Flames of Paradise

"Flames of Paradise"
Single by Jennifer Rush and Elton John
from the album Heart over Mind
ReleasedJune 1987
Length3:58 (single version)
4:42 (album version)
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bruce Roberts
  • Andy Goldmark
Jennifer Rush singles chronology
"I Come Undone"
(1987) 		"Flames of Paradise"
(1987) 		"Heart over Mind"
(1987)
Elton John singles chronology
"Slow Rivers"
(1986) 		"Flames of Paradise"
(1987) 		"Your Song (Live)"
(1987)
Music video
"Flames of Paradise" on YouTube

"Flames of Paradise" is a 1987 song recorded by American singer Jennifer Rush and British singer Elton John. It was the second single released from Rush's album Heart over Mind.

The song reached top 10 positions on the music charts in Switzerland and West Germany. Additionally, it reached the top 20 in Canada and New Zealand, and the top 40 in Australia and the United States. It is Jennifer Rush's highest charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 and her last entry on that chart to date.

Music video

The music video was directed by Nick Morris and produced by Fiona O'Mahoney for MGMM.[1]

Track listings

  • German 7-inch single[2]
  1. "Flames of Paradise" (Single version) – 3:58
  2. "Call My Name" – 4:13
  • German 12-inch single[3]
  1. "Flames of Paradise" (Extended Remix)[a] – 5:36
  2. "Call My Name" – 4:13
  3. "Flames of Paradise" (Single version) – 3:58
  • U.K. 12-inch single[4]
  1. "Flames of Paradise" (Extended Remix)[a] – 5:36
  2. "Flames of Paradise" (Instrumental Remix)[a] – 5:00
  3. "Call My Name" – 4:13
  • Canadian 12-inch single[5]
  1. "Flames of Paradise" (Extended Remix)[a] – 5:36
  2. "Flames of Paradise" (Instrumental Remix)[a] – 5:00
  3. "Flames of Paradise" (Single version) – 3:58

Notes

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 31
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[7] 17
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8] 15
European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media)[9] 33
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 14
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 59
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 36
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 32
West Germany (GfK)[15] 8

References

  1. ^ "Flames of Paradise" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 20. May 23, 1987. p. 7. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Flames of Paradise (liner notes). Jennifer Rush with Elton John. CBS. 1987. 650865 7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Flames of Paradise (liner notes). Jennifer Rush with Elton John. CBS. 1987. 650865 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Flames of Paradise (liner notes). Jennifer Rush with Elton John. CBS. 1987. 650865 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Flames of Paradise (liner notes). Jennifer Rush with Elton John. CBS. 1987. 12EXP 06829.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 262. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0841." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 8908." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 26. July 4, 1987. p. 14. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "Jennifer Rush with Elton John – Flames of Paradise". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "Jennifer Rush with Elton John – Flames of Paradise". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  13. ^ "Jennifer Rush Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "Jennifer Rush Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jennifer Rush with Elton John – Flames of Paradise" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved December 7, 2024.