Sheep Go to Heaven
"Sheep Go to Heaven" is a single by American alternative rock band Cake from their 1998 album Prolonging the Magic. The song's title references the parable of The Sheep and the Goats from Chapter 25 of the Gospel of Matthew.
| "Sheep Go to Heaven" | ||||
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| Single by Cake | ||||
| from the album Prolonging the Magic | ||||
| Released | 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:44 | |||
| Label | Capricorn Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | John McCrea | |||
| Producer(s) | Cake | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sheep Go to Heaven (Edit)" | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Never There (Live)" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Is This Love? (Live)" | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Sheep Go to Heaven" | 4:44 |
Music video
The music video for "Sheep Go to Heaven" is animated, and features members of Cake dressed as a KISS cover band, playing in a sports bar. A disgruntled employee of a greeting-card company enters the sports bar with a machete, and massacres the crowd, sending the band to Heaven. Later, the employee is convicted, executed, and sent to Hell. The video was directed by Mark Kornweibel.
Chart positions
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| US Modern Rock Tracks | 16 |
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