The song was mainly written by George Harrison, with lead vocals by Harrison and Jeff Lynne.
‘Heading For The Light’ was released as a single in West Germany, on 12″ vinyl and compact disc. The b-sides were ‘Rattled’ and ‘Last Night’.
It was also considered for release in the USA, but was eventually issued only as a promotional single. It reached number 7 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, based on radio play.
