| "(Feels Like) Heaven" | ||||
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| Single by Fiction Factory | ||||
| from the album Throw the Warped Wheel Out | ||||
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| Released | 31 December 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | New wave[1] | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
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| Producer(s) | Peter Wilson | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven (Video)" on YouTube | ||||
"(Feels Like) Heaven" is a song by Scottish new wave band Fiction Factory, which was released in 1983 as the second single from their debut studio album Throw the Warped Wheel Out (1984). 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, #12 in The Netherlands, #14 in Sweden and #20 in Austria. The song is a regular feature on 1980s and new wave compilation albums.
Fiction Factory had no other notable successes beyond "(Feels Like) Heaven", marking the band as a one-hit wonder.[2]
The song was written by Kevin Patterson and Eddie Jordan shortly after they had formed Fiction Factory with Chic Medley. The lyric has been described by the band as "an anti-love song", while recognising that it has come to have a different meaning for different people.[2]
The song was referenced in Ariel Pink's 2017 song "Feels Like Heaven".[3]
- ^ Wide, Steve (September 22, 2020). "Honourable Mentions: New Wave 'One-Hit Wonders'". A Field Guide to Post-Punk and New Wave. Smith Street Books. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-925811-76-6.
- ^ a b Welsh, Andrew (26 July 2011). "Fiction Factory dreaming of heaven at Rewind Festival reunion". Daily Record. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
- ^ "Video: Ariel Pink - "Feels Like Heaven"". SPIN. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2021-10-18.