Q-Feel was a British

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 synthpop

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 group. They released their self-titled album

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 in 1983, which included their only hit single

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, "Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)". Group member Martin Page

Martin Page

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 went on to achieve success as a songwriter

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 and solo

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 artist

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.

"Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)" was an entry in the 1982 A Song For Europe, the UK

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's pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest

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. It finished sixth (out of eight) behind eventual winners, Bardo.

The song

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 was also featured in the 1985 dance

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 film

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, Girls Just Want to Have Fun

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, and the opening sequence of the 2007 retro comedy, Kickin' It Old Skool.

The outfit remain a one-hit wonder

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.

Personnel

• Martin Page
  Martin Page
  Martin Page is a musician, singer, bass player, session musician, and noted pop songwriter.Martin George Page was born at Southampton, Hampshire, England, September 23, 1959 to Alan Richard Page and Ruth Pamela Page...
  
   (bass
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  , vocals)
• Brian Fairweather (guitar
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  , vocals)
• Trevor Thornton (drum
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  s)
• Chris Richardson (keyboards
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  , background vocals
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  )

Albums

• Q-Feel (Jive
  Jive Records
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  , 1983)

Tracklist

1. "Crosstalk" (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)" (6:07)
6. "Heroes Never Die" (3:58)
7. "Time Waits For No One" (4:02)
8. "Red Light Zone" (5:00)

Singles

• 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)

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1982	"Dancing in Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop)"	U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...  Club Play Singles Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	18
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	110
1989		U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...	44
		U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	75