Thou Art in Heaven
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"Thou Art in Heaven" is a single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 by musician Mike Oldfield
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...

, released in 2002.

It is from the album Tr3s Lunas. "Thou Art in Heaven" is a cut-down version of the 13-minute "Art in Heaven", which featured on The Art in Heaven Concert
The Art in Heaven Concert
The Art in Heaven Concert is a Mike Oldfield concert video taken from 2000 New Year's night concert at the Victory Column in Berlin, Germany, which is currently available on both CD and DVD.In a press conference in July 1999 in Langeland, Oldfield revealed that some ideas for the venue...

, live in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

 on Millennium night. Unlike the full "Art in Heaven", "Thou Art in Heaven" does not include "Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy
"Ode to Joy" is an ode written in 1785 by the German poet, playwright and historian Friedrich Schiller, enthusiastically celebrating the brotherhood and unity of all mankind...

" from Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of...

's Ninth Symphony
Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is the final complete symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best known works of the Western classical repertoire, and has been adapted for use as the European Anthem...

.

Some of the additional tracks on the CD include various language versions of Oldfield's previous single, "To Be Free".

The Remixes CD

All songs written by Mike Oldfield.
  1. "Thou Art in Heaven" (Radio edit)
  2. "Thou Art in Heaven" (Pumpin' Dolls Vs. Mighty Mike Club Mix) (Radio Edit)
  3. "Thou Art in Heaven" (Soultronik-Stethoscope) (Radio Edit)
  4. "Thou Art in Heaven" (Pumpin' Dolls Vs. Mighty Mike Club Mix)
  5. "Thou Art in Heaven" (Soultronik-Stethoscope)
  6. "To Be Free
    To Be Free
    "To Be Free" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 2002. It is from the album Tres Lunas. The main vocalist is the Jazz singer Jude Sim.- The Remixes CD :# "To Be Free" # "To Be Free"...

    " (Spanish version) (Radio edit)
  7. "To Be Free" (French version) (Radio edit)
  8. "To Be Free" (German version) (Radio edit)
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