Warrant - Heaven

What this video is

Released in July 1989 as the second single from Warrant's debut album Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich on Columbia Records, 'Heaven' arrived at the commercial apex of the glam metal era. The power ballad became Warrant's most commercially successful single, reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 — blocked from the top spot by Milli Vanilli — and number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.…

Why it matters

A landmark document of the late-80s power ballad format within glam metal, 'Heaven' demonstrated that hard rock bands could achieve mainstream crossover by adopting soft-rock emotional vocabulary without abandoning their visual and performative identity. Its chart success and MTV ubiquity helped…

The director

British filmmaker and music video director active since the 1980s. Began career as an editor on videos for Queen, Duran Duran, and Iron Maiden before transitioning to directing. Directed over 120 music videos and long-form projects for artists including…