(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. The track was a hit in Switzerland, reaching #2 on the Swiss singles chart. In the UK, it peaked at #6. Other chart positions include #14 in Sweden and #20 in Austria. The song is a regular feature on 1980s and new wave compilations.

Fiction Factory had no other notable successes beyond "(Feels Like) Heaven", which rendered the band as a one-hit wonder.

Track listing

 * 7"
 * 1) "(Feels Like) Heaven"
 * 2) "Everyone But You"
 * 12"
 * 1) "(Feels Like) Heaven"
 * 2) "Everyone But You"
 * 3) "This Is"

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. 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.
 * In 2016, the song was performed live by Manic Street Preachers during their Everything Must Go 20th anniversary tour. A studio recording was included on the compilation album BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s, Vol. 2.