Perfect (Fairground Attraction song)
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| Single by Fairground Attraction from the album The First of a Million Kisses |
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| Released | 1988 | |
| Format | CD single, Cassette single, 7" single, 12" single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:50 | |
| Label | RCA | |
| Writer(s) | Mark E. Nevin | |
| Producer | Fairground Attraction | |
Perfect was Fairground Attraction's first single, released in 1988.
The single reached number one on the 9 May 1988 U.K. chart (where it stayed for one week, and stayed in the chart for a total of thirteen weeks). In the UK it was released as a 7" single, 12" single, cassette single, and CD single). The song was included on the band's first album, The First of a Million Kisses, later the same year. It was used in television advertising for ASDA in the late 1980s. It was re-released as a single in 1993 after it had reappeared on the compilation album Celtic Heart.
"Perfect" won the award for Best Single at the 1989 BRIT Awards.
The song is currently used for advertising Dulux paints in Australa.
It has been covered by Katie Melua.
[edit] Track-listings
[edit] Original release
- "Perfect"
- "Falling Backwards"
- "Mythology"
- "Mystery Train"
[edit] Celtic Heart release
- "Perfect"
- "Walking after Midnight"
- "You Send Me"
- "Captured" (Brian Kennedy solo track)
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| Preceded by "Theme from S'Express" by S'Express |
UK number one single May 8, 1988 |
Succeeded by "With a Little Help from My Friends" by Wet Wet Wet |
