Closest Thing to Heaven
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| Single by Tears for Fears | ||||
| from the album Everybody Loves a Happy Ending | ||||
| Released | 21 February 2005 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:22 (UK Radio Mix) 3:36 (Album Version) |
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New Door Records Gut Records |
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| Writer(s) | Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus | |||
| Producer(s) | Tears for Fears Charlton Pettus |
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"Closest Thing to Heaven" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears. It was released as the first single from their 2004 album Everybody Loves a Happy Ending and is the first single that features both original members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith since 1990.
The song was also Tears for Fears' first UK top 40 hit since the 1995 single "Raoul and the Kings of Spain". It also reached #12 on the Finland singles chart and #40 in Poland.
The video for "Closest Thing to Heaven" features the Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy riding in a hot air balloon.
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