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"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Song
B-sideLove Theme from "Flashdance" (Instrumental) (7", CD)
Found It (12")

"Flashdance... What a Feeling" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Italian composer Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (lyrics), and performed by Cara.[3]

Song information

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara's only #1 song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song,[3] the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song,[4] and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[5] In 2004 it finished at #55 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. The song also kept Culture Club's song "Time (Clock of the Heart)" off the number one spot.

It reached # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of May 28th, 1983 and stayed there for 6 weeks. The song was the #3 single of the year in 1983 on the Billboard year-end chart. In 2008, the song was ranked at #26 on Billboard's All Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100.[6]

In the United Kingdom, the song spent one week at #2 on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending date July 9, 1983.[3]

Composition

The song is in the key of B♭ Major and has a Tempo of 122 BPM.[7]

Releases and track listing

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Flashdance... What a Feeling".

7" vinyl, mini CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flashdance... What a Feeling"Keith Forsey, Irene Cara3:55
2."Love Theme from "Flashdance" (Instrumental)"Giorgio Moroder3:26
12" vinyl single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flashdance... What a Feeling (Remix)"Keith Forsey, Irene Cara7:16
2."Found It"Frank Floyd, Irene Cara4:20

Charts

Order of precedence
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
28 May 1983 – 2 July 1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by RPM number-one single
4 June 1983 – 18 June 1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Schweizer Hitparade number-one single
10 July 1983 – 31 July 1984 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler
"Australiana" by Austen Tayshus
 Kent Music Report number-one single
11 July 1983 – 8 August 1983
22 August 1983 – 29 August 1983 		Succeeded by
"Australiana" by Austen Tayshus
"Australiana" by Austen Tayshus
Preceded by
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler
 RIANZ number-one single
31 July 1983 – 4 September 1983 		Succeeded by
"Life Begins at Forty" by Dave and the Dynamos
Preceded by Topplistan number-one single
9 August 1983 – 13 September 1983 		Succeeded by
"Moonlight Shadow" by Mike Oldfield
Preceded by
"Moonlight Shadow" by Mike Oldfield
 VG-lista number-one single
35/1983 – 38/1983 		Succeeded by
"Sunday People" by The Monroes
Preceded by IFOP number-one single
1 October 1983 – 12 November 1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by AFYVE number-one single
10 October 1983 – 21 November 1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Moonlight Shadow" by Mike Oldfield
 FIMI number-one single
5 November 1983 – 31 December 1983 		Succeeded by
"La donna cannone" by Francesco De Gregori

Marcia Hines version

"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Song

Marcia Hines recorded a version of the single titled "What a Feeling" in 1998. It was released as the lead single from her ninth studio album, Time of Our Lives (1999).

Track listing

CD-Single

  1. What A Feeling 3:25
  2. What A Feeling (12" Mix) 5:30
  3. What A Feeling (Discotheque Remix) 7:07
  4. What A Feeling (Easy Skanking Mix) 5:57
  5. What A Feeling (Freakazoid Dub Mix) 6:35
  6. What A Feeling (Extended Mix) 5:23
  7. I Got The Music In Me 4:38

Charts

Chart (1998/99) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 66
Australian Singles Chart 23

Global DeeJays version

"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Song

In 2005 Global Deejays covered What a Feeling on their Album Network.

Charts

Charts (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[31] 44
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[32] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[33] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[34] 29
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100 Oficiální)[35] 7
France (SNEP)[36] 18
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[37] 35
Russia (2M) 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 45

Other cover versions

  • The song was used as opentheme music for Japanese TV drama Stewardess Monogatari (A Stewardess' Story) by Miki Asakura.
  • Björn Again released a version of the song as a single in 1993 which reached #65 on the UK Singles Chart.[40]
  • Swiss Dance act DJ Bobo released a version as a duet with Irene Cara in 2001, which reached reached #2 on the Swiss charts and #3 on the german charts.[41]
  • French singer Priscilla Betti released a French version of the song named "Cette vie nouvelle" as the second single from her debut album Cette vie nouvelle (2002). It peaked at number nine on the French singles chart.[42]
  • In 2004, Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli performed the song live, as host of the televised music contest show Melodifestivalen and recorded a studio version which was released as a promotional single to promote the contest. The track was also included on her third album Gone Too Long.[43]
  • Marie Picasso covered the song in 2007. Picasso's version peaked at 54 position on the Swedish singles chart.[44]
  • Extensive samples are included in Jason Derulo's 2010 single "The Sky's the Limit".[45]
  • The Glee Cast released a version of the song as a single in 2012 which reached #145 on the UK Singles Chart.[46]
  • In 2015, French singer Maude Harcheb released a bilingual French / English cover version as "Danse ta vie" featuring Vitaa accompanied with a music video.[47] It was included in the French compilation album Les Stars Font Leur Cinéma.[48]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" single release Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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  5. ^ "Past Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  6. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary: All-Time Top Songs". Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  7. ^ "Flashdance...What A Feeling - Irene Cara - Custom Backing Track". Karaoke Version. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
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  10. ^ "Irene Cara – Flashdance ...What A Feeling" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  11. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  12. ^ a b c "Song title 141 - Flashdance... What a Feeling". tsort.info.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  14. ^ "Settimana 19 Novembre 1983" (in Italian). Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
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  20. ^ "Irene Cara – Flashdance ...What A Feeling". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  21. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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  32. ^ "Global Deejays – What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
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  41. ^ [https://hitparade.ch/song/DJ-BoBo-&-Irene-Cara/What-A-Feeling-4569
  42. ^ "Priscilla - Cette vie nouvelle (Chanson)". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  43. ^ Charlotte Perrelli, December 2013 Artist of the Month Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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  45. ^ "Jason Derulo – 'The Sky's The Limit'". BBC. November 19, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
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  47. ^ MAUDE FEAT. VITAA - Danse Ta Vie (Clip). YouTube. April 27, 2015.
  48. ^ evous.fr: Les Stars font leur cinéma, le nouvel album de reprisesTemplate:Fr icon

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