"Closest Thing to Heaven" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...

. It was released as the first single from their 2004 album Everybody Loves a Happy Ending

Everybody Loves a Happy Ending

Everybody Loves a Happy Ending is the sixth studio album by the British pop rock/new wave band Tears for Fears, released on 14 September 2004 in the US, and 7 March 2005 in the UK and Europe...

and is the first single that features both original members Roland Orzabal

Roland Orzabal

Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists.- Early career :Orzabal...

 and Curt Smith

Curt Smith

Curt Smith is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Also a solo artist, he released his third album Halfway, Pleased in May 2008....

 since 1990.

The song was also Tears for Fears' first UK top 40 hit since the 1995 single "Raoul and the Kings of Spain

Raoul and the Kings of Spain (song)

"Raoul and the Kings of Spain" is a song by the band Tears for Fears, released as the first single from their 1995 album of the same name. Upon its release, the single reached #31 in the UK and would be the band's last Top 40 hit there for ten years...

". It also reached #12 on the Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 singles chart.

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1. "Closest Thing to Heaven" (UK Radio Mix) - 3:22
2. "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Brothers In Rhythm Group Therapy Mix) - 8:15
3. "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Solasso Club Mix) - 5:49
4. "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Brothers In Rhythm Group Therapy Dub) - 8:15
5. "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Solasso Dub) - 5:33

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1. "Closest Thing to Heaven" (UK Radio Mix) - 3:22
2. "Closest Thing to Heaven" (Solasso Dub) - 5:33

Music video

The video for "Closest Thing to Heaven" features the Hollywood actress Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack , known professionally as Brittany Murphy, was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as Clueless, Just Married, Girl Interrupted, Spun, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet, and Riding in Cars with Boys...

riding in a hot air balloon.