BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1983
“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. The song is in the key of B♭ Major and has a tempo of 122 beats per minute.
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. 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.
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, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2004, it was placed at number 55 in AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.
SIDE A:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Remix) 7:15
Lyrics By –Irene Cara, Keith Forsey
SIDE B:
Flashdance… What A Feeling (Instrumental) 8:05
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Flashdance… What A Feeling | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #1 |
| 1983 | Flashdance… What A Feeling | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | #4 |
| 1983 | Flashdance… What A Feeling | U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | #2 |
| 1983 | Flashdance… What A Feeling | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #1 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Casablanca – NBD 20248 DJ
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Promo, 26
Country: US
Released: 1983
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Engineer – Brian Reeves
Producer, Music By – Giorgio Moroder
Remix –John “Jellybean” Benitez
NOTES:
Pressed on liquid dye vinyl.
From the Motion Picture “FLASHDANCE”
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
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There is an extra verse included at the beginning that’s exclusive to this 12” mix.
wow, thank you!
A great song, no doubt about that. Still love it after all those years. The Jellybean remix, however, I have never warmed to. I´ve always found it massively overproduced. I prefer the original version. But that´s just me ;-). Btw, I have never watched the movie. Footloose neither. Yes, I AM the one who has never watched two iconic music films. 🙂
Weekends are great for watching those iconic films. I love the Jellybean remix! I hope you have a great weekend 🙂
Thanks for this one! This is one of the all-time greatest songs of the ’80s. Some of the greatest songs of the ’80s came from those incredible movie soundtracks like Flashdance and Footloose. When I’m feeling nostalgic for my high school days, I’ll play one of those soundtracks and it takes me right back there!
I agree David both are great soundtracks that can be listened to over and over again. 🙂
thanks i love this hit. Irene is the great disco flashback. Awesome. Eternal.
You’re welcome 🙂
Thanks for this, Paul. Whenever I hear it I’m reminded of how much Bobby O’s I Cry For You was, erm, “influenced by it”. Have a great weekend.
Have a great weekend 🙂
Thank’s Paul. An absolute classic. A dominant sound across 1983.
You’re welcome, Greg 🙂
Oh yes! I was waiting for this single on BTG.
Thank you very much Paul!
Can’t believe in all these years of BTG that I have never posted this classic 🙂
I still adore this feel-good anthem. Irene Cara is so great with all her music and I feel she is underrated as an artist. All of her songs have been memorable and dynamic in every way.
Have a wonderful weekend Paul and thanks again for making this one memorable week for me.
Jeff
I agree with you, Jeff she is very much overlooked in the industry she should have been massive. I think her two crowning Jewels “Flashdance” and “Fame” were overkill for her. Irene has great acting chops too 🙂
Still one of my favourites ever and the Jellybean mixes are awesome. Have a nice weekend.
Have a great weekend, Daniel 🙂