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"Closest Thing to Heaven" is a song by English pop rock band Tears for Fears. In the UK, it was released as the first single from their sixth studio album, Everybody Loves a Happy Ending (2004) and was the first single to feature both original members, Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, since 1990.

The song was Tears for Fears' first UK top-40 hit since "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" in 1995, reaching number 40 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached number 12 in Finland and number 38 in the Netherlands.

Music video

The promo video for "Closest Thing to Heaven" was directed by Michael Palmieri (who has also worked with Foo Fighters and Beck), and is a colourful theatrical fantasy featuring the Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy.

Track listing

CD3: Gut/EU0161836ERE

"Closest Thing to Heaven" (UK Radio Mix) – 3:22
"Closest Thing to Heaven" (Solasso Dub) – 5:33

CD5: Gut/CDGUT66

"Closest Thing to Heaven" (UK Radio Mix) – 3:22
"Closest Thing to Heaven" (Brothers in Rhythm Group Therapy Mix) – 8:15
"Closest Thing to Heaven" (Solasso Club Mix) – 5:49
"Closest Thing to Heaven" (Brothers in Rhythm Group Therapy Dub) – 8:15
"Closest Thing to Heaven" (Solasso Dub) – 5:33

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)	14
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)	38
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	70
Scotland (OCC)	40
UK Singles (OCC)	40
UK Indie (OCC)	8

References

"New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 19 February 2005. p. 27.
"Tears for Fears – Closest Thing to Heaven" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
"Tears for Fears: Closest Thing to Heaven" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
"Nederlandse Top 40 – week 16, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
"Tears for Fears – Closest Thing to Heaven" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
"Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
"Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
"Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

v t e Tears for Fears
Roland Orzabal Curt Smith Manny Elias Ian Stanley
Studio albums	The Hurting Songs from the Big Chair The Seeds of Love Elemental Raoul and the Kings of Spain Everybody Loves a Happy Ending The Tipping Point Songs for a Nervous Planet
Live albums	Secret World Live in Paris
Compilations	Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) Saturnine Martial & Lunatic 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears Classic Tears for Fears: The Universal Masters Collection Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears The Collection Gold Rule the World: The Greatest Hits
Extended plays	Ready Boy & Girls?
Singles	"Suffer the Children" "Pale Shelter" "Mad World" "Change" "The Way You Are" "Mothers Talk" "Shout" "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" "Head over Heels" "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" "Sowing the Seeds of Love" "Woman in Chains" "Advice for the Young at Heart" "Famous Last Words" "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" "Break It Down Again" "Cold" "Goodnight Song" "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" "God's Mistake" "Secrets" "Falling Down" "Closest Thing to Heaven" "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending" / "Call Me Mellow" "I Love You but I'm Lost" "The Tipping Point"
Other songs	"Standing on the Corner of the Third World"
Video releases	The Videosingles In My Mind's Eye Scenes from the Big Chair Sowing the Seeds Going to California Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) Secret World (Live in Paris)
Tours	The Tipping Point World Tour
Related articles	Discography Graduate Neon Soul on Board Tomcats Screaming Outside Halfway, Pleased

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