"Take Me to Your Heaven" is a song recorded by Swedish singer Charlotte Nilsson, with music composed by Lars Diedricson and English lyrics by Marcos Ubeda. It in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 held in Jerusalem, winning the contest, having previously won 's Melodifestivalen as "Tusen och en natt" ("A thousand and one night") with Swedish lyrics by Gert Lengstrand. On 24 April 1999, the Swedish-language version entered radio chart Svensktoppen as number-one and spent eight consecutive weeks on the top spot, remaining on the chart until 4 September 1999. The English-language version was internationally released as a single on 21 June 1999, produced by Mikael Wendt. At the singles charts, it peaked at number 2 in Sweden, number 5 in Flemish Belgium, number 10 in Norway, number 20 in the United Kingdom, and number 23 in the Netherlands.

Background

Conception

"Tusen och en natt" was composed by Lars Diedricson with Swedish lyrics by Gert Lengstrand, and recorded by Charlotte Nilsson. In addition to the original Swedish-language version, she also recorded an English-language version of the song, "Take Me to Your Heaven", with the lyrics written by Marcos Ubeda. The song is an up-beat song about love, with the singer asking her lover to take her to heaven by loving her. The music video is set in the wintertime with Charlotte walking in the snow.

Eurovision

On 27 February 1999, "Tusen och en natt" performed by Nilsson in Swedish competed in the of the Melodifestivalen. It received 217 points, winning the competition. As the festival was used by Sveriges Television (SVT) to select their song and performer for the of the Eurovision Song Contest, the song became the, and Charlotte Nilsson the performer, for Eurovision. On 29 May 1999, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem hosted by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Nilsson performed "Take Me to Your Heaven" in English (taking advantage of new rules removing the requirement to perform in a national language) fifteenth on the night, following 's "Tha'ne erotas" by Marlain, and preceding 's "Como tudo começou" by Rui Bandeira. At the close of voting, the song had received 163 points, placing first and winning the contest. The song was succeeded in as contest winner by "Fly on the Wings of Love" by the Olsen Brothers representing.

Aftermath

Charlotte Nilsson again in the as Charlotte Perrelli with the song "Hero", placing eighteenth. On 9 May 2024, Perrelli performed the song as part of a sing-along interval act in the second semi-final of the held in Malmö, Sweden.

Track listings

Swedish CD single UK CD single UK cassette single

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts