(Feels Like) Heaven

(Feels Like) Heaven FeelsLikeHeaven.jpg single Fiction Factory Throw the Warped Wheel Out "Everyone but You" "This Is" 1983 12 30 yNew Singles Music Week 24 December 1983 24 0265-1548 1983 New wave A Field Guide to Post-Punk and New Wave Steve Wide September 22, 2020 Honourable Mentions: New Wave 'One-Hit Wonders' 72 Smith Street Books 978-1-925811-76-6 https://books.google.com/books?id=KEcMzAEACAAJ Ryan Gibbs An introduction to Sophisti-pop In Between Drafts November 15, 2022 https://inbetweendrafts.com/an-introduction-to-sophisti-pop/ October 12, 2024 sophisti-pop synth-popalbum mw0000119189 Various Artists - Flashback Cafe, Vol. 1 (1994) Review Sutton Michael 1 August 2026 3:34 CBS * Eddie Jordan Kevin Patterson Peter Wilson Ghost of Love 1983 All or Nothing 1984 KQBoeBgb0uk "Fiction Factory – (Feels Like) Heaven" "(Feels Like) Heaven" is a song by the Scottish new wave band Fiction Factory, released by CBS Records on 30 December 1983 as the second single from their debut studio album, Throw the Warped Wheel Out (1984). The track was a hit in Switzerland, reaching No. 2 on the singles chart. In the UK, it peaked at No. 6. It also reached No. 10 in Germany, No. 12 in the Netherlands, No. 14 in Sweden, and No. 20 in Austria. 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.https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/fiction-factory-dreaming-heaven-rewind-2736995 Fiction Factory dreaming of heaven at Rewind Festival reunion Welsh Andrew 26 July 2011 Daily Record 2016-01-23 The song was referenced in Ariel Pink's 2017 single "Feels Like Heaven".2017-08-23 Video: Ariel Pink - "Feels Like Heaven" https://www.spin.com/2017/08/video-ariel-pink-feels-like-heaven/ 2021-10-18 Spin en-US Background Fiction Factory was formed in 1982 by vocalist Kevin Patterson, keyboardist Eddie Jordan and guitarist Chic Medley. The trio originally intended to write songs together for other artists rather than perform their own, but they received little record company interest until they formed a full band with the addition of bassist Graham McGreggor and drummer Mike Ogletree. "(Feels Like) Heaven" was written in 1982 and was one of the first songs that Jordan and Patterson wrote together. Speaking of the song, Patterson told Sounds in 1984, "I suppose to some it is milk pop and that was our intention – to write a commercial song that would get the companies interested. But it's not a very subtle song. It's not about loving somebody at all, it's about being loved by someone you absolutely despise."Black Bill Heavenly Bodies Sounds 28 January 1984 18 0144-5774 Critical reception Upon 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."Birch Ian 18 January 1984 Singles Smash Hits 17 Tony Jasper of Music Week noted the song "has a fetching feel with a good blend of vocals and backing track".7 January 1984 Select Singles Music Week 13 https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1984/Music-Week-1984-01-07-I.pdf World Radio History 15 June 2021 Frank Edmonds of the Bury Free Press gave the song an 8 out of 10 rating and described it as a "truly impressive and pleasing little number, with a relaxed, catchy melody".Edmonds Frank 6 January 1984 Soundscene Bury Free Press 10 In the US, David Okamoto of The Tampa Tribune described it as "the song Spandau Ballet would kill for" and "one of the prettiest singles of the year".Okamoto David 25 June 1984 Hot Stuff: Hot Wax The Tampa Tribune 2-D Track listing 7" "(Feels Like) Heaven" "Everyone but You" 12" "(Feels Like) Heaven" (remix) "Everyone but You" "This Is" Charts Chart (1984)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 Kent David David Kent (historian) Australian Chart Book St Ives, NSW 1993 0-646-11917-6 51Austria 20 Fiction Factory (Feels Like) Heaven true 1 July 2026Flanders 10 Fiction Factory (Feels Like) Heaven true 1 July 2026Ireland2 4 (Feels Like) Heaven true 1 July 2026Dutch40 12 Fiction Factory (Feels Like Heaven) true 1 July 2026Dutch100 16 Fiction Factory (Feels Like) Heaven true 1 July 2026New Zealand 24 Fiction Factory (Feels Like) Heaven true 1 July 2026Paraguayan Singles Charthttps://books.google.com/books?id=H-1DAAAAIBAJ&dq=discos+mas+populares+latina+1984&pg=PA11&article_id=1322,7368901 Canciones más populares en Paraguay La Opinión es 16 June 1984 11 Google Books 1 July 2026 1Sweden 14 Fiction Factory (Feels Like) Heaven true 1 July 2026Switzerland 2 Fiction Factory (Feels Like) Heaven true 1 July 2026UKsinglesbyname 6 Fiction Factory 21314 true 1 July 2026West Germany 10 Fiction Factory (Feels Like) Heaven 1080 1984 true 1 July 2026 Certifications United Kingdom Fiction Factory (Feels Like) Heaven Silver single 2022 2024 20183-6843-1 20 July 2024 true true true Dario G version In 2003, the song was recorded by the English dance group Dario G, titled "Heaven Is Closer (Feels Like Heaven)". The single reached the UK top 40, peaking at number 39 on the UK Singles Chart.https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/heaven-is-closer-(feels-like-heaven)/ Heaven Is Closer (Feels Like Heaven) | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company Official Charts It also charted in several other countries across Europe. This version mainly uses the "heaven is closer" refrain at the end of the original song as its hook. References External links single 84981 Category:1983 songs Category:1983 singles Category:1984 singles Category:2003 singles Category:Fiction Factory songs Category:CBS Records singles Category:Song recordings produced by Peter Wilson