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I Feel You
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Wikipedia article
"'I Feel You'" is a song by Depeche Mode, released on 15 February 1993 as their 27th UK single and the first single from the album 'Songs of Faith and Devotion'. The song peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and also made number one and number three on the US Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Dance Club Play charts. It is one of the band's highest-charting singles worldwide.
Details
"I Feel You" demonstrates a more rock-oriented sound, using more non-electronic instruments than ever before. For example, Alan Wilder plays drums, and Martin Gore plays the guitar, but with electronic sounds still included, like the synthesized tyre screeching intro. "I Feel You" has a compound time signature of 6/8. The 7" version of "I Feel You" is the same as the album version. The "Throb Mix" is a 12" version, but with incomplete lyrics. A part of the "Swamp Mix" is used as an interlude on the 'Songs of Faith and Devotion' album between "Get Right With Me" and "Rush"; this was also used in the intro for the live arrangements of "I Feel You" that were played during their Devotional/Summer tours.
The single release contained "One Caress", a track from 'Songs of Faith and Devotion' sung by Martin Gore. In the US, Sire/Reprise released "One Caress" as a promotional single. One promotional copy has the original version, and the other has the version from 'Songs of Faith and Devotion Live'. There is no remix for the song.
Critical reception
Music writer James Masterton wrote in his weekly UK chart commentary, "In a similar vein to Personal Jesus the track may not have quite the momentum to go Top 3 and is unlikely to win them any new fans."
Music video
The black-and-white music video for "I Feel You" was directed by Anton Corbijn. The woman in the video is English actress Lysette Anthony. There is also a music video for "One Caress", directed by Kevin Kerslake, that was filmed during one of the off-days of the 'Devotional Tour' in the US. It is a promotional video that was later released on 'The Videos 86>98'. Prior to its inclusion on 'The Videos 86>98', the music video for "One Caress" was frequently broadcast on MTV's Alternative Rock video block 120 Minutes and Sky One. On 2 September 1993, "I Feel You" was nominated in the MTV Video Music Awards.
Track listings
'7", Cassette: Mute / Bong21, CBong21 (UK)'
# "I Feel You" 4:34
# "One Caress" 3:30
'12": Mute / 12Bong21 (UK)'
# "I Feel You (Throb Mix)" 6:47 (remixed by Mark Stent)
# "I Feel You" 4:34
# "I Feel You (Babylon Mix)" 7:53 (remixed by Supereal and John Crossley)
# "One Caress" 3:30
'12": Mute / L12Bong21 (UK)'
# "I Feel You (Life's Too Short Mix)" 8:35 (remixed by Brian Eno)
# "I Feel You (Swamp Mix)" 7:28 (remixed by Brian Eno)
# "I Feel You (Afghan Surgery Mix)" 4:58 (remixed by Danny Briottet)
# "I Feel You (Helmet at the Helm Mix)" 6:41 (remixed by Mark Stent)
'CD: Mute / CDBong21 (UK)'
# "I Feel You" 4:34
# "One Caress" 3:30
# "I Feel You (Throb Mix)" 6:47
# "I Feel You (Babylon Mix)" 7:53
'CD: Mute / LCDBong21 (UK)'
# "I Feel You (Life's Too Short Mix)" 8:35
# "I Feel You (Swamp Mix)" 7:28
# "I Feel You (Afghan Surgery Mix)" 4:58
# "I Feel You (Helmet at the Helm Mix)" 6:41
'CD: Mute / CDBong21X (EU)'
# "I Feel You" 4:34
# "One Caress" 3:30
# "I Feel You (Throb Mix)" 6:47
# "I Feel You (Babylon Mix)" 7:53
# "I Feel You (Life's Too Short Mix)" 8:35
# "I Feel You (Swamp Mix)" 7:28
# "I Feel You (Afghan Surgery Mix)" 4:58
# "I Feel You (Helmet at the Helm Mix)" 6:41
*This CD is the 2004 re-release
' Promo 12": Mute / P12Bong21 (UK)'
# "I Feel You (Throb Mix)" 6:47 (remixed by Mark Stent)
# "I Feel You" 4:34
# "I Feel You (Babylon Mix)" 7:53 (remixed by Supereal and John Crossley)
# "One Caress" 3:30
'12": Sire/Reprise / 40767-0 (US)'
# "I Feel You (Babylon Mix)" 7:53
# "I Feel You (Helmet at the Helm Mix )" 6:40
# "I Feel You (Afghan Surgery Mix)" 4:58
# "One Caress (Album Version)" 3:32
# "I Feel You (Life's Too Short Mix)" 8:35
# "I Feel You (Swamp Mix)" 7:28
# "I Feel You (Throb Mix)" 6:49
'CD: Sire Reprise / 40767-2 (US)'
# "I Feel You" 4:34
# "One Caress" 3:30
# "I Feel You (Throb Mix)" 6:47
# "I Feel You (Babylon Mix)" 7:53
'CD: Sire Reprise / 40784-2 (US)'
# "I Feel You (Life's Too Short Mix)" 8:35
# "I Feel You (Swamp Mix)" 7:28
# "I Feel You (Afghan Surgery Mix)" 4:58
# "I Feel You (Helmet at the Helm Mix)" 6:41 (remixed by Mark Stent)
'Promo 12": Sire/Reprise / PRO-A-6022 (US)'
# "I Feel You (Helmet at the Helm Mix)" 6:40
# "I Feel You (Afghan Surgery Mix)" 4:58
# "I Feel You (Throb Mix )" 6:49
# "I Feel You (Babylon Mix)" 7:53
# "I Feel You (Life's Too Short Mix )" 8:35
'Promo CD: Sire/Reprise / PRO-CD-6022 (US)'
# "I Feel You (Single Mix)" 4:35
'Promo CD: Sire/Reprise / PRO-CD-6145 (US)'
# "I Feel You (Intro Edit)" 4:27
In the US, Sire/Reprise released a special "Intro Edit" of "I Feel You" exclusively to this promo disc. The difference is that the screeching noise at the beginning, which annoyed some radio stations, was removed.
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Notable cover versions
*Placebo covered the song in 1999, and was released as a single-sided cassette. It was later released on 'Sleeping with Ghosts' for the 2 CD version, which included a covers album.
*Apollo 440 also recorded a cover on the tribute album 'For the Masses'.
*Former The Smiths songwriter and guitarist Johnny Marr released a cover of the song in support of Record Store Day 2015.
See also
*List of number-one singles of 1993 (Finland)
*List of number-one singles of 1993 (Spain)
*Number one modern rock hits of 1993
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