“Heaven Is a Place on Earth” is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released in September 1987 as the lead single from her second solo studio album, “Heaven on Earth”. The song was written by American songwriter and producer Rick Nowels and English songwriter Ellen Shipley.
The song’s music video, which features Carlisle singing and dancing in a colorful, dreamlike setting, became an MTV staple and helped to cement the song’s popularity. “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” was a commercial success, reaching #1 both in the United States and the UK, and earning Carlisle a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.