Q-Feel Knowpia

Q-Feel
Q-Feel
Origin	England
Genres	New wave; synthpop; hi-NRG;
Years active	1981–1984
Labels	Jive
Past members	Martin Page; Brian Fairweather; Trevor Thornton; Chris Richardson

Q-Feel was a British synthpop group. They released their self-titled album in 1982, which included their only hit single, "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)". It was an entry in the 1982 A Song for Europe, the UK's pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. It finished sixth (out of eight) behind eventual winners Bardo. The outfit remains a one-hit wonder.

In popular culture edit

The song "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" was featured in the 1985 dance film, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and the opening sequence of the 2007 retro comedy, Kickin' It Old Skool. Thanks to its presence in Girls Just Want to Have Fun, the song gained significant exposure in Los Angeles, where Top 40 radio station 102.7 KIIS-FM championed the record, making it one of their most-played songs at the time of the film's release.^[2]

After break-up edit

Group frontman Martin Page went on to achieve success as a songwriter and solo artist. He has frequently collaborated with fellow Q-Feel alumnus Brian Fairweather on songwriting and performing with other musicians. Page's debut solo album, 1994's In the House of Stone and Light featured contributions from Fairweather and fellow former Q-Feel bandmate, Trevor Thornton.

Personnel edit

Martin Page – bass, vocals
Brian Fairweather – guitar, vocals
Trevor Thornton – drums
Chris Richardson – keyboards, background vocals

Studio personnel edit

Nigel Green - recording engineer
Mike Shipley - recording engineer
Peter Harris - drum programming
Matt Wallis - assistant engineer
John Kongos - Fairlight CMI synthesizer programming

Discography edit

Albums edit

Q-Feel (Jive, 1982)^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Crosstalk"	Martin Page / Brian Fairweather	3:38
2.	"A New Science"		4:41
3.	"Electric Feet (Rhythm Machine)"		4:27
4.	"Go for It"		5:45
5.	"Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)"	Brian Fairweather / Martin Page	6:07
6.	"Heroes Never Die"		3:58
7.	"Time Waits for No One"		4:02
8.	"Red Light Zone"		5:00

Singles edit

"Doctor on the Radio" (1981)
"Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" (1982)
"Crosstalk" (1982) (promo only)
"Heroes Never Die" (1984)
"Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" (1989) (reissue)

Charts edit

Singles edit

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)"	US Club Play Singles	18
1982		U.S. Bubbling Under Hot 100	10
1989		U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	44
1989		U.S. Billboard Hot 100	75

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References edit

^ Zaleski, Annie (16 August 2014). "The 12 best '80s high school movie jams". Salon. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
^ Radio & Records newspaper, 1985 archives
^ Q-Feel- Q-Feel album @Discogs.com Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ Allmusic.com – Charts & Awards