| "Perfect" | ||||
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| Single by Fairground Attraction | ||||
| from the album The First of a Million Kisses | ||||
| Released | 31 March 1988 | |||
| Format | CD single, Cassette single, 7" single, 12" single | |||
| Recorded | January 1988 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, folk | |||
| Length | 4:50 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Mark E. Nevin | |||
| Producer | Fairground Attraction | |||
| Fairground Attraction singles chronology | ||||
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"Perfect" is the title to Fairground Attraction's first single, released in March 1988.
The single reached number one on the 9 May 1988 UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for one week, and stayed in the chart for thirteen weeks. It also reached number one in South Africa as well as in Australia for three weeks in August and September 1988. In the UK, it was released as a 7" single, 12" single, cassette single, and CD single). The song was included on the band's first album, The First of a Million Kisses, later the same year. It was used in television advertising for Asda in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was re-released as a single in 1993 after it had reappeared on the compilation album Celtic Heart.
"Perfect" won the award for Best Single at the 1989 BRIT Awards.
The song was used for advertising for supermarket chains Waitrose in the UK (late 1990s) and New World in New Zealand (mid 2000s) and is currently used for advertising Dulux paints in Australia.
It has been covered by Katherine Crowe, Regine Velasquez, Alle im Schrank, Bonnie Pink and The Indigo.
| Preceded by "Theme from S'Express" by S'Express |
UK number-one single 8 May 1988 |
Succeeded by "With a Little Help from My Friends" by Wet Wet Wet |