Perfect (Fairground Attraction song)

"Perfect" is the debut single by Fairground Attraction, released on 28 March 1988. It was written by Mark Nevin.

"Perfect"
Single by Fairground Attraction
from the album The First of a Million Kisses
Released28 March 1988
RecordedJanuary 1988
Genre
Length3:36
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Mark E. Nevin
Producer(s)Fairground Attraction and Kevin Moloney
Fairground Attraction singles chronology
"Perfect"
(1988)		 "Find My Love"
(1988)

The single reached number one on 14 May 1988[1] on the UK Singles Chart, where it stayed for one week,[2] and stayed in the chart for a total of thirteen weeks. It also reached number one in South Africa for 10 weeks as well as in Australia for three weeks in August and September 1988. 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, released later the same year. A version of the song with a different singer was used in television advertising for Asda in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was re-released as a single in 1993 after it had reappeared on the compilation album Celtic Heart.

In the United States, the song peaked at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3] It also peaked at number 85 on the Hot Country Singles chart and number 1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, which was the song's only Top 40 entry on any Billboard chart.[4]

"Perfect" won the award for British Single of the Year at the 1989 Brit Awards.

It was the last number-one single on the NME singles chart, on 14 May 1988.

Track listing

Original release
  1. "Perfect"
  2. "Falling Backwards"
  3. "Mythology"
  4. "Mystery Train"

Celtic Heart release
  1. "Perfect"
  2. "Walking after Midnight"
  3. "You Send Me"
  4. "Captured" (Brian Kennedy solo track)

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 4
Denmark (Hitlisten)[8] 2
France (SNEP)[9] 50
Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[11] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 4
Norway (VG-lista)[13] 10
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 5
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 1
US Billboard Hot 100 80
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 23

Baillie & the Boys rendition
"Perfect"
Single by Baillie & the Boys
from the album The Lights of Home
B-side"Lovin' by Numbers"
Released14 April 1990
GenreCountry
Length2:57
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Mark E. Nevin
Producer(s)Kyle Lehning
Baillie & the Boys singles chronology
"I Can't Turn the Tide"
(1989)		 "Perfect"
(1990)		 "Fool Such as I"
(1990)

American country music group Baillie & the Boys released their version in April 1990 as the first single from the album The Lights of Home. The song reached #23 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[17]

Chart performance
Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[18] 16
US Country Songs (Billboard) 23

References
  1. "The Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 488. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 141. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  4. "Allmusic: Fairground Attraction - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. "australian-charts.com > Discography Fairground Attraction". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Fairground Attraction – Perfect" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Fairground Attraction – Perfect" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. https://www.ukmix.org/showthread.php?118921-Danish-Chart-Archive-Singles-1979-____-(B-T-IFPI-DK)/page9. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Lescharts.com – Fairground Attraction – Perfect" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Fairground Attraction – Perfect". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Fairground Attraction". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Fairground Attraction – Perfect" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  13. "Norwegiancharts.com – Fairground Attraction – Perfect". VG-lista. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  14. "Listas de superventas: 1988". 12 February 2010.
  15. "Swedishcharts.com – Fairground Attraction – Perfect". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  16. "Swisscharts.com – Fairground Attraction – Perfect". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  17. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 37.
  18. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1258." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 23 June 1990. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
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