(Feels Like) Heaven

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"(Feels Like) Heaven"
FeelsLikeHeaven.jpg
Single by Fiction Factory
from the album Throw the Warped Wheel Out
B-side
  • "Everyone But You"
  • "This Is"
Released31 December 1983
Recorded1983
GenreNew wave
Length3:34
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Eddie Jordan & Kevin Patterson
Producer(s)Peter Wilson
Fiction Factory singles chronology
"Ghost of Love"
(1983) 		"(Feels Like) Heaven"
(1983) 		"All or Nothing"
(1984)

"(Feels Like) Heaven" is a song by Scottish band Fiction Factory, which was released in 1983 as the second single from their debut studio 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]

Critical reception[]

On its release, Ian Birch of Smash Hits wrote, "Imagine a smattering of H2O, China Crisis and The Lotus Eaters with a clean-cut production. One to watch in '84."[2] Tony Jasper of Music Week noted the song "has a fetching feel with a good blend of vocals and backing track".[3]

Track listing[]

7"
  1. "(Feels Like) Heaven"
  2. "Everyone But You"
12"
  1. "(Feels Like) Heaven"
  2. "Everyone But You"
  3. "This Is"

Charts[]

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 51
Austrian Singles Chart[5] 20
Dutch Singles Chart[6] 16
German Singles Chart[7] 10
Irish Singles Chart[8] 4
Italian Singles Chart[9] 33
New Zealand Singles Chart[10] 24
Swedish Singles Chart[11] 14
Swiss Singles Charts[12] 2
UK Singles Chart[13] 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.[14] 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[]

  1. ^ Welsh, Andrew (26 July 2011). "Fiction Factory dreaming of heaven at Rewind Festival reunion". Daily Record. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  2. ^ Birch, Ian (18 January 1984). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Select Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 January 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 15 June 2021 – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  6. ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  9. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: F". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  10. ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". charts.nz. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  11. ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  12. ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  13. ^ "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". Official Charts Company. 1984-01-14. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  14. ^ Sanger, David E. "Feels Like Heaven", Beatport, February 21, 2012, accessed February 23, 2012. Archived 2012-02-25.



Stub icon

This 1980s rock song–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""