(Feels Like) Heaven
"(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, #14 in Sweden and #20 in Austria. The song is a regular feature on 1980s and new wave compilation albums.
| "(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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
Fiction Factory had no other notable successes beyond "(Feels Like) Heaven", marking the band as a one-hit wonder.
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.
The song was referenced in Ariel Pink's 2017 song "Feels Like Heaven".