Heaven in Our Headlights

"Heaven in Our Headlights"
Single by Hedley
from the album Wild Life
ReleasedJune 17, 2014 (2014-06-17)
GenrePop[1]
Length3:09
LabelUniversal Canada
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Hoggard
  • Sipe
Hedley singles chronology
"Crazy for You"
(2014) 		"Heaven in Our Headlights"
(2014) 		"Pocket Full of Dreams"
(2014)
Music video
"Heaven in Our Headlights" on YouTube

"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"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2015 MuchMusic Video Awards Pop Video of the Year Nominated [7]
Fan Fave Video of the Year Nominated
2015 SOCAN Awards Pop/Rock Music Award Won [8]

Charts

References

  1. ^ Keith Sharp (November 8, 2013). "Hedley − Wild Life". Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "2014 NIELSEN MUSIC CANADA REPORT" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Key and BPM of Heaven in Our Headlights by Hedley". Musicstax.com. January 1, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Kevin Apaza (May 2, 2014). "Q&A with Hedley: On U.S Release of 'Wild Life', Next Single & Comparisons!". Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Hedley - Heaven in Our Headlights". IMVDb.com. 20 June 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Amanda Hather (June 21, 2014). "Hedley releases video for "Heaven In Our Headlights"". CanadianBeats.ca. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  7. ^ "2015 MMVA Nominees". Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  8. ^ "2015 SOCAN Awards: Dallas Green, Randy Bachman among Canadian music creators honoured". CBC. June 23, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Hedley History (Canada AC)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  11. ^ "Hedley History (Canada CHR/Top 40)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "Hedley Chart History (Canada Hot AC)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "Canadian Hot 100: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2022.