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A Long Way to Heaven · 1985
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Playlists published by public broadcasters, loaded every night (back to 5 Oct 2025): Sveriges Radio P3 Din gata (Sweden), BBC Radio 1 (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 1Xtra (United Kingdom), BBC Radio 2 (United Kingdom), triple j Unearthed (Australia), BBC Radio 6 Music (United Kingdom), ABC Jazz (Australia), ABC Classic (Australia), triple j (Australia), Double J (Australia), BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom), Sveriges Radio P1 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P2 (Sweden), KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle (United States), Sveriges Radio P3 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P4 Stockholm (Sweden).
Commercial radio, TV and most countries don't publish playlists, so a song missing here can still be played elsewhere. These plays are what authors' and performers' societies pay on — compare them with your statements.
Songwriting
Then every country where this song was released (1): 9 songwriting and 3 recording societies.
Public estimate from 0 ListenBrainz listens, your share of the writer credits and your role on the recording — often low outside the UK and US, and streaming only.
Codes also from: Deezer.
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