Can't Fight This Feeling

"Can't Fight This Feeling" is a power ballad[2] performed by the American rock band REO Speedwagon. The song first appeared on the 1984 album Wheels Are Turnin'. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and held the top spot for three consecutive weeks from March 9 to March 23, 1985.[3] It was the group's second number-one hit on the U.S. charts (the first being 1981's "Keep on Loving You", also written by Kevin Cronin) and reached number sixteen in the UK.[4] "Can't Fight This Feeling" has appeared on dozens of 'various artists' compilation albums, as well as several REO Speedwagon greatest hits albums.[5]

For the Junior Caldera song, see Can't Fight This Feeling (Junior Caldera song).

"Can't Fight This Feeling"
Single cover
Single by REO Speedwagon
from the album Wheels Are Turnin'
B-side"Break His Spell"
ReleasedDecember 31, 1984 (UK)
January 23, 1985 (US)
RecordedAugust 1984
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length4:54
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Kevin Cronin
Producer(s)Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, Alan Gratzer
REO Speedwagon singles chronology
"I Do' Wanna Know"
(1984)		 "Can't Fight This Feeling"
(1984)		 "One Lonely Night"
(1985)

REO Speedwagon performed the song at the 1985 Live Aid concert; they were introduced by Chevy Chase.[6]

Music video

Two different music videos exist for the song. Both videos have been shown at various times on VH1 Classic (now known as MTV Classic).

Version 1: Studio (videotape)

The videotaped version was produced by MTV for a special on REO Speedwagon and features the band in the studio. It begins with Kevin Cronin playing the piano, attempting to find the key in which he can best sing the song (starting off in G major, he later decides he can sing it better in A). After Cronin exchanges some laughs with his bandmates, the original track of the song plays, with the band members miming their respective parts. It concludes with Cronin uttering the line, "That warmed the cockles of my cockles!"[7]

Version 2: Film

The second more famous version, directed by John Jopson, was considered a "more professional one" and makes various references to the life-cycle and shows the band singing the song.[8]

Personnel
REO Speedwagon[9]
Other personnel
  • Bill Cuomo - orchestration

Chart performance

Bastille version
"Can't Fight This Feeling"
Single by Bastille featuring London Contemporary Orchestra
from the album Doom Days: This Got Out of Hand Edition
Released19 November 2019
Recorded2019
Length3:18
LabelVirgin EMI Records
Songwriter(s)Kevin Cronin
Bastille singles chronology
"Another Place"
(2019)		 "Can't Fight This Feeling"
(2019)		 "What You Gonna Do???"
(2020)

In 2019, English indie pop band Bastille released a cover version of the song, featuring the London Contemporary Orchestra. It was released on 19 November 2019 by Virgin EMI Records. The song was selected as the soundtrack to the 2019 John Lewis Christmas advert.[36][37]

Charts
Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[38] 23
Euro Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[39] 7
Scotland (OCC)[40] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[41] 39

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