Heaven in Our Headlights explained

Heaven in Our Headlights
Type:single
Artist:Hedley
Album:Wild Life
Genre:Pop[1]
Label:Universal Canada
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"Heaven in Our Headlights" is a song by recorded by Canadian pop rock band Hedley for 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 20. The song sold 82,000 digital copies in Canada as of December 2014.[2]

Background and composition

The song was written by lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Brian Howes and Nolan Sipe. The track runs at 120 BPM and is in the key of C major.[3] Hoggard described the song as a "road trip song."[4]

Music video

The music video for "Heaven in Our Headlights" was released on June 20, 2014. It was directed by Matt Leaf and Jacob Hoggard.[5] The video is set mostly in a desert following a couple on a road trip as well as scenes from their tour, Wild Live.[6]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Heaven in Our Headlights"
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef(s)
2015MuchMusic Video AwardsPop Video of the Year[7]
Fan Fave Video of the Year
2015SOCAN AwardsPop/Rock Music Award[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 14
Canada AC (Billboard)[10] 5
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[11] 8
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[12] 4

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hedley − Wild Life. Keith Sharp. November 8, 2013. October 3, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2014 NIELSEN MUSIC CANADA REPORT. June 12, 2021. June 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210609165611/https://www.nielsen.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/04/year-end-2014-canada-music-report-1.pdf. dead.
  3. Web site: Key and BPM of Heaven in Our Headlights by Hedley. Musicstax.com. January 1, 2013. August 2, 2022.
  4. Web site: Q&A with Hedley: On U.S Release of 'Wild Life', Next Single & Comparisons!. Kevin Apaza. May 2, 2014. October 3, 2022.
  5. Web site: Hedley - Heaven in Our Headlights. IMVDb.com. 20 June 2014 . August 1, 2022.
  6. Web site: Hedley releases video for "Heaven In Our Headlights". CanadianBeats.ca. Amanda Hather. June 21, 2014. August 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: 2015 MMVA Nominees. https://web.archive.org/web/20150523011750/http://mmva.muchmusic.com/nominees/. May 23, 2015. August 1, 2022.
  8. Web site: 2015 SOCAN Awards: Dallas Green, Randy Bachman among Canadian music creators honoured. CBC. June 23, 2015. August 1, 2022.
  9. Web site: Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100). https://web.archive.org/web/20211118011934/https://www.billboard.com/artist/hedley/chart-history/can/. November 18, 2021. Billboard. December 28, 2022.
  10. Web site: Hedley History (Canada AC). https://web.archive.org/web/20211117212228/https://www.billboard.com/artist/hedley/chart-history/cac/. November 17, 2021. Billboard. December 28, 2022.
  11. Web site: Hedley History (Canada CHR/Top 40). https://web.archive.org/web/20211117215749/https://www.billboard.com/artist/hedley/chart-history/ctf/. November 17, 2021. Billboard. December 28, 2022.
  12. Web site: Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC). https://web.archive.org/web/20211117202728/https://www.billboard.com/artist/hedley/chart-history/cht/. November 17, 2021. Billboard. December 28, 2022.
  13. Canadian Hot 100: 2014 Year-End Charts. Billboard. August 1, 2022.

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