Fiction Factory


Fiction Factory were a Scottish new wave band from Perth. Formed in 1983, they are best known for their single " Heaven", which peaked at #6 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was written by Eddie Jordan and Kevin Patterson.

History

Before they began Fiction Factory, Kevin Patterson, Eddie Jordan, Grant Taylor and Chic Medley played in skinhead ska band The Rude Boys. Asked by CBS to create a concert-playing band, they enlisted Graham McGregor and Mike Ogletree, a former member of Simple Minds and Café Jacques. The band's single " Heaven" became a UK Top 10 hit in 1984.
Fiction Factory disbanded in 1987 after the release of their second album, and Patterson left the music industry soon afterwards. He now works in IT and is married with two children. Patterson and Jordan reunited to perform " Heaven" with a backing band at the latter's wedding in August 2007. Medley went on to work with the Scottish world music project, Mouth Music.
In 2011, the original line-up reformed the band for the first time since 1984 for their performance at the 2011 Rewind Festival.
In 2016, Manic Street Preachers covered " Heaven" for the album BBC Radio 2 Sounds of the 80s, Volume 2.
In 2019, " Heaven" was used in Episode 5 of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy.

Line-up

Studio albums

Singles