Tempted (live)" (4:27) # "Walk Away (live)" (4:45) # "

Some Fantastic Place ''Some Fantastic Place'' is the tenth studio album by the British new wave group Squeeze, released in 1993 by A&M Records. Their first album since the departure of original Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis, it features Pete Thomas and the brief r ...

(live)" (5:32) ;CD 3 # "Heaven Knows" (3:45) # "

Take Me I'm Yours "Take Me I'm Yours" is the debut single (music), single by English New wave music, new wave band Squeeze (band), Squeeze. It established the band's trademark vocal style, with Chris Difford singing an octave lower than Glenn Tilbrook. Backgrou ...

(live)" (3:43) # " Annie Get Your Gun (live)" (4:04) # " Slap And Tickle (live)" (4:20)

References

External links

Squeeze discography at Squeezenet
Squeeze (band) songs 1996 singles Songs written by Glenn Tilbrook Songs written by Chris Difford 1995 songs A&M Records singles {{1990s-rock-song-stub