(Feels Like) Heaven
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| Single by Fiction Factory | ||||
| from the album Throw The Warped Wheel Out | ||||
| B-side | "Everyone But You", "This Is" | |||
| Released | 31 December 1983 | |||
| Genre | New Wave, Synthpop | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Writer(s) | Eddie Jordan & Kevin Patterson | |||
| Producer | Fiction Factory | |||
| Fiction Factory singles chronology | ||||
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"(Feels Like) Heaven" is a song and single by the Scottish music group Fiction Factory. It was released as a single at the end of 1983 and in 1984 on their debut album Throw The Warped Wheel Out. It is a regular feature on 1980s and New Wave compilations. It was a major hit in Switzerland, topping the singles chart. In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at #6. Other chart positions include #14 in Sweden and #20 in Austria.
The song was recorded by dance act Dario G in 2003, reaching number 38 in the UK Singles Chart.
In April 2008, The Hershey Company used the song in a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup commercial.
In November 2008, the song was covered by Sylwania, a German dance project from the label Beatbox-Recordz.
In February 2012, the song was covered by Swishcraft ft. Ben Holder & LFB on Swishcraft records[1]. This release includes remixes by Joel Dickinson, Sean Mac, Christian Poow, SpekrFreks and Chubby Fingers.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- 7"
- "(Feels Like) Heaven"
- "Everyone But You"
- 12"
- "(Feels Like) Heaven"
- "Everyone But You"
- "This Is"
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart[2] | 20 | 2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[3] | 16 | 7 |
| German Singles Chart[4] | 10 | 15 |
| Irish Singles Chart[5] | 4 | 5 |
| Italian Singles Chart[6] | 33 | ? |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[7] | 24 | 8 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[8] | 14 | 4 |
| Swiss Singles Charts[9] | 2 | 13 |
| UK Singles Chart[10] | 6 | 9 |
[edit] Cover Versions
Slow Moving Millie covered the song on her 2011 album Renditions.
[edit] References
- ^ Sanger, David E. "Feels Like Heaven", Beatport, February 21, 2012, accessed February 23, 2012. Archived 2012-02-25.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Fiction+Factory&titel=%28Feels+Like%29+Heaven&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Fiction+Factory&titel=%28Feels+Like%29+Heaven&cat=s. 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. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/FICTION+FACTORY/single. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group - http://www.fireballmedia.ie. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: F". Hitparadeitalia.it. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/af.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Fiction+Factory&titel=%28Feels+Like%29+Heaven&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fiction+Factory&titel=%28Feels+Like%29+Heaven&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Fiction+Factory&titel=%28Feels+Like%29+Heaven&cat=s. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". Chart Stats. 1984-01-14. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=11089. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
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