Perfect Bliss

"Perfect Bliss"
Single by Bellefire
from the album After the Rain
Released2 July 2001 (2001-07-02) (UK)
StudioShane Songs (Stockholm, Sweden)
Length3:38
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jörgen Elofsson
  • Mathias Venge
Bellefire singles chronology
"Perfect Bliss"
(2001) 		"Buzzstyle (Find My Way)"
(2002)
Alternative cover
Japanese release cover artwork

"Perfect Bliss" is the debut single of Irish girl group Bellefire, released as the lead single from their first album, After the Rain (2001).[1] Issued in 2001, the song peaked at number two on the Irish Singles Chart in June of the same year, ending the year as Ireland's 23rd-best-performing single. On 2 July 2001, "Perfect Bliss" was released in the United Kingdom, reaching number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Gregg Masuak with post-production from Chris Dean and Justin Mullender.[citation needed]

Track listings

UK HDCD single[2][3]

  1. "Perfect Bliss" – 3:38
  2. "Don't Let Me Down" – 4:25
  3. "Dancing Inside" – 3:50
  4. "Perfect Bliss" (video)

UK cassette single and Japanese CD single[4][5]

  1. "Perfect Bliss" – 3:38
  2. "Don't Let Me Down" – 4:25
  3. "Dancing Inside" – 3:50

European CD single[6]

  1. "Perfect Bliss" – 3:38
  2. "Don't Let Me Down" – 4:25

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes and the After the Rain album booklet.[3][7]

Studios

  • Recorded at Shane Songs Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Strings recorded at Polar Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Mixed in 2001 at Mono Music Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)

Personnel

  • Jörgen Elofsson – writing, keyboards, programming, production, arrangement
  • Phil Thornalley – writing
  • Bellefire – vocals
  • Jeanette Olsson – additional backing vocals
  • Mathias Venge – guitars, programming, production, arrangement
  • Stockholm Session Strings – strings
  • Ulf Janssen – string arrangement
  • Henrik Janssen – string arrangement
  • Håkan Wollgård – recording (strings)
  • Bernard Löhr – mixing

Charts

Release history

Release history and formats for "Perfect Bliss"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Ireland 2001
  • CD
  • cassette
 Virgin
United Kingdom 2 July 2001 [14]
Japan 8 August 2001 CD [15]

References

  1. ^ "Bellefire – After the Rain". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Bellefire – Perfect Bliss" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b Perfect Bliss (UK HDCD single liner notes). Bellefire. Virgin Records. 2001. VSCDT 1807, 7243 8 97719 09.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Perfect Bliss (UK cassette single sleeve). Bellefire. Virgin Records. 2001. VSC 1807, 7243 8 97719 47.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Perfect Bliss (Japanese CD single liner notes). Bellefire. Virgin Records. 2001. VJCP-12142.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Perfect Bliss (European CD single liner notes). Bellefire. Virgin Records. 2001. VSCDE1807, 7243 8 97795 23.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ After the Rain (Japanese CD album booklet). Bellefire. Virgin Records. 2001. VJCP-68346.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 19, no. 30. 21 July 2001. p. 11. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Perfect Bliss". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Bellefire – Perfect Bliss". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Ireland – Top Singles for 2001". Allcharts. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  14. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting July 2, 2001: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 30 June 2001. p. 23. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  15. ^ "最新のCD リリース一覧" [Latest CD Releases] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on 18 August 2001. Retrieved 23 August 2023.