Flashdance... What a Feeling

"Flashdance... What a Feeling" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Giorgio Moroder (music), Keith Forsey and Irene Cara (lyrics), and performed by Cara.[2] The song is in the key of B♭ Major and has a tempo of 122 beats per minute.[3]

"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Side-A label of one of US 7-inch vinyl editions
Single by Irene Cara
from the album What a Feelin' and Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
B-side
  • "Love Theme from Flashdance" (instrumental)
  • "Found It"
ReleasedApril 3, 1983 (1983-04-03)
Recorded1982–1983
GenrePop[1]
Length3:55
LabelCasablanca
Composer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Giorgio Moroder
Irene Cara singles chronology
"Anyone Can See"
(1981)		 "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
(1983)		 "Why Me?"
(1983)
Audio sample
  • file
  • help
Music video
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" on YouTube

It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 issue dated May 28, 1983, spending six weeks atop the chart. On July 9, it was succeeded by "Every Breath You Take" by the Police and spent the rest of the month in the top three. It spent 14 weeks in the top 10, thus making it the longest-running top-10 single of 1983. The song was ranked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart of 1983. In 2008, the song was ranked at number 26 on Billboard's All Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100.[4] In the United Kingdom, the song spent one week at number two on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending July 9, 1983, behind "Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart.[2]

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara's only number-one song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song,[2] the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song,[5] and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[6] In 2004, it was placed at number 55 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

Track listings
7-inch single / mini CD single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flashdance... What a Feeling"
3:55
2."Love Theme from Flashdance" (instrumental)Giorgio Moroder3:26
12-inch single
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Flashdance... What a Feeling" (remix)
  • Forsey
  • Cara
7:15
2."Found It"
4:20

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[42] 2× Platinum 200,000^
France (SNEP)[43] Platinum 1,000,000*
Italy (FIMI)[44]
sales since 2009 		Gold 25,000
Japan — 700,000[45]
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] Silver 250,000^
United States (RIAA)[47] Gold 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Marcia Hines version
"What a Feeling"
Single by Marcia Hines
from the album Time of Our Lives
ReleasedNovember 29, 1998
Recorded1998
GenreDance-pop
Length3:25
LabelWEA
Songwriter(s)
  • Irene Cara
  • Keith Forsey
  • Giorgio Moroder
Producer(s)
Marcia Hines singles chronology
"Give It All You Got"
(1994)		 "What a Feeling"
(1998)		 "Makin' My Way"
(1999)

American-Australian singer Marcia Hines recorded a version of the song 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" (Discothèque 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 (1998–1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[48] 66
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[49] 23

Global Deejays version
"What a Feeling (Flashdance)"
Single by Global Deejays
from the album Network
Released2005
Length6:06
Label
  • Superstar
  • Plaque
Songwriter(s)
  • Giorgio Moroder
  • Irene Cara
  • Keith Forsey
Producer(s)
  • Konrad Schreyvogl
  • Florian Schreyvogl
Global Deejays singles chronology
"The Sound of San Francisco"
(2005)		 "What a Feeling (Flashdance)"
(2005)		 "Don't Stop (Me Now)"
(2006)
Music video
"What a Feeling (Flashdance)" on YouTube

In 2005, Austrian house music group Global Deejays covered "Flashdance... What a Feeling" on their album Network, retitled "What a Feeling (Flashdance)".

Track listings
  • Austrian, German and Australian CD maxi single
  1. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Progressive Follow Up Radio Version) – 3:14
  2. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Clubhouse Radio Version) – 3:32
  3. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Pop Radio Version) – 2:46
  4. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Clubhouse Mix) – 6:11
  5. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (G.L.O.W's Feelin' Da Vox Mix) – 6:25
  6. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Progressive Follow Up Mix) – 5:29
  7. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (OSX Version) – 6:02
  • French CD maxi single
  1. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (House Radio Edit) – 3:33
  2. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Progressive Follow Up Radio Version) – 3:14
  3. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Pop Radio Version) – 2:46
  4. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Clubhouse Mix) – 6:11
  5. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Progressive Follow Up Mix) – 5:27
  • Belgian CD maxi single
  1. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Progressive Follow Up Radio Version) – 3:14
  2. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Clubhouse Radio Version) – 3:32
  3. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Pop Radio Version) – 2:46
  4. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Progressive Follow Up Mix) – 5:29
  • German and Italian 12-inch single
A1. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Clubhouse Mix) – 6:07
A2. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (G.L.O.W's Feelin' Da Vox Mix) – 6:25
B1. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Progressive Follow Up Mix) – 5:28
B2. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (OSX Version) – 6:02
  • French 12-inch single
A. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Clubhouse Mix) – 6:11
B. "What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (Progressive Follow Up Mix) – 5:27

Charts

Other cover versions
  • Japanese singer Miki Asakura released a Japanese version of the song used as an opening song for the Japanese drama Stewardess Story.
  • Björn Again released a version of the song as a single in 1993, which reached number 65 on the UK Singles Chart.[63]
  • Swiss singer DJ BoBo released a version as a duet with Irene Cara in 2001, which reached number two in Switzerland, number three in Germany, number 10 in Spain, and number 11 in Austria.[64]
  • 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 in France and number 36 in the Walloon region of Belgium.[65]
  • Marie Picasso covered the song in 2007, peaking at number 54 on the Swedish singles chart.[66]
  • Extensive samples of Cara's version are included in Jason Derulo's 2010 single "The Sky's the Limit".[67]
  • Lea Michele and Jenna Ushkowitz covered the song for the television series Glee in the season three episode "Props". The single was released May 25, 2012, and charted at number 145 in the United Kingdom.[68][69]

See also

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