Perfect (Fairground Attraction song)

"Perfect"
Single by Fairground Attraction
from the album The First of a Million Kisses
B-side
  • "Mythology"
  • "Falling Backwards"
  • "Mystery Train"
Released21 March 1988 (1988-03-21)[1]
Length3:36
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Mark E. Nevin
Producer(s)
  • Fairground Attraction
  • Kevin Moloney
Fairground Attraction singles chronology
"Perfect"
(1988)
"Find My Love"
(1988)
Music video
"Perfect" on YouTube

"Perfect" is the debut single by the English folk and soft rock band Fairground Attraction, written by Mark E. Nevin. Released on 21 March 1988 by RCA, the single reached number one in the United Kingdom on 8 May 1988, where it stayed for one week. It also reached number one in Australia, Ireland, and South Africa. In the United States, the song peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] "Perfect" won the award for British Single of the Year at the Brit Awards 1989 and was nominated for the Ivor Novello 'Best Song Musically and Lyrically' award.

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  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.