"Inside Your Heaven" is a song written by Andreas Carlsson , Pelle Nylén , Savan Kotecha and produced by Desmond Child . Two versions of the song were released as singles in 2005: one by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood , and another by Idol runner-up Bo Bice .
Underwood's recording of the song, released on June 14, 2005 in the U.S., debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and on the Canadian Singles Chart , where it remained for one and seven weeks, consecutively, atop the charts. It was the longest running single of 2005 in Canada. Although Underwood's recording was not released to country, the song charted at number fifty-two on Hot Country Songs . It was certified Gold by the RIAA and two times platinum by the CRIA , and it was later included on her debut album, Some Hearts . The B-side is a cover of the Martina McBride song "Independence Day ".
The following week, Bo Bice released a cover version of the song. Bice's version was released on June 21, 2005 and peaked at number two on the Hot 100. It was certified Gold by the RIAA, and sold 401,000 copies[1] [2] and Platinum by the CRIA. The B-side is a cover of the song "Vehicle " by The Ides of March .
The song won Underwood the Billboard Music Awards for "Top-Selling Country Single of the Year" and "Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year" (Bice's version was also nominated in this category). It also helped Underwood win the award for "Country Single Sales Artist of the Year". Carrie Underwood's version sold 880,000 copies, while Bo Bice's version sold 401,000.[1] [3]
Carrie Underwood's track listing
CD single[4]
"Inside Your Heaven" – 3:45
"Independence Day – 3:20
Bo Bice's track listing
CD single[5]
"Inside Your Heaven" – 4:13
"Vehicle " (featuring Richie Sambora ) – 2:49
Charts
Weekly charts
Carrie Underwood's version
Bo Bice's version
Year-end charts
Carrie Underwood's version
Chart (2005)
Position
US Billboard Hot 100[12]
71
Certification
Carrie Underwood's version
Bo Bice's version
Awards
Carrie Underwood's version
2005 Billboard Music Awards
Bo Bice's version
2005 Billboard Music Awards
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of the CD singles .[4] [5]
Both
Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
Kim Bullard – organ, strings
Storm Lee – vocals
Jules Gondar – recording
Steve Churchyard – recording
Matt Gruber – recording
Suren Wijeyaratne – assistant engineer
Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineer
Mike Eleopoulos – assistant engineer
Noel Zancanella – assistant engineer
Carrie Underwood – background vocals, lead vocals
Jules Gondar – recording
Carrie's version
Carrie Underwood – lead vocals
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Tim Roberts – drums , assistant mix engineer
John Hanes – piano , additional protools engineers
Jeanette Olsson – background vocals
Gretchen Peters – strings , writer
Randy Cantor – guitar, bass, lap steel guitar, keyboards, programming, recording
Jacob Miller – additional vocal production
Carlos Alvarez – mixing
Bryan Golder – recording
Mikal Blue – recording
Stephen Crook – recording
Clarita Sanchaz – assistant mix engineer
Bo's version
Bo Bice – lead vocals
Bo Bice – background vocals
Kevin Mills – piano, assistant mix engineer
Greg Collins – mixing
John Shanks – background vocals
Jim Peterik – guitar, writer
Corky James – strings
Andy Ackland – bass guitar, recording
Glenn Pittman – assistant engineer
Mike Houge – lead guitar, assistant engineer
Ray Herrmann – saxophone
Nick Lane – trombone arrangement, horn arrangement
Rafael Padilla – percussion
Victor Indrizzo – drums
Richie Sambora – background vocals, guitar
Paul Bushnell – background vocals
Jeff Steele – bass
See also
References
^ a b "How the American Idol coronation singles stack up, part 1" . Content.usatoday.com. 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2011-10-16 .
^ "Week Ending Aug. 29, 2010: Life's Ups & Downs - Chart Watch" . New.music.yahoo.com. 2010-09-01.
^ "Week Ending Aug. 29, 2010: Life's Ups & Downs - Chart Watch" . New.music.yahoo.com. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-10-16 .
^ a b Inside Your Heaven (CD single ). Carrie Underwood . Arista Records , 19 Recordings Limited , S Records . 2005. 82876 70859-2.
^ a b Inside Your Heaven (CD single ). Bo Bice . RCA Records , BMG Music Entertainment , 19 Recordings Limited , S Records . 2005. 82876 69495-2.
^ "Carrie Underwood" . Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2009 .
^ "Carrie Underwood – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Carrie Underwood. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
^ "Carrie Underwood – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Carrie Underwood. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
^ "Carrie Underwood – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Carrie Underwood. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
^ "Bo Bice" . Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . 2004. Retrieved April 25, 2009 .
^ "Bo Bice – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Bo Bice. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
^ "Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs & Singles Charts" . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved 2011-01-03 .
^ a b "Gold and Platinum - July 2005" . CRIA.ca . Canadian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 2012-07-01 .
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum: Carrie Underwood singles" . RIAA.com . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 2012-07-01 .
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - August 01, 2010: Bo Bice certified singles" . RIAA.com . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 2012-07-01 .
External links
Studio albums
Singles
Tours
Finalists
Other sources
Tour
"Inside Your Heaven "
Hosts
Judges
Finalists
Winners' singles
Related programming
Concert tours
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