"Heaven in Our Headlights" is a song by Canadian pop rock band Hedley. It released from their fifth studio album, Wild Life. The song was issued to radio as the third official single from the album on June 17, 2014, while the music video premiered on June 19. The song sold 82,000 digital copies in Canada as of December 2014.
Background and composition Following the release of Wild Lifes second single "Crazy for You", lead singer Jacob Hoggard said the group planned on releasing "Heaven in Our Headlights" as the next single. On June 17, 2014, the song was serviced for radio airplay.
The song was written by Jacob Hoggard, Brian Howes and Nolan Sipe. It was produced by Hoggard and Sipe. The track runs at 120 BPM and is in the key of C major. Hoggard described the song as a "road trip song."
Music video The music video for "Heaven in Our Headlights" premiered via MuchMusic on June 19, 2014. It was directed by Matt Leaf and Jacob Hoggard. The video is set mostly in a desert following a couple (Hoggard and a woman) on a road trip as well as scenes from their tour, Wild Live.
Awards and nominations +Awards and nominations for "Heaven in Our Headlights" Year Organization Award Result Ref(s) 2015 MuchMusic Video Awards Pop Video of the Year Fan Fave Video of the Year 2015 SOCAN Awards Pop/Rock Music Award
Personnel Credits for "Heaven in Our Headlights" adapted from album's liner notes.
Hedley Jacob Hoggard – vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano, banjo, Moog synthesizer Dave Rosin – guitar, background vocals Tommy Mac – bass, background vocals Chris Crippin – drums, background vocals
Additional musicians Nolan Sipe – guitar
Production Jacob Hoggard – producer, programming Nolan Sipe – producer, engineer Ben Kaplan – recording engineer Christopher Midgley – assistant recording engineer Jason "JVP" Van Poederooyen – mixing Ryan Peterson – editing
Charts
Weekly charts +Weekly chart performance for "Heaven in Our Headlights"Chart (2014–15)PeakpositionCanada (Canadian Hot 100) 14Canada AC (Billboard) 5Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard) 8Canada Hot AC (Billboard) 4
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "Heaven in Our Headlights" Chart (2014) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 52
Release history + Release dates and formats for "Heaven in Our Headlights" Region Date Format Label Canada June 17, 2014 Contemporary hit radio Universal Music Canada
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