Heaven Beside You

"Heaven Beside You"
Single by Alice in Chains
from the album Alice in Chains
ReleasedJanuary 29, 1996 (UK)[1]
RecordedApril–August 1995
StudioBad Animals, Seattle, Washington
GenreAlternative rock[2]
Length5:27
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Jerry Cantrell
Producer(s)
Alice in Chains singles chronology
"Grind"
(1995)
"Heaven Beside You"
(1996)
"Again"
(1996)

"Heaven Beside You" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains and the second single from their third studio album, Alice in Chains (1995). It was written by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell about his relationship with his then-girlfriend, Courtney Clarke.[3] Cantrell sings lead vocals, with Layne Staley doing harmonies during the chorus. The song spent 26 weeks on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at No. 3.[4] An acoustic version performed on Alice in Chains' MTV Unplugged in 1996 was released in a live album and DVD. "Heaven Beside You" was included on the compilation albums Music Bank (1999), Greatest Hits (2001), and The Essential Alice in Chains (2006).

  1. ^ "Alice in Chains - Heaven Beside You". Discogs. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "20 Alternative Rock Music Videos Turning 20 in 2016". Billboard. April 12, 2016. Archived from the original on November 1, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference music bank was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Mainstream Rock - Heaven Beside You by Alice in Chains". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

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