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{{Infobox song
| name       = Heaven Can Wait
| cover      = Heaven_can_wait.jpg
| alt        =
| border     = yes
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]]
| album      = [[Into a Secret Land]]
| B-side     = Heaven's Theme
| released   = May 1988
| recorded   = 1988
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     = 4:05
| label      = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| writer     = [[Michael Cretu]], [[Hubert Kah|Hubert Kemmler]], Markus Löhr, [[Klaus Hirschburger]]
| producer   = Michael Cretu
| prev_title = [[Stop for a Minute (Sandra song)|Stop for a Minute]]
| prev_year  = 1988
| next_title = [[Secret Land]]
| next_year  = 1988
| misc       = {{External music video|header=Licensed audio|1={{YouTube|pKpS19CThyQ|"Heaven Can Wait"}}}}
}}
"'''Heaven Can Wait'''" is a 1988 song performed by German singer [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]] and written by [[Michael Cretu]], Hubert Kemmler (known as [[Hubert Kah]]), Markus Löhr and [[Klaus Hirschburger]]. It was arranged by Michael Cretu and Markus Löhr, and produced by Cretu. The song was released as the [[lead single]] from Sandra's third studio album ''[[Into a Secret Land]]'' in mid-1988. The single reached the top 10 in Austria and France, the top 20 in Germany and Switzerland and was one of Sandra's few singles to break into the UK Top 100. In Austria, it was also a top 10 [[airplay]] hit.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1988-10-22 |title=Playlist Report |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/88/M&M-1988-10-22-OCR-Page-0008.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=5 |issue=43 |page=14 |access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> It was Sandra's fourth and last [[List of music recording certifications|silver-certified]] single in France.
The music video was directed by DoRo ([[Rudi Dolezal]] and [[Hannes Rossacher]]) in [[Ibiza]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7031086/ |title=Sandra: Heaven Can Wait (Video 1988) - IMDb |publisher=www.imdb.com |accessdate=2019-07-09}}</ref> The clip was released on Sandra's [[VHS]] video compilation ''18 Greatest Hits'' in 1992<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |title=18 Greatest Hits (The Video) |publisher=www.sandranet.com |accessdate=2019-05-24 |archive-date=2019-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506061322/http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as the 2003 [[DVD]] ''The Complete History''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Sandra-The-Complete-History/release/453563 |title=Sandra - The Complete History (DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Stereo) |publisher=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2019-05-24}}</ref>
In 1999, a [[remix]] of the song was released on Sandra's compilation ''[[My Favourites]]''. The track was remixed again for her 2006 compilation ''[[Reflections (Sandra album)|Reflections]]''.
==Formats and track listings==
* '''7" single'''
:A. "Heaven Can Wait" — 4:05
:B. "Heaven's Theme" (Instrumental) — 4:05
* '''12" [[maxi single]]''' & '''CD maxi single'''
:A. "Heaven Can Wait" (Extended Version) — 7:38
:B1. "Heaven Can Wait" (Dub Mix) — 4:01
:B2. "Heaven Can Wait" (Single Version) — 4:05
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ 1988 weekly chart performance for "Heaven Can Wait"
!Chart (1988–89)
!Peak<br>position
|-
{{Singlechart|Austria|4|artist=Sandra|song=Heaven Can Wait|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 August 2023}}
|-
!scope="row"|Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1988-10-08 |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/88/M&M-1988-10-08-OCR-Page-0014.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=5 |issue=41 |pages=26–27 |access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
|align="center"|18
|-
{{Singlechart|France|6|artist=Sandra|song=Heaven Can Wait|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 August 2023}}
|-
!scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1988-08-06 |title=Top 3 in Europe |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/88/M&M-1988-08-06-OCR-Page-0010.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=5 |issue=32 |page=20 |access-date=2017-07-14}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
{{Singlechart|Switzerland|16|artist=Sandra|song=Heaven Can Wait|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 August 2023}}
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22856/sandra/ |title=SANDRA <nowiki>|</nowiki> full Official Chart History <nowiki>|</nowiki> Official Charts Company |publisher=www.officialcharts.com |accessdate=2019-05-17}}</ref>
|align="center"|97
|-
!scope="row"|West Germany ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1797 |title=SANDRA — HEAVEN CAN WAIT |publisher=www.offiziellecharts.de |accessdate=2019-07-09 |language=German}}</ref>
|align="center"|12
|-
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ 1988 year-end chart performance for "Heaven Can Wait"
!Chart (1988)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-01-01.pdf|title=1988 Year-End Eurocharts - Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=6|issue=52/1|page=30<!-- 17 in PDF file -->|date=1 January 1989|accessdate=15 August 2021|via=World Radio History}}</ref>
|align="center"|59
|-
!scope="row"|West Germany <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1988 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts |publisher=www.offiziellecharts.de |language=German |accessdate=2019-07-09}}</ref>
|align="center"|53
|-
|}
{{Music ratings
| align     = left
| rev1      = ''[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]''
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="NumberOneReview">{{cite magazine|last=Adeva|authorlink=Adeva|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/33140467048/in/album-72157706456718525/|title=Spot the Spin: Sandra – "Heaven Can Wait" (Siren)|magazine=[[Number One (magazine)|Number One]]|date=22 March 1989|page=42|issue=300|location=London|publisher=IPC Magazines Ltd.|issn=0266-5328|access-date=2 January 2024|via=[[Flickr]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102193847/https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/33140467048/in/album-72157706456718525/|archive-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>
| noprose = yes
}}
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===Certifications===
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|relyear=1988|certyear=1988|artist=Sandra|title=Heaven Can Wait|award=Silver|type=single|access-date=January 5, 2022|source=infodisc|format=2col<!-- certmonth unknown so cannot specify sales-->}}
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==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.discogs.com/master/63939 "Heaven Can Wait"] at [[Discogs]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefMqcCMiUxvMxdBtIFd6uw The official Sandra YouTube channel]
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[[Category:1988 singles]]
[[Category:1988 songs]]
[[Category:Sandra (singer) songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Cretu]]
[[Category:Songs written by Hubert Kemmler]]
[[Category:Songs written by Klaus Hirschburger]]
[[Category:Songs written by Markus Löhr]]
[[Category:Songs written by Michael Cretu]]
[[Category:Virgin Records singles]]