Heaven Sent (Keyshia Cole song) explained

Heaven Sent
Cover:KEYSHIA COLE heaven sent.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Keyshia Cole
Album:Just Like You
Released:March 2, 2008
Genre:R&B
Length:3:52
Producer:
  • Alex Francis
  • Jason Farmer
Prev Title:I Got a Thang for You
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Boyfriend/Girlfriend
Next Year:2008

Heaven Sent is a song recorded by American singer Keyshia Cole. It was written by Cole, Jason Farmer, Alex Francis, and Lamont Wilson for her second studio album Just like You (2007), while production was overseen by Francis and Farmer with additional credit by Ron Fair. The ballad was released as the album's fourth and final single in March 2008. "Heaven Sent" became Cole's third chart topper on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and earned two Grammy Award nominations for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. An accompanying music video was shot in Hawaii and is based on the poem "Footprints."

Background

"Heaven Sent" was written by Cole, Jason Farmer, Alex Francis, and Lamont Wilson. The lyrics of the ballad were inspired by Cole's cousin.[1]

Chart performance

The song became Cole's third number one on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Heaven Sent" remained nine consecutive weeks atop the chart. The song also peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked the song fourth on its Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end chart in 2008.

Music video

Cole consulted frequent collaborator, director Benny Boom, to film a music video for "Heaven Sent."[2] The visuals were filmed on March 4, 2008 in Oahu, Hawaii and features Cole singing alone on a beach and in a jungle by a waterfall.[2] Also seen are panoramic shots of a farm with horses and a barn.[2] Cole cited the allegorical religious poem "Footprints in the Sand" as an inspiration for the clip.[3] "Heaven Sent" premiered on March 19, 2008, on Yahoo! Music and BET's Access Granted.[4] It peaked at number one on May 8, 2008 on 106 & Park.[4]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Just like You.[5]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 99
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7] 4
Chart (2009)Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 78

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rob. Markman. Are Keyshia Cole's New Songs Really About The Divorce Rumors? . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129122025/http://www.mtv.com/news/1724785/keyshia-cole-husband-daniel-gibson/. dead. November 29, 2014. . August 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: Hillary. Crosley. Cole's 'Heaven Sent' Headed To BET March 19. . August 5, 2021.
  3. Web site: Keyshia Cole Chooses Fourth Single. . August 5, 2021.
  4. http://www.rap-up.com/2008/03/02/keyshia-cole-chooses-fourth-single Keyshia Cole Chooses Fourth Single
  5. Just like You. . . 2007.
  6. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2008. Billboard. November 26, 2019.
  7. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2008. Billboard. November 26, 2019.
  8. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2009. Billboard. January 30, 2020.