Which of these was a solo smash hit for Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's?

“Heaven Is a Place on Earth” was a solo smash hit for Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go’s. Released in 1987 as the lead single from her album Heaven on Earth, it became her signature solo recording and topped the Billboard Hot 100.

The song was written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley, not by Carlisle herself. Its polished power-pop sound, large chorus, and bright production helped define late-1980s mainstream pop. Carlisle’s vocals gave the recording a distinctive connection to her earlier success with the Go-Go’s, but the track was released under her own name after the band’s initial breakup period.

The single also reached number one in the United Kingdom and several other countries. A common mix-up is to treat it as a Go-Go’s song because Carlisle had been the band’s lead singer. It was instead part of her solo career, alongside later hits such as “Circle in the Sand” and “Leave a Light On.”