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Feel" is a song by
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popPop music is a music genre that developed from the mid-1950s as a softer alternative to rock 'n' roll and later to rock music. It has a focus on commercial recording, often orientated towards a youth market, usually through the medium of relatively short and simple love songs...
singer
Robbie WilliamsRobert Peter Williams, better known as Robbie Williams is a BRIT Award-winning English British singer-songwriter. His career started in 1989, at the age of 15, as a dancer and singer with the pop band Take That. He left the band in 1995 to launch his solo career...
. It was released as the lead single from Williams' fifth studio album,
EscapologyEscapology is a 2002 album by Robbie Williams, his fifth solo effort, and his last with producer and co-songwriter Guy Chambers. Critics were negative about the album, calling it "stale songs, formulaic arrangements, and mediocre songwriting" Allmusic, Rolling Stone was less harsh, describing it as...
, in 2002.
The video shows Williams in a cowboy-like lifestyle. It gained some attention in the
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thanks to
Daryl HannahDaryl Christine Hannah is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s notably Blade Runner, Splash, Wall Street and Roxanne and in 2003-4 received acclaim for her role in the Kill Bill series.-Early life: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.
The song was aimed to become the Christmas number-one in the United Kingdom, but peaked at #4.
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Feel" is a song by
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
popPop music is a music genre that developed from the mid-1950s as a softer alternative to rock 'n' roll and later to rock music. It has a focus on commercial recording, often orientated towards a youth market, usually through the medium of relatively short and simple love songs...
singer
Robbie WilliamsRobert Peter Williams, better known as Robbie Williams is a BRIT Award-winning English British singer-songwriter. His career started in 1989, at the age of 15, as a dancer and singer with the pop band Take That. He left the band in 1995 to launch his solo career...
. It was released as the lead single from Williams' fifth studio album,
EscapologyEscapology is a 2002 album by Robbie Williams, his fifth solo effort, and his last with producer and co-songwriter Guy Chambers. Critics were negative about the album, calling it "stale songs, formulaic arrangements, and mediocre songwriting" Allmusic, Rolling Stone was less harsh, describing it as...
, in 2002.
Music Video
The video shows Williams in a cowboy-like lifestyle. It gained some attention in the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
thanks to
Daryl HannahDaryl Christine Hannah is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s notably Blade Runner, Splash, Wall Street and Roxanne and in 2003-4 received acclaim for her role in the Kill Bill series.-Early life: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.
Chart Success
The song was aimed to become the Christmas number-one in the United Kingdom, but peaked at #4. It still spent four weeks inside the Top 10, however. "Feel" became Williams' biggest international hit, becoming his best selling single in
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: the song topped the charts in
ArgentinaArgentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico,...
,
HungaryHungary , in English officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia. Its capital is Budapest. Hungary is a member of OECD, NATO, EU, V4 and is a Schengen state...
,
ItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...
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IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
,
LatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , and to the southeast by Belarus . Across the Baltic Sea to the west lies Sweden...
,
PortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east...
,
MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and the
NetherlandsThe Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...
. The song was also successful in
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, where it reached #10 and spent a total of 54 weeks in the chart.. Despite Williams' major success in the most of the world, "Feel" failed to reach Billboard's Hot 100 in the USA.
Formats and track listings
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Feel".
UK CD
(Released December 2, 2002)
- "Feel" - 4:22
- "Nobody Someday" [Demo Version] - 2:53
- "You're History" - 2:04
- "Feel" Making Of The Video & Photo Gallery
UK DVD
(Released December 2, 2002)
- "Feel" Music Video [Color Version]
- "Feel" Behind Scenes of the Video
- "Nobody Someday" [Demo Version] Audio
- "You're History" Audio
Certifications & Sales
| Country |
Certification (If Any) |
Sales/shipments |
| Australia |
Gold |
35,000+ |
| Austria |
Gold |
15,000+ |
| France |
Gold |
200,000+ |
| Germany |
Gold |
150,000+ |
| Sweden |
Gold |
10,000+ |
| Switzerland |
Gold |
20,000+ |
Charts
| Chart (2002) |
Peak
Position |
| Dutch Singles Chart |
1 |
| Hungarian Singles Chart |
1 |
| Latvian Airplay Chart |
1 |
| Italian Singles Chart |
1 |
| Mexican Airplay Chart |
1 |
| Romanian Airplay Chart |
1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart |
2 |
| Austrian Singles Chart |
3 |
| German Singles Chart |
3 |
| Swedish Singles Chart |
3 |
| Danish Singles Chart |
4 |
| Swiss Singles Chart |
4 |
| UK Singles Chart |
4 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart |
5 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart |
6 |
| French Singles Chart |
6 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart |
7 |
| Australian Singles Chart |
10 |
| Canadian Singles Chart |
10 |
| Finnish Singles Chart |
13 |
| US Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks |
28 |