Feel It (The Tamperer featuring Maya song)

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"Feel It"
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Single by the Tamperer featuring Maya
from the album Fabulous
Released9 April 1998 (1998-04-09)
StudioE-Mail (Italy)
Genre
Length
  • 5:01 (original version)
  • 3:50 (mail version)
  • 3:02 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Falox
The Tamperer featuring Maya singles chronology
"Feel It"
(1998) 		"If You Buy This Record (Your Life Will Be Better)"
(1998)
Music video
"Feel It" on YouTube

"Feel It" is a song by Italian musical group the Tamperer featuring Maya. Produced by Falox, a production team that then consisted of Tamperer members Mario Fargetta and Alex Farolfi, the song is based on the Jacksons' 1981 hit "Can You Feel It" and quotes Heather Leigh West's lyrics from Urban Discharge's 1996 song "Drop a House".[1]

The song was a commercial success, reaching number one in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Wallonia region of Belgium. It also topped the Canadian RPM Dance Chart, peaked at number two in Italy, and reached the top 10 in eight other countries, including France, Hungary, New Zealand, and Norway.

Background and release[]

Producer Alex Farolfi went to Ibiza in the summer of 1997 and noticed that the crowd would go wild when a club DJ played "Can You Feel It". Fargetta and Farolfi went together and made a version using a sample of the original by The Jacksons and tested it in Italian clubs. The track was so successful, so the producers decided to re-record it properly. "Feel It" was released in May 1998 as the lead single from the group's debut album, Fabulous.

Club remixes from British DJ/producer Sharp and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels caught the attention of DJ Pete Tong, who featured a different remix each Friday night for six weeks on his Essential Selection dance music show on CHR network BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom.[2]

Critical reception[]

Daily Record said the song is "brilliant".[3] Music & Media commented, "This Italian production team consists of three producers from national CHR network Radio Deejay. DJ Fargetta, Alex Farolfi and Mentiroso use the talents of dance diva Maya as the icing on the cake, which has the Jacksons' Can You Feel It as its main ingredient. Having enjoyed success in Italy, the incredibly catchy track is now being released across Europe."[4]

Chart performance[]

"Feel It" was successful globally and remains the group's biggest hit to date. In Europe, it peaked at number one in Ireland, Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the Wallonia region of Belgium.[5][6][7][8] In the UK, it peaked during its sixth week on the UK Singles Chart, on May 24, 1998.[7] It also topped the UK Indie Chart, which tracks singles from independent record labels.[9] The single managed to climb into the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Flanders, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, and Norway, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it rose to number 2.[10][11][12][13][14][15] It was a top-20 hit in Austria, Iceland, and Sweden and a top-40 hit in Germany and Switzerland.[10][16] Outside Europe, "Feel It" went to number one on the RPM Dance Chart in Canada, number 4 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the United States, number 10 in New Zealand, and number 19 in Australia.[17][18][19] The single earned a gold record in Australia, France, New Zealand, and the UK while earning a platinum record in Belgium.[20][21][22][23][24]

Music video[]

A music video was made for "Feel It", directed by director Daniel P. Siegler & Tracks.[25]

Track listings[]

Credits and personnel[]

Credits are adapted from the US and European maxi-single liner notes.[28][31]

Studios

  • Recorded at E-Mail Studio (Italy)
  • Mastered at Frankfort/Wayne Mastering Labs Inc. (New York City)

Personnel

Charts and certifications[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe 9 April 1998 (1998-04-09) CD
[10]
United Kingdom 13 April 1998 (1998-04-13)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Pepper [57]

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