Perfect Bliss

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"Perfect Bliss"
File:PerfectBliss.jpg
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
File:PerfectBlissCD Asia.jpg
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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bellefire – Perfect Bliss" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 日本語). Oricon. Archived from the original on 18 August 2001. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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