Vocal from the 1964 musical The Roar of the Blackface – The Smell of the Crowd
| "Feeling Skilful" |
 Sheet music |
| Published | 1964 past Musical Comedy Productions |
| Genre | Show melody, jazz |
| Songwriter(southward) | - Anthony Newley
- Leslie Bricusse
|
"Feeling Good" (also known every bit "Feelin' Skilful") is a vocal written by English composers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Oversupply. It was first performed on phase in 1964 past Cy Grant on the UK tour and by Gilbert Price in 1965 with the original Broadway cast.[1]
Nina Simone recorded "Feeling Good" for her 1965 anthology I Put a Spell on Y'all. The song has also been covered by Sammy Davis Jr., Traffic, Michael Bublé, John Coltrane, George Michael, Victory, Eels, Joe Bonamassa, Eden, Muse, Black Cat Bones, Bassnectar, Sophie B. Hawkins, Leslie Westward, Avicii, Chlöe and Lauryn Hill among others. It was too performed by John Fable equally role of the Celebrating America performance marking the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on 20 Jan 2021.
Early performances and recordings [edit]
Although Bricusse and Newley shared songwriting credits, the words of the vocal are unremarkably attributed to Bricusse, with the music by Newley.[2] The song was commencement performed in public past Guyanese-British vocaliser and actor Cy Grant on the opening night of The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Scent of the Crowd at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham on 3 August 1964. The show, directed by Newley, toured British provincial theatres, and was so taken to the U.s.a. by theatre producer David Merrick. It opened on 16 May 1965 at the Shubert Theatre in New York City, where the role of "the Negro", who sings "Feeling Good", was taken past Gilbert Toll.[3]
In the show, Price's grapheme is asked to compete against the show'due south hero "Cocky"; simply, every bit "Cocky" and his master "Sir" argue over the rules of the game, "the Negro" reaches the middle of the stage and "wins", singing the song at his moment of triumph.[2] Information technology was described as a "booming song of emancipation",[four] and a Billboard review said it was "the kind of robust number that should have strong appeal".[5] The original cast recording of the show, featuring Price's version of the song, was released past RCA Victor in early 1965, before the show reached New York.
A version by Cy Grant with pianist Pecker Le Sage – much jazzier than the original stage version – appeared on their 1965 album Cy & I .[6] Anthony Newley's ain recording appeared on his 1965 album "Who Can I Turn To" and other songs from "The Roar of the Greasepaint".[7] Ane of the earliest recorded versions was a jazz treatment by saxophonist John Coltrane, which appeared on his album The John Coltrane Quartet Plays.... Recorded on 18 February 1965, it also features Art Davis, Elvin Jones and McCoy Tyner.[8] Versions were also released in 1965 by Nina Simone, Jean DuShon, Julie London, Chris Connor, Baton Eckstine, Andy & The Bey Sisters and Sammy Davis Jr. Ed Ames recorded a version in 1966 on his album "It's a Man's Globe".
Chart versions [edit]
Nina Simone [edit]
| "Feeling Good" |
 Cover of the 1994 single release |
| B-side | "My Baby Only Cares for Me (live)" |
| Released | June 1965 (anthology)
1994 (single) |
| Recorded | January 1965 |
| Genre | |
| Length | two:53 |
| Label | Philips |
| Songwriter(s) | - Leslie Bricusse
- Anthony Newley
|
| Producer(s) | Hal Mooney |
"My Baby Simply Cares for Me"
(1987) | "Feeling Skillful"
(1994) | "Sinnerman"
(2003) | |
Nina Simone's version, arranged and produced by Hal Mooney, was recorded in New York in Jan 1965 and appeared on her album I Put a Spell on You. Information technology was not released equally a unmarried at the time. In 1994, Simone'south recording was used in a British TV commercial for Volkswagen, and became popular. Released equally a unmarried, it reached No. 40 on the U.k. Singles Chart in July 1994.[9]
Simone'due south version was remixed past Joe Claussell in 2002 for the showtime volume of the Verve Remixed serial.[10]
The song track by Nina Simone and the music of "Feeling Good" take been sampled in numerous songs. In 1997, information technology was sampled in "Feeling Good" by Huff & Herb.[eleven] Other uses include "How I Experience" past Wax Tailor, from the 2005 album Tales of the Forgotten Melodies; "New Day" from the debut collaborative studio album Sentry the Throne by American rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West in 2011; "How I Feel" by Flo Rida, from the 2013 album The Perfect 10; and, also in 2013, in the first of Bassnectar's Immersive Music Mixtape Side I.[12]
The rail "About You lot" on Mary J. Blige's 2005 album The Breakthrough features an unusual have on the vocal. The majority of the recording consists of new lyrics, composed by Mary J. Blige, will.i.am and Keith Harris; yet, the chorus samples several lines from "Feeling Expert" as performed by Nina Simone. Simone's original vocals are distorted and then much that her vocalisation is almost unrecognisable; for this reason, Simone receives a credit equally a featured artist, and Newley and Bricusse receive credit as co-writers. "About Yous" is produced past will.i.am. The original instrumental rails to Nina Simone's "Feeling Good" was likewise used in the Swedish musician Avicii's song of the aforementioned proper noun, used past Volvo.
Simone's recording was used in the film Point of No Return [13] and appears on soundtracks for the movies Repo Men (2010),[fourteen] Last Holiday (2006),[15] Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017),[16] Cruella (2021),[17] the TV soundtrack Half-dozen Anxiety Nether, Vol. 2: Everything Ends [18] and the 2009 video game The Saboteur.[nineteen] The Bassnectar/Simone cover was used in "Affiliate half-dozen", a start-season episode of the television series Legion.[20]
An official music video for Simone'south version was released on YouTube 56 years after the release of her recording in June 2021.[21]
Certifications [edit]
Muse [edit]
| "Feeling Good" |
 |
| B-side | "Please, Please, Please Let Me Go What I Want" |
| Released | 19 November 2001 |
| Recorded | xix September – 14 November 2000 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 3:18 |
| Characterization | |
| Songwriter(south) | - Leslie Bricusse
- Anthony Newley
|
| Producer(s) | |
"Bliss"
(2001) | "Hyper Music" / "Feeling Good"
(2001) | "Expressionless Star" / "In Your World"
(2002) | |
Rock band Muse recorded a version for their 2001 album Origin of Symmetry. Information technology was released as a unmarried also featuring the vocal "Hyper Music".
In a poll by Full Guitar nearly all-time comprehend songs, Muse's version came fifth.[24] In September 2010, NME readers voted it the greatest cover vocal of all time, over "Twist and Shout" by the Beatles and "Hurt" by Johnny Cash.[25] A BBC poll in 2014 placed information technology ninth.[26]
Muse's version reached No. 137 on the singles chart in French republic, and No. 24 on the singles chart in the United kingdom.[27] [28]
In 2021 Muse released a new anthology called Origin of Symmetry 20 Anniversary RemiXX. In this album they remade all the songs including Feeling Good.
Michael Bublé [edit]
| "Feeling Practiced" |
 |
| Released | 4 April 2005 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:57 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(southward) | - Anthony Newley
- Leslie Bricusse
|
| Producer(southward) | - David Foster
- Humberto Gatica
- Tommy LiPuma
|
"Spider-Human Theme"
(2004) | "Feeling Proficient"
(2005) | "Dwelling house"
(2005) | |
|
| "Feeling Good" on YouTube |
| |
"Feeling Good" was covered by Canadian singer Michael Bublé every bit the lead single from his album It'southward Time. The single was released on iv April 2005. The song was the opening runway on his alive album Caught in the Human activity and has appeared in television advertisements, ESPN'due south 2005 World Series of Poker tournament, and the 2010 NBA typhoon broadcast.
Chart operation [edit]
The single peaked at No. 162 in the U.k., No. seventy in Australia, No. 36 in Germany, No. 66 in Austria, and No. 14 in Poland. The song has become 1 of his most pop singles and became a hitting in May 2010, when it reached No. 69 on the UK Singles Chart afterward it was featured in British advertisements.
| Chart (2005–2010) | Peak
position |
| Australia (ARIA) | 70 |
| United kingdom Singles Chart | 69 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 14 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 66 |
| Netherlands Singles Nautical chart | 61 |
| German Singles Chart | 36 |
Sales and certifications [edit]
The Pussycat Dolls [edit]
| "Feelin' Good" |
| Released | 12 September 2005 |
| Recorded | 2004 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:19 |
| Characterization | A&Chiliad |
| Songwriter(due south) | - Anthony Newley
- Leslie Bricusse
|
| Producer(s) | - Ron Fair
- Tal Herzberg (co.)
|
American daughter group the Pussycat Dolls recorded "Feeling Skilful" for their debut studio anthology, PCD (2005). The vocal was sung entirely by the Dolls' lead singer, Nicole Scherzinger.
Reception [edit]
The Pussycat Dolls' version of "Feelin' Skillful" received mixed reviews from critics. Nick Butler of Sputnikmusic wrote that the song's inclusion on the album serves as "a pretty pointless vocal conditioning for Nicole".[31] John Tater from musicOMH gave a negative review, writing: "All the emotion and melodrama of the original is ripped out of the centre of the song and we're left with a pointless, simulated-jazz version. They may likewise have strutted over to [Nina] Simone's grave and performed a stiletto clad dance upon it."[32] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine commented that the "rendition of 'Feelin' Good' [...] is misguided at best".[33] In contrast, Spence D. of IGN praised the song for returning to the "retro vibe with wondrous results".[34] On the Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart, the song peaked at number 23, becoming The Pussycat Dolls' merely vocal to appear on that chart.[35]
Alive performances [edit]
The song is included on their 2006 Live from London as the 4th track of the DVD.[36] The song is performed solely by Scherzinger.[36] The song was also included on their outset headlining tour, PCD World Tour. While delivering an a cappella version of the song, Scherzinger wore a "virginal hoodie-cum-headscarf", reported Helen Pidd of The Guardian.[37]
George Michael [edit]
| "Feeling Expert" |
 |
| Released | 11 August 2014 (2014-08-xi) |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | three:15 |
| Label | Aegean |
| Songwriter(southward) | - Anthony Newley
- Leslie Bricusse
|
| Producer(south) | - George Michael
- Phil Ramone
|
"Going to a Town"
(2014) | "Feeling Good"
(2014) | "Fantasy"
(2017) | |
|
| "Feeling Good" on YouTube |
| |
George Michael performed "Feeling Good" during his 2011–12 Symphonica Bout and included information technology on the Symphonica album (2014). The music video was released on half dozen May 2014, and "Feeling Skilful" was sent to radio on eleven August 2014. The release of "Feeling Good" coincided with the outcome of Symphonica on the vinyl format. It became his final single before his death in 2016.
The studio version of "Feeling Good" was recorded past Michael in 2008 (with actress Loretta Devine featured prominently on backing vocals) and included on the US edition of his Twenty Five compilation. He as well performed it during the 2008 legs of his 25 Alive tour and the 2010 George Michael Live in Commonwealth of australia concerts.
Release history [edit]
References [edit]
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- ^ a b Judy Harris, The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. Retrieved six January 2014.
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- ^ Stanley Dark-green, Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, Da Capo Press, 2009, p. 120.
- ^ Cameron Dewar, "'Greasepaint' Has What It Takes - And Maybe More", Billboard, 10 Apr 1965, p. 12.
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- ^ "Bassnectar - Immersive Music Mixtape - Side One", Soundcloud.
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Indicate of No Return – Hans Zimmer". AllMusic . Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Repo Men – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic . Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Last Holiday – Original Soundtrack". AllMusic . Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)". IMDb.com . Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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- ^ D, Spence (14 September 2005). "The Pussycat Dolls – PCD". IGN. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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External links [edit]
- Lyrics of this song
- Michael Bublé - Feeling Good on YouTube
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