7th Heaven
| "7th Heaven" | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Angelina Jordan Astar, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen[1] |
| Genre | pop |
| Released | 2021-03-19 as single |
| Label | Republic Records |
| Promotional link | Listen and/or purchase↗ |
| Research the song | |
| Wikipedia | song↗ |
| song↗, lyrics↗ | |
| YouTube | song↗, lyrics↗, song + AJ↗ |
"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.[2][3][4]
The song was written by Angelina with Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen.[1]
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.[5]
In the Jewish Torah↗, the highest of the seven heavens, known as Araboth, is where the Throne of God is located.[5]
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."[5]
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".[5][6]
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".[7] 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
Angelina Jordan - 7th Heaven (Official Lyric Video) ↗ is the offical lyrics video, uploaded to Angelina's offical YouTube channel on 2021-03-30. It is an animation of art created by Angelina and Mery.
Official music video
Angelina Jordan - 7th Heaven ↗ is the offical music video, later uploaded to YouTube on 2021-07-16.
Official studio performance
Angelina Jordan - 7th Heaven (Official Studio Performance) ↗ is a music video of her performing the song in her studio at Republic Records, uploaded shortly after the release of the lyrics video, but well before the offical music video, to her YouTube channel on 2021-04-08. This is a different recording with live instruments.
Live performances
As far as publicly known, Angelina performed the song life only in her three summer 2022 concerts in Norway.
Other performances
On 2021-07-31 she posted an a cappella snippet of the song on TikTok, apparently recorded at the set of her "Billie Jean and "Yesterday" music videos.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Angelina Jordan - 7th Heaven - NRK TV - Live at Kongsberg 2022↗. YouTube. Accessed 2022-09-04.
- ↑ 2021-03-16 Facebook post by Angelina Jordan↗
- ↑ 2021-03-16 Instagram post by Angelina Jordan↗
- ↑ Angelina Jordan - 7th Heaven (Official Audio)↗. YouTube. Accessed 2021-03-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Seven Heavens↗. Wikipedia. Accessed 2021-03-20.
- ↑ Brahmaloka↗. Wikipedia. Accessed 2021-03-20.
- ↑ Singer Angelina Jordan: – I don't feel like a 12-year-old | SVT/TV 2/Skavlan↗. YouTube. Accessed 2021-03-20.
