Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven

1992 single by Bryan Adams

"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"

Single by Bryan Adams

from the album Waking Up the Neighbours

B-side

"Summer of '69" (live)
"Somebody" (live)

Released

February 10, 1992 (1992-02-10)^[1]

Studio

Battery (London)
The Warehouse (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Length

5:49

Label

A&M

Songwriter(s)

Bryan Adams
Robert Lange

Producer(s)

Robert Lange
Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams singles chronology

"There Will Never Be Another Tonight"
(1991)

"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
(1992)

"All I Want Is You"
(1992)

"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" is a song by Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams from his sixth studio album, Waking up the Neighbours (1991). Penned by Robert Lange and Bryan Adams, the song became Adams' third chart-topper in his native Canada, reached No. 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at No. 8 in the United Kingdom.

Critical reception

Larry Flick, Billboard's reviewer, left warm review on this track and found that "anthemic chorus sounds like it was penned to be chanted in arenas".^[2]

Music video

The video is shot in a barley field in the middle of the night with dolphins flying over Bryan Adams and his band.

Track listings

Canadian and US cassette single, Japanese mini-CD single^[3]^[4]

"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
"Summer of '69" (live)

UK 7-inch and cassette single^[5]^[6]

"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
"Somebody" (live)

UK 12-inch single^[7]

A1. "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"

A2. "Somebody" (live)

B1. "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (single version)

UK and Australian CD single, Australian cassette single^[8]^[9]^[10]

"Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven"
"Somebody" (live)
"Heat of the Night" (live)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[11]	13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[12]	29
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[13]	1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[14]	30
France (SNEP)^[15]	27
Germany (Official German Charts)^[16]	47
Ireland (IRMA)^[17]	11
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[18]	2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[19]	43
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[20]	23
UK Singles (OCC)^[21]	8
US Billboard Hot 100^[22]	13
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)^[23]	36
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)^[24]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[25]	71
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[26]	18
US Billboard Hot 100^[27]	74

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 8, 1992. p. 17.
^ Flick, Larry (22 February 1992). "Review: Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 8. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. p. 76. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
^ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Canadian & US cassette single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. 75021 1592 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. PCDY-10032.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AM 848, 390 848-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK cassette single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AMMC 848, 390 848-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AMY 848, 390 848-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (UK CD single liner notes). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. AMCD 848.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Australian CD single liner notes). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. 390 848-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven (Australian cassette single sleeve). Bryan Adams. A&M Records. 1992. 390 683-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2109." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 11. March 14, 1992. p. 23. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (in French). Les classement single.
^ "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 13, 1992" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
^ "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Bryan Adams – Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "Bryan Adams Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "Bryan Adams Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "Bryan Adams Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1992" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 56, no. 25. December 19, 1992. p. 8. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1992". Retrieved July 30, 2010.