It Feels So Good

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For the song by Steven Tyler, see (It) Feels So Good.
For the instrumental by Chuck Mangione, see Feels So Good (composition).

"It Feels So Good"
Sonique It Feels So Good CD2 UK.jpg
One of UK CD editions
Single by Sonique
from the album Hear My Cry
B-side"I Put a Spell on You" (remastered 12-inch mix)
Released9 November 1998 (1998-11-09)[1]
Genre
Length3:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Sonia Clarke
  • Linus Burdick
  • Simon Belofsky
  • Graeme Pleeth
Producer(s)
  • Graeme Pleeth
  • Chris Allen
  • Simon Belofsky
  • Sonia Clarke
Sonique singles chronology
"Let Me Hold You"
(1985) 		"It Feels So Good"
(1998) 		"Sky"
(2000)

"It Feels So Good" is a song by British singer Sonique. It was original released on 9 November 1998 and peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] In May 2000, in the wake of the song's success in the United States, the single was re-released and spent three weeks at number one on the same chart. The song remained in the top 40 for 14 weeks and became the third-biggest-selling single of 2000 in Britain. It has sold over 700,000 copies in the UK as of October 2014.[5]

The song also proved successful in many other countries, including the United States, where some repeated radio airplay in Florida helped it to reach number eight on the Billboard Hot 100[6][7] and led her to sign with Republic Records.[8] In 2017, BuzzFeed listed the song at number 33 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s".[9]

Background and content[]

Sonique said of the song, "It's about this guy whom I really liked years ago, but who didn't return my feelings. For he was very successful and I wasn't — at that time. And he thought that I was in love with his success. This song is just a way of declaring that it was him I liked."[10] The song received widespread acclaim after it was played by a Tampa, Florida deejay in February 2000. Because of the song's popularity, Sonique was approached by Universal Music executives Doug Morris and Jimmy Iovine. She was eventually signed to Universal, and her album Hear My Cry was the first to be released on Universal's new internet-based record label, Republic Records.[11]

Music video[]

One of two music videos[clarification needed] for the song was directed by Tim Story and premiered in February 2000.[12]

Track listings[]

Original release[]

Re-release (2000)[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[73] Gold 35,000^
France (SNEP)[74] Silver 125,000*
Germany (BVMI)[75] Gold 250,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[76] Platinum  
Sweden (GLF)[77] Platinum 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[78] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[80] Platinum 829,000[79]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 9 November 1998 (1998-11-09)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Serious [1]
United States 11 January 2000 (2000-01-11)
[81]
United Kingdom (re-release) 22 May 2000 (2000-05-22)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
  • Serious
  • Universal
 [82]

See also[]

  • List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s

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