Heaven Help My Heart

For the song from the musical Chess, see Chess (musical).

"Heaven Help My Heart"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Don't Ask
Released22 May 1995 (1995-05-22)
GenrePop rock
Length
  • 5:28 (album version)
  • 4:31 (single edit)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)David Tyson
Tina Arena singles chronology
"Sorrento Moon (I Remember)"
(1995) 		"Heaven Help My Heart"
(1995) 		"Wasn't It Good"
(1995)

"Heaven Help My Heart" is a song originally recorded by Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena. It was written in 1994 by Arena with David Tyson and Dean McTaggart and released as the third single from Arena's second album, Don't Ask (1994). The song reached number 22 in her native Australia, and was a top 40 hit in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Arena performed the single on the British children's television series Fully Booked on 5 August 1995.[1][2]

Critical reception

Paul Verna from Billboard viewed the song as a "perky number".[3] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Arena knows how to chain herself to radio. Bass guitar forms the stable base for a solid piece of FM pop rock. Walking exactly in the middle of the road, she takes the shortest way to your heart."[4] A reviewer from Music Week gave the song four out of five, adding, "Sony's regional radio pluggers will have plenty of takers for this soft rock follow-up to Chains, although it doesn't hit quite the same spot."[5]

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 22
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 81
Germany (GfK)[8] 77
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9] 35
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] 33
Scotland (OCC)[11] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 25

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 35,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia 22 May 1995 CD Columbia [14]
United Kingdom 31 July 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
 [15]
Japan 22 May 1996 CD Epic [16]

Wynonna Judd version

"Heaven Help My Heart"
Single by Wynonna Judd
from the album Revelations
B-side"Heaven Help My Heart" (album version)[17]
Released1996
GenreCountry
Length6:08 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tony Brown
Wynonna Judd singles chronology
"To Be Loved by You"
(1996) 		"Heaven Help My Heart"
(1996) 		"My Angel Is Here"
(1996)

In 1996, American country music singer Wynonna Judd covered the song for her album Revelations. Her cover version went to number 14 on the US Hot Country Songs chart and number five on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[18] 5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[19] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[20] 74

References

  1. ^ "Fully Booked – BBC One London – 5 August 1995 – BBC Genome". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Tina Arena Heaven Help My Heart Fully Booked 1995". YouTube. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. ^ Verna, Paul (1 June 1996). "Reviews & Previews: Albums" (PDF). Billboard. p. 82. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 5 August 1995. p. 6. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 22 July 1995. p. 29. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Tina Arena – Heaven Help My Heart". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 34. 26 August 1995. p. 12. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Tina Arena – Heaven Help My Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (16.9. '95 – 22.9. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 September 1995. p. 26. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Tina Arena – Heaven Help My Heart". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  14. ^ The ARIA Report. Vol. 275. ARIA. 21 May 1995. p. 21.
  15. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 29 July 1995. p. 43. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  16. ^ "ヘブン・ヘルプ・マイ・ハート | ティナ・アリーナ" [Heaven Help My Heart | Tina Arena] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  17. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 480. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  18. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3024." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 8 July 1996. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  19. ^ "Wynonna Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  20. ^ "RPM Year End Top 100 Country Tracks". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 16 December 1996. Retrieved 20 July 2013.


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