The song contains vocal samples from Etta James's 1962 single "Something's Got a Hold on Me", which is why James, Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods received writing credits.[1][2][3] Avicii and Arash Pournouri received credits as well because Avicii's song "Levels", which also sampled the Etta James song, is used as the primary musical interpolation throughout "Good Feeling". In addition, this is Flo Rida's fourth collaboration with Dr. Luke (after "Right Round", "Touch Me" and "Who Dat Girl") and first collaboration with Cirkut. The three would next collaborate with Taio Cruz on the song "Hangover".
"Good Feeling" peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Flo Rida's sixth top-ten and fourth top-five single on the chart. The song became a top ten hit in 16 countries.
Background and compositionedit
"It's legendary, we got Etta James featured on there, so it's crazy.".
"Good Feeling" is the lead single from his album Wild Ones.[5] The track was written by Flo Rida, Dr. Luke, Cirkut, Breyan Issac, Arash Pournouri, Avicii, Etta James, Leroy Kirkland and Pearl Woods, while production was helmed by Dr. Luke and Cirkut. It is composed and written in the key of D-Flat Minor (or C-Sharp Minor) and the tempo is 128. Dr. Luke has previously produced Flo Rida's songs "Right Round", "Touch Me" and "Who Dat Girl"; Cirkut has previously teamed with Flo Rida on the latter song as well. "Good Feeling" features acoustic-driven guitars, computerized beats and charging keyboards over a prominent sample from Avicii's song "Levels", which in turn samples Etta James's 1962 gospel-tinged hit "Something’s Got a Hold on Me".[5]
Critical receptionedit
The song has received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Trent Fitzgerald of "Pop Crush" gave the song four stars (out of possible five), writing that "the song is certainly destined to be a dance floor burner."[5] The reviewer also said that "We have a good feeling that Flo Rida has a chart-topping hit on his hands with this club banger. It feels like an anthem for the fist-pumping crowd that idolizes MTV's Guido-ville show ‘The Jersey Shore.’"[5] In a more favorable review, Katherine St Asaph of "Pop Dust" wrote that the track "might be the most listenable Flo Rida track ever" and that it's "pretty damn good."[6]
In a more negative review, Digital Spy's Robert Copsey rated it two stars (out of possible five) and wrote that "the sampling of DJ Avicii's 'Levels' – which in turn samples Etta James's 'Something's Got a Hold on Me' – makes this club-rap number sound about as authentic as Asda's tinned spaghetti."[7] Following James's death on January 20, 2012, Flo Rida dedicated the song in her memory.[8]
Chart and sales performanceedit
"Good Feeling" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 82 in its first week of release,[9] and peaked at No. 3 in its 16th week on the Hot 100 in January 2012.[10] It reached 3 million in sales by April 2012,[11] and has sold over 4 million in the U.S. as of March 2014.[12]
In the UK, "Good Feeling" reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 2012 eight weeks after release.[13] It became Flo Rida's fourth No. 1 in the UK with sales of 51,000 that week. The song has sold 1,200,000 copies in the UK as of December 2020.[14]
Music videoedit
A lyric video was uploaded to Flo Rida's YouTube channel on August 29, 2011. He shot the music video on September 27, 2011,[15] and it was then later officially released to YouTube on October 21, 2011.[16]
The music video for "Good Feeling" follows Flo Rida on a tour around Europe. A lot of his exercise regimen can be seen in detail. American rap artist Snoop Dogg can be seen in this video shaking hands with Flo Rida during a Marseille show.
It also shows Flo Rida holding an Apple iPad in front of his face. He also rides a 'Tron Bike', created by Parker Brothers.
The song is present in the pilot episode of iZombie.
It was also used in the official trailer for the 2017 comedy Father Figures.
Sportsedit
For the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons, "Good Feeling" was the unofficial victory song of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s New York Rangers. The song was played after every Rangers home win at Madison Square Garden until it was replaced with "Wake Me Up", also by the song's producer, for the 2013–14 season.[18] The song can also be heard in the second episode of HBO's 24/7, Road to the 2012 Winter Classic[citation needed] following a scene of the Rangers last second win against the Phoenix Coyotes on December 17, 2011.[citation needed]
“Good Feeling” was played to introduce the Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants during a celebration at the state's City Hall. Following this, each player received a key to New York City by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
The WWE used this song as the official theme song to WWE Survivor Series 2011 and it was one of two Flo Rida songs that were used as one of the official theme songs to WrestleMania XXVIII with the other being "Wild Ones". Flo Rida also performed "Good Feeling" along with "Wild Ones" live at WrestleMania XXVIII prior to The Rock entrance for his "Once In A Lifetime" match against John Cena.
The song was played at Oracle Arena after every Golden State Warriors home win until the Warriors' move to San Francisco in 2019 where it has continued to be played after every home win at Chase Center. It is also played after Game 5 of the 2017 NBA Finals, where the Warriors won their 2017 NBA Championship.
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.
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