"It Must Be Heaven" was a 1984 single for the UK R&B/dance group Mercy, Mercy. It became a chart hit for them that year.

Background Mercy, Mercy was a group that Colin Young formed with Luke Tunney.Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Colin YoungCollins complete UK hit singles 1952-2006, By Graham Betts · 2006 - - Page 545 MERCY MERCY

The single "It Must Be Heaven" was released as a single in a 7" and 12" vinyl format by Ensign/Island Records.Music Week, November 3, 1984 - Page 28 NEW SINGLES, MERCY, MERCY IT MUST BE HEAVEN

Reception The single was reviewed by Marvin B Macclefish in the 17 November 1984 issue of Record Mirror. In his review, he called it a Conveyor belt, convictionless, meandering jiggly thumper, finishing off by stating "With Floy Joy around, why bother?".Record Mirror, November 17, 1984 - Page 16 Singles reviewed by MARVIN B MACCLEFISH

According to James Hamilton in his Odds 'N Bods column, records by Brass Construction, Mercy Mercy and Fonda Rae were burning out before the finished copies hit the shops. He also said that tracks by Switch and Rose Royce were seemingly unaffected by the wait. He put it down to saturation on London's soul radio.Record Mirror, November 17, 1984 - Page 33 D-i-s-c-o-s JAMES HAMILTON mans the decks, ODDS 'N BODS

Airplay According to the 29 September 1984 issue of Music Week, "It Must Be Heaven" was one of the "climbers" on Radio London.Music Week, September 29, 1984 - Page 30 Edited by BARRY LAZELL, RADIO London, CLIMBERS

The song was being played at ERT 2 in Thessaloniki, Greece. According to the 17 December 1984 issue of Euro Tip Sheet DJ / producer, Lefty Kongalides had it as a hot add.Euro Tip Sheet, No 38/39 Week of December 17th 1984 - Page 20 CORRESPONDENTS SOUTHERN EUROPE, GREECE, ER 2 - Thessaloniki - Lefty Kongalides- dj/prod, Hot adds: Mercy Mercy- It Must Be Heaven It was also at no. 7 on the play list.Euro Tip Sheet, No 38/39 Week of December 17th 1984 - Page 20 CORRESPONDENTS SOUTHERN EUROPE, GREECE, ER 2 - Thessaloniki - Lefty Kongalides- dj/prod, Disco/Dance, 7 Mercy Mercy - It Must Be Heaven In the 7 January 1985 issue of Euro Tip Sheet, it was at no. 4 on Kongalides' Hot disco/dance playlist.Euro Tip Sheet, Volume 2 - No 1 - Week of January 7th 1985 - Page 11 CORRESPONDENT REPORTS, GREECE, ERT 2 - Thessaloniki - Lefty Kongalides- dj/producer, 4. Mercy Mercy - It Must Be Heaven

The 14 January 1985 issue of Euro Tip Sheet showed that Jo Lueders of Radio Xanadu in Germany was playing the record.Euro Tip Sheet, Volume 2 - No 2 Week of January 14th 1985 - Page 10 CORRESPONDENT REPORTS, GERMANY, XANADU - Jo Lueders: Mercy Mercy - It Must Be Heaven

It was shown in the 17 February issue of Euro Tip Sheet that Harald Rehmann at RTL Luxembourg had "It Must Be Heaven" as the record of the week.Euro Tip Sheet, Volume 2 - No 7 - Week OF February 18th 1985 - Page 9 CORRESPONDENT REPORTS, RTL - Luxembourg - Harald Rehmann- musik redaktion, Record of the week: Mercy Mercy- It Must Be Heaven

Chart performance The record debuted at No. 81 in the Record Mirror disco chart the week of 13 October 1984.Record Mirror, October 13, 1984 - Page 31 Record Mirror Disco, 81 _ IT MUST BE HEAVEN, Mercy, Mercy, Ensign 12in-promo

The record made its debut at no. 48 in the Music Week Disco and Dance Top Singles chart the week of 17 November.Music Week, November 17, 1984 - Page 14 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES, THIS WEEK 48, NEW, IT MUST BE HEAVEN The following week it was at no. 39.Music Week, 24 November 1984 - Page 44 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES, This Week 39, LAST WEEK 48, WEEKS ON CHART 2, IT MUST BE HEAVEN

Chart (1984) Peakposition UK, Disco (Record Mirror)Record Mirror, November 19, 1984 - Page 29 Record Mirror Disco, 41 50 IT MUST BE HEAVEN, Mercy, Mercy, Ensign 12in-promoRecord Mirror, November 17, 1984 - Page 31 Record Mirror Disco, 50 41 IT MUST BE HEAVEN, Mercy, Mercy, Ensign 12in-promo41 UK, Disco and Dance Top Singles (Music Week)Music Week, December 1, 1984 - Page 35 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES, This Week 47, LAST WEEK 39, WEEKS ON CHART 3Music Week, December 8, 1984 - Page 35 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES 39

References

External links Discogs - Mercy, Mercy – It Must Be Heaven dertaubedj channel, Jul 4, 2012 - Mercy Mercy - It Must Be Heaven Original 12 inch Version 1984