(Feels Like) Heaven
"(Feels Like) Heaven" is a song by the Scottish music group Fiction Factory. It was released as a single at the end of 1983 and appears 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, reaching #2 on the Swiss singles chart. In the UK, the single peaked at #6. Other chart positions include #14 in Sweden and #20 in Austria.
Track listing
- 7"
- "(Feels Like) Heaven"
- "Everyone But You"
- 12"
- "(Feels Like) Heaven"
- "Everyone But You"
- "This Is"
Chart performance
| Chart (1984) |
Peak
position |
Total
weeks |
| Austrian Singles Chart[1] |
20 |
2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart[2] |
16 |
7 |
| German Singles Chart[3] |
10 |
15 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] |
4 |
5 |
| Italian Singles Chart[5] |
33 |
? |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[6] |
24 |
8 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[7] |
14 |
4 |
| Swiss Singles Charts[8] |
2 |
13 |
| UK Singles Chart[9] |
6 |
9 |
Cover versions and media appearances
- The song was recorded by dance act Dario G in 2003, reaching number 38 in the UK Singles Chart.
- In 2008, the song was covered by Sylwania, a German dance project from the label Beatbox-Recordz.
- In 2008, the song was covered and released as a bonus track on the album Werk 80 II by the German gothic metal band Atrocity.
- In February 2012, the song was covered by Matt Consola featuring Ben Holder & LFB on Swishcraft Records.[10] This release includes remixes by Joel Dickinson, Sean Mac, Christian Poow, SpekrFreks, Chubby Fingers and Swishcraft (aka Matt Consola & LFB).
- Slow Moving Millie covered the song on her 2011 album Renditions.
- In April 2008, The Hershey Company used the song in a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup commercial.
References
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". dutchcharts.nl. 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. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ Jaclyn Ward - Fireball Media Group - http://www.fireballmedia.ie. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: F". Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ "Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven". Chart Stats. 1984-01-14. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ Sanger, David E. "Feels Like Heaven", Beatport, February 21, 2012, accessed February 23, 2012. Archived 2012-02-25.
