Hands to Heaven

"Hands to Heaven"
Single by Breathe
from the album All That Jazz
B-side"Life and Times"
Released20 October 1987
Length4:18
LabelSiren, A&M
SongwritersDavid Glasper, Marcus Lillington
ProducerBob Sargeant
Breathe singles chronology
"All That Jazz"
(1987)
"Hands to Heaven"
(1987)
"Any Trick"
(1988)
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"Hands to Heaven" is a ballad by English band Breathe, taken from their debut studio album, All That Jazz (1987). The song was released as the band's fifth UK single on 20 October 1987 by A&M Records and as their second single in the United States the following year. It was written by group members David Glasper and Marcus Lillington, and produced by Bob Sargeant. The B-side of the single features an instrumental track, "Life and Times".

"Hands to Heaven" became Breathe's breakthrough international hit. The single peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1988. In the United States, it spent two weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the same month. The song also reached No. 2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Additionally, "Hands to Heaven" achieved top-10 chart positions in Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Norway.