"Heaven Sent" is the first single by INXS

INXS

INXS are an Australian rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. Mainstays are Garry Gary Beers on bass guitar, Andrew Farriss on guitar/keyboards, Jon Farriss on drums, Tim Farriss on lead guitar and Kirk Pengilly on guitar/sax...

 taken from their eighth studio album Welcome to Wherever You Are

Welcome to Wherever You Are

Welcome to Wherever You Are is the eighth album by the Australian rock music group INXS, released in 1992. With grunge music and alternative music breaking into the mainstream, INXS tried to establish a new direction for itself, à la U2 and Achtung Baby, incorporating sitars, a 60-piece orchestra,...

. It was released only in Europe, Japan and Australia. The song was written by Andrew Farriss

Andrew Farriss

Andrew Charles Farriss is a rock musician , best known as the keyboardist and main composer for the Australian band INXS.-Career:...

 who explained on the liner notes of the 1992 remaster: ”Originally I wrote the song as a 3/4

Triple metre

Triple metre is a musical metre characterized by a primary division of 3 beats to the bar, usually indicated by 3 or 9 in the upper figure of the time signature, with 3/4, 3/2, and 3/8 being the most common examples...

 ballad

Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

. The band heard it and rocked it up to make it the recording it became. The vocal effect helped give the track some extra attitude.”

B-sides

The B-sides include two solo compositions from Andrew Farriss; It Ain't Easy, and Tim Farriss

Tim Farriss

Timothy William Farriss is a member of the rock band :INXS.-Early life and the formation of INXS:...

; 11th Revolution as well as, Deepest Red, a full band outtake from the X

X (INXS album)

X is Australian rock band INXS's seventh studio album, released in 1990. It peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 5 in the United States, No. 2 in the United Kingdom, No. 5 in Switzerland and No. 10 in Sweden. The album contains four hit singles, "Suicide Blonde", "Disappear",...

 album wriiten by Michael Hutchence and Jon Farriss

Jon Farriss

Jon Farriss is the drummer for the Australian rock band INXS.-Biography:...

. The 12" Picture disc (UK) and also the Australian CD5 single included a demo version of Heaven Sent (Gliding version) instead of Deepest Red.

Track listing

UK 7" / Cassette Single

1. "Heaven Sent"
2. "It Ain't Easy"

UK 12" Picture Single

1. "Heaven Sent"
2. "It Ain't Easy"
3. "11th Revolution"
4. "Heaven Sent (Gliding version)"

CD5 - 45099-0115-2 EastWest/Australia

1. "Heaven Sent"
2. "It Ain't Easy"
3. "11th Revolution"
4. "Deepest Red"
5. "Heaven Sent (Gliding version)"

CD5 - INXCD 19 Mercury/UK LMT ED COLLECTOR'S BOX

1. "Heaven Sent"
2. "It Ain't Easy"
3. "11th Revolution"
4. "Deepest Red"

CD3 - WMD5-4108 WEA/JAPAN

1. "Heaven Sent"
2. "It Ain't Easy"

Charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	13
Canadian Singles Chart	13
Dutch Singles Chart	32
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	31
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	2