"(Feels Like) Heaven" is a song and single by the Scottish music group Fiction Factory. It was released as a single at the end of 1983 and in 1984 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.
Contents[]
Track listing[edit][]
- 7"
- "(Feels Like) Heaven"
- "Everyone But You"
- 12"
- "(Feels Like) Heaven"
- "Everyone But You"
- "This Is"
Chart performance[edit][]
| 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[edit][]
- 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.