Heavenly Action

"Heavenly Action"
Single by Erasure
from the album Wonderland
B-side
  • "Don't Say No"
  • "My Heart... So Blue"
Released11 November 1985
Recorded1985
Length3:26
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Flood
Erasure singles chronology
"Who Needs Love Like That"
(1985) 		"Heavenly Action"
(1985) 		"Oh L'amour"
(1986)
Music video
"Heavenly Action" on YouTube

"Heavenly Action" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released in November 1985 as their second single. It is a mid-tempo pop song, written by Erasure members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell as a straightforward ode to love. Issued by Mute Records in the UK and Sire Records in the US, the single proved to be the second commercial failure for the duo (following "Who Needs Love Like That"). The music video for the song was directed by John Scarlett Davies and produced by Nick Verden for Aldabra. It features Clarke and Bell in an outer space/celestial setting, with several young children appearing as angels. To this day, "Heavenly Action" remains Erasure's lowest-charting single on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 100. In the United States, "Heavenly Action" was paired with "Who Needs Love Like That" on the 12-inch single and, as a double-sided hit, climbed to number eight on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It was later included on the duo's debut album Wonderland, released in June 1986.

Critical reception

In his review of Wonderland, Ned Raggett from AllMusic said that "Who Needs Love Like That" and "Heavenly Action" "aren't quite as strong but work in the general formula quite well regardless".[1]

Track listings

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] 100

Cover versions

  • In June 2011, Maurice Harris, a singer, songwriter and music producer from Cincinnati, Ohio, released a country-themed, pop raggaeton cover version. Harris' version can be heard on his personal SoundCloud page.[3]

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Erasure – Wonderland". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Heavenly Action by Erasure Search". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Heavenly Action by maurice-harris on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free". Soundcloud.com. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.

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