Feel No Pain

"Feel No Pain" is a song by English band Sade from their fourth studio album, Love Deluxe (1992). It was released as the album's second single on 16 November 1992.

"Feel No Pain"
Single by Sade
from the album Love Deluxe
B-side"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Mad Professor remix)
Released16 November 1992 (1992-11-16)
Recorded1992
Length5:08
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sade
Sade singles chronology
"No Ordinary Love"
(1992)		 "Feel No Pain"
(1992)		 "Kiss of Life"
(1993)
Music video
"Feel No Pain" on YouTube

Critical reception

Justin Chadwick from Albumism described the song as a "percussive" and "compassionate call-to-arms that reminds us to treat the poverty-stricken with the dignity and decency they deserve, while encouraging us to do what we can to ease people's suffering in times of financial turmoil and family upheaval."[1] Larry Flick from Billboard noted it as a "luscious slow jam", and stated that it's "by far, the album's most accessible cut." He added, "A creative shuffle beat is embellished with subtle and bluesy guitar picking and steamy keyboard passages. Of course, Sade's unique voice is the focal point at all times."[2] The Daily Vault's Mark Millan stated that a serious song "comes off as a cool, breezy, and somewhat groovy funk song." He noted that "the icy vocals are in complete contrast with the club-ready, slow-burning track."[3] Music & Media commented, "Laid back but nonetheless driven, the second single from the Love Deluxe album is not completely painless, because the repetitive bass pattern makes you tap your feet until they hurt, especially through Nellee Hooper's dance remix."[4]

Frank Guan from Vulture wrote, "All Sade songs are socially engaged at some level, but of the ones that directly reference politics, this is one of the best. Instead of telling the story of a black family trapped by layoffs, poverty, unemployment, and hatred from the third-person, Sade locates herself within its daughter as a first-person narrator. Her intimation that a society that refuses to support its least fortunate members will end in ruin for all doesn't come off as a sermon, but an experience deeply lived. The supporting cast turns in one of its best performances, evoking a spirit at once buoyant, concerned, and trapped."[5]

Track listings
  • European CD single / Japanese mini CD single / US and Dutch cassette single
  1. "Feel No Pain" – 3:47
  2. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Mad Professor remix) – 4:27
  • UK and European CD maxi single
  1. "Feel No Pain" (album version) – 5:08
  2. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Mad Professor remix) – 4:25
  3. "Feel No Pain" (version) – 5:29
  • UK CD single – Nellee Hooper Mixes
  1. "Feel No Pain" (Nellee Hooper remix) – 5:09
  2. "Feel No Pain" (album version) – 5:07
  3. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Mad Professor remix) – 4:25
  4. "Feel No Pain" (Nellee's bonus beats) – 3:12
  • UK and European 7-inch single
A. "Feel No Pain" – 5:08
B. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Mad Professor remix) – 4:25
  • US 7-inch single
A. "Feel No Pain" – 3:45
B. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Mad Professor remix) – 4:25
  • UK and European 12-inch single
A1. "Feel No Pain" (Nellee Hooper remix) – 5:09
A2. "Feel No Pain" (album version) – 5:07
B1. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Mad Professor remix) – 4:25
B2. "Feel No Pain" (Nellee's bonus beats) – 3:12

Charts
Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 107
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 80
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 48
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 56
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 59

References
  1. Chadwick, Justin (24 October 2017). "Sade's 'Love Deluxe' Turns 25: Anniversary Retrospective". Albumism. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. Flick, Larry (15 May 1993). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 84. ISSN 0006-2510 – via World Radio History.
  3. Millan, Mark (30 December 2010). "Love Deluxe – Sade". The Daily Vault. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 5 December 1992. p. 10. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  5. Guan, Frank (26 October 2017). "All 73 Sade Songs, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  6. "Response from ARIA re: Sade ARIA singles chart history, received 19 September 2017". Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Imgur.
  7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Sade – Feel No Pain". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  8. "Charts.nz – Sade – Feel No Pain". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  9. "Sade: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  10. "Sade Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 December 2019.


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