| "(Feels Like) Heaven" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
) | ||||
| Single by Fiction Factory | ||||
| from the album Throw the Warped Wheel Out | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | 31 December 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Jordan & Kevin Patterson | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Wilson | |||
| Fiction Factory singles chronology | ||||
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"(Feels Like) Heaven" is a song by the Scottish music group Fiction Factory. It was released as a single at the end of 1983 and appears on their debut album, Throw the Warped Wheel Out. The track was a hit in Switzerland, reaching #2 on the singles chart. In the UK, it peaked at #6. Other chart positions include #10 in Germany, #14 in Sweden and #20 in Austria. The song is a regular feature on 1980s and new wave compilations.
Fiction Factory had no other notable successes beyond "(Feels Like) Heaven", which rendered the band as a one-hit wonder.[1]
Track listing
- 7"
- "(Feels Like) Heaven"
- "Everyone But You"
- 12"
- "(Feels Like) Heaven"
- "Everyone But You"
- "This Is"
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 51 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[3] | 20 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 16 |
| German Singles Chart[5] | 10 |
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 4 |
| Italian Singles Chart[7] | 33 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[8] | 24 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[9] | 14 |
| Swiss Singles Charts[10] | 2 |
| UK Singles Chart[11] | 6 |
Cover versions
- The song was recorded by dance act Dario G in 2003, reaching number 38 in the UK Singles Chart.
- In 2008, the song was covered by Sylwania, a German dance project from the label Beatbox-Recordz.
- In 2008, the song was covered and released as a bonus track on the album Werk 80 II by the German gothic metal band Atrocity.
- In February 2012, the song was covered by Matt Consola featuring Ben Holder & LFB on Swishcraft Records.[12] This release includes remixes by Joel Dickinson, Sean Mac, Christian Poow, SpekrFreks, Chubby Fingers and Swishcraft (aka Matt Consola & LFB).
- Slow Moving Millie covered the song on her 2011 album Renditions.
- In 2016, the song was performed live by Manic Street Preachers during their Everything Must Go 20th anniversary tour. A studio recording was included on the compilation album BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s, Vol. 2.
References
- ^ Welsh, Andrew (26 July 2011). "Fiction Factory dreaming of heaven at Rewind Festival reunion". Daily Record. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ musicline.de / PhonoNet GmbH. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: F". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". charts.nz. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". Official Charts Company. 1984-01-14. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Sanger, David E. "Feels Like Heaven", Beatport, February 21, 2012, accessed February 23, 2012. Archived 2012-02-25.