7th Heaven

"7th Heaven"
Written by	Angelina Jordan Astar, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
Genre	pop
Released	2021-03-19 as single
Label	Republic Records
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"7th Heaven" is Angelina's second single with Republic Records. It was announced on 2016-03-16 and officially released late on Friday, 2021-03-19, although in some time zones (including U.S. Pacific Time, used by YouTube) it was actually released on 2021-03-18.

The song was written by Angelina with Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen.

Meaning of title

The concept of multiple heavens — sometimes three, sometimes seven, and sometimes ten or more — is found in many major religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism. The concept of a "seventh heaven" in particular can be traced back to ancient Mesopotamia, where the number seven appeared in many Babylonian rituals.

In the Jewish Torah^↗, the highest of the seven heavens, known as Araboth, is where the Throne of God is located.

In Islam, both the Quran^↗ and Hadith^↗ talk of the existence of seven samāwāt, which can be translated as "heavens", "skies", or "celestial spheres". While the number seven may simply mean "many", as it sometimes does in Arabic, some traditions characterize the seventh heaven as "being composed of divine light incomprehensible to the mortal man [and extending to] the utmost extremity for all of God's creatures and heavenly knowledge."

In Hindism, some of the Puranas^↗ describe the last of the seven "upper worlds", Satyaloka, as a "big and beautiful garden made up of flowers" that, while impermanent, is "the highest of the joyful worlds a person might attain".

It is possible that Angelina is using this concept to allude to the "other world" she goes to in her mind when she sings, which she has described in the past as "endless" and "full of happiness". If so, then this might be the first time she has associated an explicitly religious concept with that "other world".

Studio recording

The original studio recording was apparently done after the airing of her America's Got Talent: The Champions audition in on 2020-01-06, and her signing with Republic Records, which was announced on 2020-08-26.

Original audio track

The audio track was released on various music platforms on 2021-03-18.

Official lyrics video

The offical lyrics video was released on 2021-03-30. It is an animation of art created by Angelina and Mery.

Angelina Jordan - 7th Heaven (Official Lyric Video) ^↗

Offical music video

The offical music video was only released on 2021-07-16 on YouTube.

Angelina Jordan - 7th Heaven ^↗

Official studio performance

Shortly after the release of the lyrics video, but well before the offical music video, a music video of her performing the song in her studio at Republic Records was published on 2021-04-08. This is a different recording with live instruments.

Angelina Jordan - 7th Heaven (Official Studio Performance) ^↗

Live performances

As far as it publicly known, Angelina performed the song life only in her three summer 2022 concerts in Norway.

Angelina Jordan 7th Heaven Kurbadhagen 1 July 2022 ^↗

Angelina Jordan - 7th Heaven - NRK TV - Live at Kongsberg 2022 ^↗ Summer concert tour 2022, July 10th - Sandjeford (2022-07-10 - live) [1]^↗

Other performances

On 2020-07-31 she posted an a cappella snippert of the song on TikTok, apparently recorded at the set of her "Billie Jean and "Yesterday" music videos.

[2]^↗(fragment)