: The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1988 but lost to Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody".
: The track found a second life with a new generation after being featured in the acclaimed "San Junipero" episode of Black Mirror . It has also been used in series like The Handmaid's Tale and films like Romy and Michele's High School Reunion .
: Co-writer Ellen Shipley got the initial idea for the title after seeing a "Heaven On Earth" greeting card at a Brooklyn gas station. When working with producer Rick Nowels , they added "Is A" to the phrase to finalize the concept. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth (...
: The song's massive chorus features backup vocals from Michelle Phillips (The Mamas and the Papas), Chynna Phillips , and acclaimed songwriter Diane Warren .
: The music video was directed by actress Diane Keaton and filmed at the Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park. It featured children in masks holding illuminated globes and helped cement Carlisle’s more glamorous "Hollywood bombshell" solo image. Legacy and Modern Impact : The song was nominated for the Grammy
: In 2015, Carlisle re-recorded the song as an acoustic ballad for her album Wilder Shores , blending it with world beats and Sikh chants.
: The track is famously cited by music critics, such as those at ShortList , as having one of the greatest key changes in pop music history. : Co-writer Ellen Shipley got the initial idea
: Nowels initially felt the verses didn't match the power of the chorus. Shipley rewrote them to have more of a "girl group" feel, which Carlisle re-recorded to create the final version. Key Features and Collaborations