Can You Feel the Force? explained

Can You Feel the Force?
Type:single
Artist:The Real Thing
Album:Can You Feel the Force?
B-Side:Children of the Ghetto
Genre:Disco, soul
Label:Pye Records
Producer:Ken Gold
Prev Title:Rainin' Through My Sunshine
Prev Year:1978
Next Title:Boogie Down (Get Funky Now)
Next Year:1979

"Can You Feel the Force?" is a song by British soul group The Real Thing, released as a single on 26 January 1979.[1] It was written by band members Chris Amoo and his brother Eddie Amoo, and produced by Ken Gold for Tony Hall Productions and mastered at Sterling Sound. The song was the group's biggest disco hit, reaching number five in the UK Singles Chart and spending 11 weeks in the top 75, and also charting in a number of other countries. In March 1979 it was certified silver by the BPI for shipments of 250,000 copies.[2]

In 1986 the song was remixed by Bob Mallett and charted again in the UK and Ireland.

Charts

Weekly charts

Original version

86 Mix

Year-end charts

Original version

Chart (1979)Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 86
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[4] 87

Notes and References

  1. https://www.discogs.com/release/4505815-Real-Thing-Can-You-Feel-The-Force Discogs.com listing for the single; retrieved September 9, 2022.
  2. Web site: BPI Awards – Certified Awards Search . . 26 February 2018 . 9 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170909233259/https://www.bpi.co.uk/bpi-awards/ . dead . Type "Can You Feel the Force" into the "Search BPI Awards" box and press "Enter".
  3. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1979. Ultratop. 27 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979. Dutch Top 40. 27 January 2022.