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Fiction Factory
Band United Kingdom Active 1983–1987 80’s UK synth‐pop
Fiction Factory formed in 1983 in the United Kingdom and was active until 1987. Fiction Factory has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 3 stations on RockLists, spanning 1991–2021. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “(Feels Like) Heaven”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #237. The station that charted Fiction Factory most often is Fred (XM 44) (XM Satellite Radio (national)), with 2 appearances.
Fiction Factory came out of Perth, in Scotland, with a single that sounded like it had been pressed onto frosted glass: "(Feels Like) Heaven", a shimmering, lovelorn slice of new wave that climbed to number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and pulled their 1984 debut album, Throw the Warped Wheel Out, along in its slipstream. Not bad for a band that grew out of a ska outfit called The Rude Boys.
The lineup had Kevin Patterson singing, Eddie Jordan on keyboards, Chic Medley on guitar, Graham McGregor on bass and Mike Ogletree on drums, and together they made records built from glossy, melodic synthesizer washes and lyrics that turned inward rather than out onto the dance floor. The album got a polite amount of critical notice, but nothing on it matched the pull of that first single.
A second album, Another Story, came out in 1985 and barely troubled the charts, and not long after, Fiction Factory folded.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Fiction Factory on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (Feels Like) Heaven | 4 | #237 | – | – |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
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