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| "Heavenly Action" | ||||
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| Single byErasure | ||||
| from the albumWonderland | ||||
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| Released | 11 November 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
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| Songwriters | ||||
| Producer | Flood | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Heavenly Action" onYouTube | ||||
"Heavenly Action" is a song by Englishsynth-pop duoErasure, released in November 1985 as their second single. It is a mid-tempo pop song, written by Erasure membersVince Clarke andAndy Bell as a straightforward ode to love. Issued byMute Records in the UK andSire Records in the US, the single proved to be the second commercial failure for the duo (following "Who Needs Love Like That"). Themusic 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 asangels. To this day, "Heavenly Action" remains Erasure's lowest-charting single on theUK Singles Chart, peaking at number 100. In the United States, "Heavenly Action" was paired with "Who Needs Love Like That" on the12-inch single and, as a double-sided hit, climbed to number eight on the USHot Dance Music/Club Play chart. It was later included on the duo's debut albumWonderland, released in June 1986.
In his review ofWonderland, Ned Raggett fromAllMusic 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]
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| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[2] | 100 |
