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Hooked on a Feeling
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For the album of the same name by Blue Swede, see Hooked on a Feeling (album).
"Hooked on a Feeling"
Single by B. J. Thomas
from the album On My Way
B-side
"I've Been Down This Road Before"
Released
October 29, 1968
Genre
Pop
Length
2:48
Label
Scepter Records
Songwriter(s)
Mark James
Producer(s)
Chips Moman
B. J. Thomas singles chronology
"The Eyes of a New York Woman"
(1968) "Hooked on a Feeling"
(1968) "It's Only Love"
(1969)
"The Eyes of a New York Woman"
(1968) “Hooked on a Feeling”
(1968) "It's Only Love"
(1969)
"Hooked on a Feeling"
Single by Blue Swede
from the album Hooked on a Feeling
B-side
"Gotta Have Your Love"
Released
February 1974
Format
7"
Recorded
1973
Genre
Pop rock
Length
2:48
Label
EMI Svenska
Songwriter(s)
Mark James
Producer(s)
Bengt Palmers
Blue Swede singles chronology
"Hooked on a Feeling"
(1974) "Silly Milly"
(1974)
"Hooked on a Feeling"
(1974) "Silly Milly"
(1974)
“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, and reached number five in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It has been recorded by many other artists, including Blue Swede, whose version reached number one in the United States in 1974.[2] The Blue Swede version made singer Björn Skifs' "Ooga-Chaka-Ooga-Ooga" intro well known (and famous in Sweden at the time), although it had been used originally by British musician Jonathan King in his 1971 version of the song.[3]
Contents
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1 Chart performance
1.1 Weekly charts
1.2 Year-end charts
2 Blue Swede cover
3 Chart history
3.1 Weekly charts
3.2 Year-end charts
4 Different versions
5 In popular culture
6 References
7 External links
Chart performance[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1968–69)
Peak
position
Canada RPM 3
New Zealand (Listener)[4] 10
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 5
US Cash Box Top 100 5
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1969)
Rank
Canada[6] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 99
Blue Swede cover[edit]
In 1974, the Swedish pop group Blue Swede did a cover version, which included the "ooga chaka" introduction from Jonathan King's 1971 cover. Their arrangement was inspired by a bootleg recording of Do You Like Worms? from the unfinished album Smile by the Beach Boys.[8] The Blue Swede version of the song also tweaked the lyrics to avoid a drug reference.[9] This version reached number one in the United States.[2] Billboard ranked it as the No. 20 song for 1974.
Original lyrics
Blue Swede lyrics
"I got it bad for you, girl,
but I don't need a cure.
I'll just stay addicted
and hope I can endure
all the good love…" "Got a bug from you, girl,
but I don't need no cure.
I just stay a victim,
if I can for sure
All the good love…"
Chart history[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (1974)
Peak
position
Australia KMR[10] 4
Canada RPM Top Singles[11] 2
New Zealand (Listener)[12] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[14] 31
US Cash Box Top 100[15] 1
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (1974)
Rank
Australia [16] 29
Canada [17] 27
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 20
US Cash Box [19] 34
Different versions[edit]
In 1971, English musician Jonathan King recorded a cover version of the song, adding ooga chaka jungle chants. King described it as "a reggae rhythm by male voices". His version reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1971[20] and downloads of his original version increased both when Guardians of the Galaxy was released and again when it was shown on TV as well as when the chant was used in trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in 2017.[21]
In 1978, a cover version by Canadian country music artist Carroll Baker peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart[22] and number 15 Adult Contemporary.[23]
David Hasselhoff covered the song on his album Hooked on a Feeling in 1997.[24]
The band The Offspring sample the "ooga chaka" chorus in their song "Special Delivery", from the album, Conspiracy of One (2000).[25]
In 2013, B. J. Thomas included "Hooked on a Feeling" in duet with Sara Niemietz, on The Living Room Sessions. The album includes new interpretations of many of Thomas' greatest hits, with production and instrumental arrangements by Kyle Lehning, and was released on the Wrinkled Records label.[26][27]
In popular culture[edit]
Wilson Bryan Key, author of Subliminal Seduction, claimed in 1976 that the "ooga-chaka" chant was actually communicating the phrase "who got sucked off?" He credits the song's success to this embedded phrase, though he offers no evidence for any of these claims.[28]
The song has been revived from time to time as a cultural touchstone of the 1970s, such as on the Reservoir Dogs soundtrack in 1992,[29] and as the "dancing baby" song in the Ally McBeal TV show.[30]
The chorus from the song was sung by Captain Hook on "Far, Far Away Idol" on the Shrek 2 DVD.
The 2014 feature film Guardians of the Galaxy,[31] which featured the brass fanfare and title lyrics of the Blue Swede cover version prominently in its trailers and theatrical release, resulted in a significant spike in sales for the recording;[32] the film's soundtrack reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart in August 2014.[33] The song was also featured heavily in the teaser trailer for the 2017 sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[34] despite not using the song in the actual film.[35]
In 2015, the Toronto Blue Jays began using the Blue Swede rendition in a commercial featuring newly acquired David Price and Troy Tulowitzki.[36] The song is played at the Rogers Centre before the bottom of the 8th inning, similar to the usage of "Sweet Caroline" at games in Fenway Park in Boston.
The song is also the anthem for the Northwestern University Sailing Team
The song is additionally the anthem for Zahm House at the University of Notre Dame
In 2016, the song's cover, by Blue Swede, was featured in the documentary Holy Hell. The documentary is about the '80s West Hollywood cult Buddhafield and its manipulative and abusive leader. The song plays at the beginning as footage of members of the cult are shown outdoors reaching for the Sun in a euphoric and trance like state as the song's refrain "I'm hooked on a feeling, I'm high on believing" plays on.[37]
In the spring of 2017, this song titled as Feelin' Hooked is featured on the Telus Mobility television commercial in Canada.[38]
A 1993 episode of the animated series Animaniacs is called Hooked on a Ceiling. This is a play-on of the song.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "BJ Thomas". Credits. AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
^ Jump up to: a b "Blue Swede". Hooked on a Feeling. AllMusic. 1974. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
Jump up ^ "What does 'Ooga Chaka' mean in these two songs? - Quora". www.quora.com.
Jump up ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz.
Jump up ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ Lewis, Randy (April 24, 2014). "Stagecoach 2010: B.J. Thomas, hooked on Brian Wilson". The Los Angeles Times.
Jump up ^ Sakamoto, John (22 August 2014). "A brief history of ‘ouga chaka’". Toronto Star. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
Jump up ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Jump up ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-04-20. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
Jump up ^ [ Flavour of New Zealand, 1 June 1974]
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 30.
Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 30.
Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 6, 1974
Jump up ^ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
Jump up ^ Canada, Library and Archives (July 13, 2017). "Image : RPM Weekly".
Jump up ^ Musicoutfitters.com
Jump up ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974
Jump up ^ Bronson, Fred (May 30, 1998). "'Chaka' Can and 'Honestly' Does". Billboard. New York. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
Jump up ^ https://img.discogs.com/Z31eLoL364rf2vWrstgbwXSFsQo=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-4693264-1451471138-3319.jpeg.jpg
Jump up ^ "RPM Country Singles for December 23, 1978". RPM. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
Jump up ^ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly".
Jump up ^ "David Hasselhoff Hooked on a Feeling". AllMusic. 1999. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
Jump up ^ Jonas, Liana (2000). "The Offspring Conspiracy of One". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
Jump up ^ Lousararian, Lori (18 June 2013). "B.J. Thomas to Duet With Sara Niemietz On "Hooked On A Feeling" At The Grand Ole Opry". The Living Room Sessions. Wrinkled Records. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
Jump up ^ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "The Living Room Sessions". Review. AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
Jump up ^ Key, Wilson Bryan (1976). Media Sexploitation. Prentice-Hall. pp. 116–117. ISBN 0135730066.
Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (1992). "Reservoir Dogs [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (1998). "Songs from Ally McBeal". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
Jump up ^ Ashurst, Sam (February 19, 2014). "Guardians Of The Galaxy: James Gunn's Trailer Breakdown: Star Lord's Walkman". Total Film. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
Jump up ^ Caulfield, Keith (20 February 2014). "Blue Swede's 'Hooked On a Feeling' Sales Soar Thanks To 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Trailer". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
Jump up ^ Wood, Mikael (August 13, 2014). "'Guardians of the Galaxy' soundtrack shoots to No. 1 on Billboard 200". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
Jump up ^ Anderton, Ethan (October 19, 2016). "‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Teaser Trailer Is Hooked On A Feeling Again". /Film. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
Jump up ^ Dornbush, Jonathon (19 April 2017). "Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 2 Tracklist Revealed, Release Date Announced".
Jump up ^ "Toronto Blue Jays: hooked on a feeling commercial". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
Jump up ^ "DARK SIDE OF THE POWER OF BELIEF IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN “HOLY HELL”" Retrieved September 5, 2016.
Jump up ^ Feelin' Hooked YouTube video from Telus April 2017
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
Song Facts
Preceded by
"Sunshine on My Shoulders" by John Denver Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (Blue Swede version)
April 6, 1974 (one week) Succeeded by
"Bennie and the Jets" by Elton John
Preceded by
"That's What You Do to Me" by Charly McClain RPM Country Tracks number-one single (Carroll Baker version)
December 23, 1978 - December 30, 1978 (two weeks) Succeeded by
"Burgers and Fries" by Charley Pride
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B. J. Thomas
Albums
On My Way
Longhorns & Londonbridges
Reunion
You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)
Love Shines
The Living Room Sessions
Singles
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
"Hooked on a Feeling"
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
"I Just Can't Help Believing"
"Most of All"
"Long Ago Tomorrow"
"Rock and Roll Lullaby"
"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
"Don't Worry Baby"
"I Recall a Gypsy Woman"
"Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love"
"New Looks from an Old Lover"
"Two Car Garage"
"Night Life"
"As Long As We Got Each Other"
Book:B. J. Thomas
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Carroll Baker
Notable singles
"It's Late (And I Have to Go)"
"I've Never Been This Far Before"
"The Hungry Fire of Love"
"One Night of Cheatin'"
"Tonight with Love"
"Why I Had to Pass This Way"
"It's My Party"
"The Morning After Baby Let Me Down"
"I Might as Well Believe (I'll Live Forever)"
"Portrait in the Window"
"Hooked on a Feeling"
"I'm Getting High Remembering"
"Hollywood Love"
"Still Falling in Love"
"I'm So Excited"
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
"It's Only Make Believe"
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Discography
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