"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter

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from his sixth

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Waking up the Neighbours ''Waking Up the Neighbours'' is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released on September 24, 1991. The album was recorded at Battery Studios in London and The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver, mixed at Mayfair Studios ...

'' (1991). Penned by

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and Bryan Adams, the song became Adams' third chart-topper in his native Canada, reached 13 on the US ''

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, and peaked at No. 8 in the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

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'' reviewer, left warm review on this track and found that "anthemic chorus sounds like it was penned to be chanted in arenas".

Music video

The video is shot in a

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field in the middle of the night with dolphins flying over

and his band.

Track listings

Canadian and US cassette single, Japanese mini-CD single # "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" # "

Summer of '69 "Summer of '69" is a song recorded by the Canadian musician Bryan Adams from his fourth album, '' Reckless''. The song is about a dilemma between settling down or trying to become a rock star. The song was written by Adams and his longtime song ...

" (live) UK 7-inch and cassette single # "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" # "

Somebody Somebody may refer to: Music Albums * ''Somebody'', by Connie Dover, 1991 * ''Somebody'', by Philip Michael Thomas, 1988 Songs * "Somebody" (Aerosmith song), 1973 * "Somebody" (Bonnie McKee song), 2004 * "Somebody" (Bridgit Mendler song), 20 ...

" (live) UK 12-inch single :A1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" :A2. "Somebody" (live) :B1. "

(Everything I Do) I Do It for You "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. Written by Adams, Michael Kamen, and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the power ballad was the lead single for both the soundtrack album from the 1991 film '' Robi ...

" (single version) UK and Australian CD single, Australian cassette single # "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" # "Somebody" (live) # "

Heat of the Night "Heat of the Night" is a song written by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance and performed by Adams. The song became the most successful song from Adams's album '' Into the Fire'' in 1987. It was released as the first single fro ...

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References

{{Authority control 1991 songs 1992 singles Bryan Adams songs RPM Top Singles number-one singles Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange Songs written by Bryan Adams Songs written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange