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| "Hooked on a Feeling" | ||||
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| Single by B. J. Thomas | ||||
| from the album On My Way | ||||
| B-side | "I've Been Down This Road Before" | |||
| Released | October 29, 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Studio | American Sound (Memphis, Tennessee) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:48 | |||
| Label | Scepter | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mark James | |||
| Producer(s) | Chips Moman | |||
| B. J. Thomas singles chronology | ||||
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"Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1968 pop song, written by Mark James and originally performed by B. J. Thomas. Thomas's version featured the sound of the electric sitar (played by Reggie Young) and reached No. 5 in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
It has been recorded by many other artists, including Blue Swede, whose version reached No. 1 in the United States in 1974.[4]
- ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
The ooga-chaka-ing cover of B.J. Thomas' '60s top 5 hit that takes a good pop song and makes it immediately unforgettable.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (May 14, 2019). "The Number Ones: Blue Swede's "Hooked On A Feeling"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
In Thomas' hands, it's a Vegas version of psychedelia...
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