Perfect Bliss Explained

Perfect Bliss
Cover:	PerfectBliss.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Bellefire
Album:	After the Rain
Released:	(UK)
Studio:	Shane Songs (Stockholm, Sweden)
Length:	3:38
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Jörgen Elofsson Mathias Venge
Next Title:	Buzzstyle (Find My Way)
Next Year:	2002

"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.

Track listings

UK HDCD single^[2]

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^{[3] [4]}

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

European CD single^[5]

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.^{[2] [6]}

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

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Perfect Bliss"!Chart (2001)!Position

Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	23

Release history

Region!scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Ireland	2001		Virgin
United Kingdom	2 July 2001			^[9]
Japan	8 August 2001	CD		^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bellefire – After the Rain. AllMusic. 18 August 2020.
2. Perfect Bliss. Bellefire. 2001. UK HDCD single liner notes. Virgin Records. VSCDT 1807, 7243 8 97719 09.
3. Perfect Bliss. Bellefire. 2001. UK cassette single sleeve. Virgin Records. VSC 1807, 7243 8 97719 47.
4. Perfect Bliss. Bellefire. 2001. Japanese CD single liner notes. Virgin Records. VJCP-12142.
5. Perfect Bliss. Bellefire. 2001. European CD single liner notes. Virgin Records. VSCDE1807, 7243 8 97795 23.
6. After the Rain. After the Rain (Bellefire album). Bellefire. 2001. Japanese CD album booklet. Virgin Records. VJCP-68346.
7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 19. 30. 11. 21 July 2001. 6 March 2020.
8. Web site: Ireland – Top Singles for 2001. Allcharts. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120505011812/http://allcharts.org/music/years/ireland-singles-2001.htm. 5 May 2012. 16 December 2018.
9. New Releases – For Week Starting July 2, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 23. 30 June 2001. 14 August 2021.
10. Web site: 最新のCD リリース一覧. Latest CD Releases. Oricon. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20010818162808/http://www.oricon.co.jp/release/index.asp?week=-2. 18 August 2001. 23 August 2023.