Got the Feelin' explained

Got the Feelin'
Cover:	Five-GotTheFeelin.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Five
Album:	Five
B-Side:	Coming Back for More
Length:	3:28
Label:	RCA BMG
Producer:	Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher
Prev Title:	When the Lights Go Out
Prev Year:	1998
Next Title:	Everybody Get Up
Next Year:	1998

"Got the Feelin'" is a song by English boy band Five. It was released in June 1998 as the third single from their debut studio album, Five (1998). It was written by Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Jason "J" Brown, Sean Conlon, and Abs Breen and produced by Denniz Pop and Jake Schulze. The song became a hit, peaking at 3 in the United Kingdom, No. 2 in New Zealand, No. 4 in Ireland, and No. 6 in Australia. It was also successful in several mainland European countries.

Chart performance

"Got the Feelin'" reached a peak position of No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's third top-ten single and their highest-charting single until the album's next single "Everybody Get Up" reached No. 2. "Got the Feelin'" debuted at No. 35 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and eventually peaked at No. 6, becoming the band's third consecutive top-ten hit. It was also a success across Europe and Oceania, having reached the top five in Flanders, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, the top ten in Finland and Greece, and the top twenty in Sweden. The song received a Gold sales status certification in the UK for the shipment of 400,000 copies.

Music video

The video was shot in just four takes in a private swimming pool down Chatsworth Avenue. English-born Australian music director Phil Thompson choreographed and videoed the shoot.

Track listings

UK CD1^[1]

1. "Got the Feelin'" (radio edit)
2. "Coming Back for More"
3. "Got the Feelin'" (extended)
4. "Got the Feelin'" (video)

UK CD2 ^[2]

1. "Got the Feelin'" (radio edit)
2. "Got the Feelin'" (instrumental)
3. "When the Lights Go Out" (US remix)
4. Exclusive interview

UK cassette single and European CD single^{[3] [4]}

1. "Got the Feelin'" (radio edit) – 3:28
2. "Got the Feelin'" (extended) – 5:20

Australian CD single^[5]

1. "Got the Feelin'" (radio edit)
2. "Got the Feelin'" (instrumental)
3. "Got the Feelin'" (extended)
4. "Coming Back for More"
5. "When the Lights Go Out" (US remix)

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the Five album booklet.^[6]

• Richard Stannard – writing, production
• Julian Gallagher – writing, production
• Jason "J" Brown – writing
• Sean Conlon – writing
• Abs Breen – writing
• Matt Sime – mixing, recording

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[7]	21
Greece (IFPI)^[8]	8
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[9]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[10]	51
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[11]	54
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[12]	61
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[13]	11
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	86
UK Singles (OCC)^[15]	34

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
Sweden	2 June 1998	CD		^[17]
United Kingdom	8 June 1998			^[18]

Notes and References

1. Got the Feelin'. Five. 1998. UK CD1 liner notes. RCA Records, Bertelsmann Music Group. 74321 584892.
2. Got the Feelin'. Five. 1998. UK CD2 liner notes. RCA Records, Bertelsmann Music Group. 74321 584912.
3. Got the Feelin'. Five. 1998. UK cassette single sleeve. RCA Records, Bertelsmann Music Group. 74321 584894.
4. Got the Feelin'. Five. 1998. European CD single liner notes. RCA Records, Bertelsmann Music Group. 74321 58789 2.
5. Got the Feelin'. Five. 1998. Australian CD single liner notes. RCA Records, Bertelsmann Music Group. 74321 587882.
6. Five. Five (Five album). Five. 1998. UK CD album booklet. RCA Records, BMG. 74321589762.
7. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 15. 27. 10. 4 July 1998. 8 June 2020.
8. Top National Sellers. Music & Media. 15. 29. 12. 18 July 1998. 8 June 2020.
9. News: Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (25.6. – 2.7. 1998). Dagblaðið Vísir. is. 22. 28 June 1998. 9 February 2017.
10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1998. Ultratop. nl. 6 September 2019.
11. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1998. Dutch Top 40. 8 March 2020.
12. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998. MegaCharts. nl. 6 September 2019.
13. Web site: End of Year Charts 1998. Recorded Music NZ. 4 December 2017.
14. Web site: Årslista Singlar, 1998. Sverigetopplistan. sv. 8 June 2020.
15. Best Sellers of 1998 – Singles Top 100. Music Week. 7. 16 January 1999.
16. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999. ARIA. 9 March 2021.
17. Web site: Five: Got the Feelin'. click2music.se. sv. https://web.archive.org/web/20030119195850/http://www.click2music.se/product.asp?prd=80&art=47. 19 January 2003. 29 November 2023.
18. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 25. 6 June 1998. 6 July 2021.