Hyper Music/Feeling Good
| "Hyper Music/Feeling Good" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "Shine" (CD1) "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" (CD2) |
"Hyper Music/Feeling Good" is the ninth single by English alternative rock band Muse, and the fourth from their second album, Origin of Symmetry. It was released on 7" vinyl—as a double A-side—and double CD—backed with "Shine" and a cover of The Smiths' "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want"—on 19 November 2001 and reached #24 in the UK Singles Chart[2]—the lowest of all four singles released from Origin of Symmetry, though sold better than all of them except "Plug in Baby".
"Hyper Music" was written by vocalist and guitarist Matthew Bellamy and "Feeling Good" was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley for the 1964 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd and famously interpreted by jazz/soul singer Nina Simone. A softer, acoustic version of "Hyper Music" with a quieter guitar piece and a recurring keyboard piece was recorded under the title of "Hyper Chondriac Music" and featured on the first—the 'B-sides'—disc of the 2002 album Hullabaloo Soundtrack.
"Feeling Good" was ranked as the fifth best cover version in a poll by Total Guitar in 2008.[3] Later in 2010, Muse's cover of "Feeling Good" was ranked by NME as the greatest cover song of all time in September 2010. Over 15,000 people voted it to number one beating The Beatles' cover of "Twist and Shout" and Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt".[4] In 2014, a BBC poll saw it voted the ninth best cover version ever.[5]
Muse's version of "Feeling Good" was used by Nescafé for their advertising, but did so without the band's permission. They later replaced it with the Nina Simone version. Muse were subsequently paid settlement money, which they donated to Oxfam. Virgin Atlantic Airways used the Muse version as the soundtrack for a global television commercial which debuted in October 2010. The commercial prominently features the song as accompaniment to a surreal sequence of vignettes depicting Virgin Atlantic cabin crew members.
"Feeling Good" music video
The music video for "Feeling Good" was directed by David Slade. It features Muse playing in a red room and people with deformed faces are climbing up the walls in the background. The video seems to be in the same room as "Hyper Music", except with a more bright and colorful look. It features rose petals falling from the roof.
"Hyper Chondriac Music"
A slower version of "Hyper Music" exists known as "Hyper Chondriac Music", a b-side on the "Bliss" single and the final track on Hullabaloo Soundtrack. This version of the song has never fully been played live, although various riffs have, and is much slower than the regular version, lasting 5:29 seconds. With a minor exception at the end of the song, the lyrics are identical. The outro has been played as an outro to "Stockholm Syndrome", most notably at the band's famed Earls Court Exhibition Centre performance in 2004.
The song, although never mentioned in any prominent interviews by the band, has since become a fan favorite. It has been hypothesized that "Hyper Chondriac Music" is an early version of "Hyper Music", although riffs from "Hyper Music" had been played since at least early 2000.
Track listings
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hyper Music" | Matthew Bellamy | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Feeling Good" | Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | 3:18 |
| Total length: | 6:41 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hyper Music" | Bellamy | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Feeling Good" (live) | Bricusse, Newley | 3:01 |
| 3. | "Shine" | Bellamy | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Hyper Music" (music video) | Bellamy | 3:23 |
| Total length: | 13:03 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feeling Good" | Bricusse, Newley | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Hyper Music" (live) | Bellamy | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" (The Smiths cover) | Morrissey, Johnny Marr | 1:58 |
| 4. | "Feeling Good" (music video) | Bricusse, Newley | 3:18 |
| Total length: | 12:05 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feeling Good" | Bricusse, Newley | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Hyper Music" (radio edit) | Bellamy | 2:58 |
| Total length: | 6:16 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feeling Good" (radio edit) | Bricusse, Newley | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Hyper Music" (radio edit) | Bellamy | 2:58 |
| Total length: | 6:16 | ||
Charts and certifications
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 19 November 2001 | Taste/Mushroom | 7" | MUSH97S |
| 2CD | MUSH97CDS/MUSH97CDSX | |||
| 2 promos | MUSE18/MUSE19 |
In pop culture
"Feeling Good" is featured in the 2008 film Seven Pounds, starring Will Smith.
The song was used in the third episode of the HBO series John from Cincinnati.
The song is also featured in the video game The Saboteur.
It is also featured in Doctor Who Confidential Season 2 episode "New New Doctor", played as montage music and in Season 3 episode "The Election" of Queer as Folk.
Season 8 American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert performed "Feeling Good" on the show, using the arrangement of Muse's version.
The song "Feeling Good" is also featured in the BBC programme "Luther" episode 3, starring Idris Elba and Ruth Wilson.
Muse successfully sued Nescafé in 2003 when their song "Feeling Good" was used in a television advert without permission, donating the £500,000 compensation to Oxfam.[7]
"Feeling Good" is used in Virgin Atlantic's 2010 commercial run in the United States, "001".[8]
Muse's "Feeling Good" is also featured in the beginning of "Shameless" Series 8 Episode 6.
The song was used in the trailer for the 2013 film The Family.
References
- ^ Morton, Roger (12 June 2001). "Origin of Symmetry Review". NME. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Chart Stats - Muse". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
- ^ "TG's Best Covers EVER!". Total Guitar. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Muse beat The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash to win best cover song of all time". NME, 22 September 2010
- ^ "Pet Shop Boys' Always On My Mind tops cover version vote". BBC News. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "British single certifications – Muse – Hyper Music/Feeling Good". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Hyper Music/Feeling Good in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "NME article". NME. 2003. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
- ^ "Virgin Atlantic USA Commercial - October 2010". Retrieved 18 February 2011.
