"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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'' (1991). Penned by Robert Lange 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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, '' Billboard's'' reviewer, positively reviewed the song, reporting that the "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" # "

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" (live) UK 7-inch and cassette single # "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" # " Somebody" (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 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves#Music, soundtr ...

" (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 ...

" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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