"Feel" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on 2 December 2002 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Escapology (2002). The song became an international hit, peaking at number one in the Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Romania and reaching the top five in several other countries, including Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
"Feel" was written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers. According to Williams, most of the vocals are from the original demo recording from 1999, as he felt unsatisfied with the re-recorded vocals. He commented, "I just couldn't sing it as well as I did on that day."[2]
Chart performanceedit
In the United Kingdom, "Feel" peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart, spending four weeks inside the top 10.[3] The song topped the charts in Hungary, Italy, Portugal, and the Netherlands. It was also successful in Canada, where it reached the top 10 and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart.[4] It was the most played song in Europe in 2003.[5] Despite Williams' major success in most of the world, "Feel" failed to reach the US Billboard Hot 100. "Feel" has sold 625,000 copies in the UK as of September 2022.[6]
Music videoedit
The video was directed by Vaughan Arnell and shows Williams in a cowboy-like lifestyle. It gained some attention in the United States thanks to Daryl Hannah's appearance as Williams' love interest. There were two versions of the same video, one shot in black and white and the other in colour and was filmed in Sundre, Alberta, Canada.[citation needed]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
After the release of "Feel", contestant Ricky Ord sang the song in the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar for the theme "My Pop Idol", being one of the first contestants eliminated. In Season 8, contestant Ardian Bujupi sang the song for the theme "English v. German". A year later, in 2016, contestants of the tenth season of X Factor Italy sang a medley of "Feel" and "Angels", before being joined by Williams himself to sing his single "Party Like a Russian".[73]
Referencesedit
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^"Feel". RobbieWilliams.com. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
^ ab"Robbie Williams Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^"Robbie song is Europe's biggest". 28 January 2004.
^ abGriffiths, George (13 September 2022). "Robbie Williams' Official Top 40 biggest singles in the UK revealed". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
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^Feel (UK cassette single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2002. TCCHS 5150, 7243 5 51763 4 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Feel (UK DVD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2002. DVDCHS 5150, 7243 4 90313 9 5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Feel (European CD single liner notes). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2002. 7243 5 51783 2 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Escapology (UK CD album booklet). Robbie Williams. Chrysalis Records. 2002. 5439942.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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^"Major Market Airplay – Week 48/2002" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 48. 23 November 2002. p. 23. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^"Nielsen Music Control". Archived from the original on 15 October 2007.
^"Hits of the World". Billboard. 12 April 2003. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
^"Arhiva romanian top 100 Editia 3, saptamina 27.01–2.02, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 14 May 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^"Robbie Williams – Feel" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
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^"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Robbie Williams; 'Feel')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
^"Italian single certifications – Robbie Williams" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 October 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Robbie Williams" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
^"Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2003" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
^"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Feel')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
^"The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 2nd December 2002" (PDF). ARIA. 2 December 2002. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
^"New Releases Singles Week 49, 04 December 2002". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 5 February 2003.
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