Heaven Help My Heart

For the song from the musical Chess, see Chess (musical).

"Heaven Help My Heart" is a song originally recorded by Australian singer and songwriter Tina Arena. It was written in 1994 by Arena with David Tyson and Dean McTaggart and released as the third single from Arena's second album, Don't Ask (1994). The song reached number 22 in her native Australia, and was a top 40 hit in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. Arena performed the single on the British children's television series Fully Booked on 5 August 1995.^[1][2]

"Heaven Help My Heart"
Single by Tina Arena
from the album Don't Ask
Released	22 May 1995 (1995-05-22)
Genre	Pop rock
Length	5:28 (album version) 4:31 (single edit)
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Tina Arena David Tyson Dean McTaggart
Producer(s)	David Tyson
Tina Arena singles chronology
"Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" (1995) "Heaven Help My Heart" (1995) "Wasn't It Good" (1995)

Critical reception

Paul Verna from Billboard viewed the song as a "perky number".^[3] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Arena knows how to chain herself to radio. Bass guitar forms the stable base for a solid piece of FM pop rock. Walking exactly in the middle of the road, she takes the shortest way to your heart."^[4] A reviewer from Music Week gave the song four out of five, adding, "Sony's regional radio pluggers will have plenty of takers for this soft rock follow-up to Chains, although it doesn't hit quite the same spot."^[5]

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	22
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7]	81
Germany (GfK)[8]	77
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9]	35
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10]	33
Scotland (OCC)[11]	21
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	25

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13]	Gold	35,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Australia	22 May 1995	CD	Columbia	[14]
United Kingdom	31 July 1995	CD cassette		[15]
Japan	22 May 1996	CD	Epic	[16]

Wynonna Judd version

"Heaven Help My Heart"
Single by Wynonna Judd
from the album Revelations
B-side	"Heaven Help My Heart" (album version)[17]
Released	1996
Genre	Country
Length	6:08 (album version)
Label	MCA Curb
Songwriter(s)	Tina Arena David Tyson Dean McTaggart
Producer(s)	Tony Brown
Wynonna Judd singles chronology
"To Be Loved by You" (1996) "Heaven Help My Heart" (1996) "My Angel Is Here" (1996)

In 1996, American country music singer Wynonna Judd covered the song for her album Revelations. Her cover version went to number 14 on the US Hot Country Songs chart and number five on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[18]	5
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[19]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[20]	74