"Filling Up with Heaven" is a song by English synth-pop band the Human League, released as the third and final single from their seventh full-length studio album, Octopus (1995). It was jointly written by lead singer Philip Oakey and producer Ian Stanley. The song was released on 5 June 1995 by East West Records in a variety of vinyl and CD single formats. These included various third-party remixes of "Filling Up with Heaven" and "John Cleese; Is He Funny?", including mixes by Hardfloor.
Filling Up with Heaven
Susan Ann Sulley in the music video for "Filling Up with Heaven"
The Human League is an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album Dare in 1981 after restructuring their lineup. The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US number one hit "Don't You Want Me". The band received the Brit Award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982. Further hits followed throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, including "Mirror Man", "(Keep Feeling) Fascination", "The Lebanon", "Human" and "Tell Me When".
Lineup: Susan Ann Sulley, Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall
The original Human League in July 1980. From left to right: Oakey, Wright, Marsh, Ware.
Plaque located in Sheffield Hallam University commemorating the Human League's first live concert
The Human League in 1984. Members: Catherall, Callis, Wright, Oakey, Sulley, Burden