FICTION FACTORY - (FEELS LIKE) HEAVEN
Llançament: Desembre de 1983
Llistes: Regne Unit: #6
“Feels Like Heaven” és una balada New Wave de 1983 de la banda escocesa Fiction Factory. Va ser escrita pels membres de la banda Eddie Jordan i Kevin Patterson i formava part del seu àlbum de debut, “Throw the Warped Wheel Out”. La cançó va ser l’únic èxit del grup al Regne Unit, assolint el #6 al febrer de 1984. També va triomfar a Europa, arribant al Top 10 a Irlanda, Suïssa, Bèlgica i Alemanya, però va ser completament ignorada als Estats Units.
Fiction Factory era una banda New Wave de Perth, Escòcia, formada el 1982. Els seus membres principals eren Kevin Patterson (veu), Eddie Jordan (teclats) i Chic Medley (guitarra). El seu single de debut, “Ghost of Love”, va despertar cert interès, però no va aconseguir entrar a les llistes, quedant-se en el #64 al Regne Unit. Tot i això, el seu segon senzill, “Feels Like Heaven”, els va donar el seu primer i únic gran èxit.
Els seus següents llançaments, com “All or Nothing” i el seu àlbum “Throw the Warped Wheel Out”, no van tenir impacte en les llistes. El seu segon àlbum, “Another Story”, va ser un fracàs comercial, i la banda es va dissoldre poc després, sortint progressivament de la indústria musical. Tot i que es van reunir per algunes actuacions als 2000s, mai van tornar a l’estudi. Van tenir un èxit molt limitat, però ens van deixar una cançó absolutament brillant.
FICTION FACTORY - (FEELS LIKE) HEAVEN
Released: December 1983
Charts: UK: #6.
“(Feels Like) Heaven” is a 1983 New Wave ballad by Scottish band Fiction Factory. It was written by band members Eddie Jordan and Kevin Patterson and comes from Fiction Factory's debut album, “Throw the Warped Wheel Out”. The song gave the band their only UK hit single, reaching #6 in February 1984. The song was a success in Europe, making the top ten in Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium and Germany, but was completely ignored in the United States.
Fiction Factory were a New Wave band from Perth, Scotland. Formed in 1982, they consisted of Kevin Patterson (vocals), Eddie Jordan (keyboards) and Chic Medley (guitar). Their debut single, “Ghost of Love” got some interest, but couldn't replicate it in the charts, stalling at #64 in the UK, but their second release, “(Feels Like) Heaven” gave them their first, and as it turned out to be, only hit single. The follow-up, “All or Nothing”, and their album, “Throw the Warped Wheel Out” both failed to bother the charts. One further album, 1985’s “Another Story” was a commercial failure, and the band broke up shortly afterwards, drifting out of the music industry. Although the band reformed for a few performances in the 2000s, they never returned to the studio. They only had minimal success, but boy, did they leave us with a fantastic song. (Mozz Osborne)