Flashdance... What a Feeling
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"Flashdance... What a Feeling" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance
, written by Giorgio Moroder
, Keith Forsey
, and Irene Cara
, and performed by Cara. Despite the title, the word "Flashdance" is never used in the lyrics; however, the line "In a flash, take a hold of my heart" refers to the movie's title. The instrumental
backing tracks of the song made extensive use of synthesizer
s.
, becoming Cara's only #1 hit and earning a platinum record in 1983, "Flashdance... What a Feeling" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song
, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
in 1984.
Giorgio Moroder originally recorded "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Joe Esposito
; Paramount Pictures
asked Moroder to rework the song with a female artist to parallel the gender of the dancer who was the film's protagonist.
The song appears on the original soundtrack album of Flashdance
, and Irene Cara
's second solo album, What a Feelin'
. Cara won the Grammy Award
for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, in 1984 for her performance of the song. The song was also nominated for Record of the Year
.
There are additional lyrics in the 12-inch single
version of the song. The lines "If I only could take all the love that you give, and escape to a world crystal clear" precede the lines "Well I hear the music, close my eyes, feel the rhythm". There is also a second instrumental break with a guitar solo.
The song was the number three single of the year in 1983 on the Billboard year-end chart. In 2008, the song was ranked at #26 on Billboard's All Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100.
In the UK, the song spent one week at number two on the chart dated July 5, 1983, being kept from the top position by Rod Stewart
's "Baby Jane
." The song was the 25th best-selling single of 1983 in the UK.
album had the version that is usually played by radio station
s. The song appears twice in the film, during the opening title sequence and as the backing for Alex's audition routine in the final sequence. Both of these versions were recorded specially for the film, and have different arrangement
s from the album version.
drama Stewardess Monogatari (A Stewardess' Story) starring Chiemi Hori.
1985 Céline Dion
sang the song live and included it on her live album Céline Dion en concert
.
1990 The Shadows
did an instrumental version on the album Reflection.
1993 ABBA
tribute group Björn Again
recorded a cover of the song and released it as a single. It reached #65 in the UK Singles Chart.
2001 Cara recorded a reworked version of "What a Feeling" with Swiss dance music artist DJ BoBo
, winner of 10 World Music Awards
. The duet featured new lyrics sung by DJ BoBo himself and reached No. 2 in Switzerland, No. 3 in Germany and No. 11 in Austria. The song was featured on DJ BoBo's album Planet Colors
.
2002 Petra
reached #44 on the French charts for Belgium with her remake entitled "What a Feeling".
2003 a hi- -NRG/eurodance
cover by Karen Parry
was released as a single.
2004 Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli
covered the song for her album Gone Too Long.
2006 a cover of the song by Australian pop group Young Divas
was included on their debut album Young Divas
.
2008 Serbian punk rock
band Six Pack
recorded a version on their cover album Discover.
2009 Mexican singer María José
and Moenia
covered the song for María Jose promotional cover songs tour of 1980s songs, also recorded a studio version.
2010 Reggae fusion
singer Sean Kingston
covered the song to promote his third studio album. The cover also contained some original lyrics.
2011 The X Factor (U.S. season 1) Top 10 finalist List of The X Factor finalists (U.S. season 1)#Drew covered this song, in a slower version, for the Top 17 judge's cut on the first week of the live shows.
Flashdance
Another song used in the film, "Maniac", was also nominated for an Academy Award. It was written by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky, and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac. The lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so that it could be used in Flashdance...
, written by Giorgio Moroder
Giorgio Moroder
Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder is an Italian record producer, songwriter and performer based in Los Angeles. When in Munich in the 1970s, he started his own record label called Oasis Records, which several years later became a subdivision of Casablanca Records...
, Keith Forsey
Keith Forsey
Keith Forsey is an English soundtrack composer, drummer, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Forsey's first recordings were as the younger member of the group The Spectrum, better known for the end title theme for Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet, but hit makers across Europe in their own...
, and Irene Cara
Irene Cara
Irene Cara is an American singer and actress. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling." She is also known for her recording of the song "Fame", and she also starred in the 1980 film Fame.She married Hollywood stuntman...
, and performed by Cara. Despite the title, the word "Flashdance" is never used in the lyrics; however, the line "In a flash, take a hold of my heart" refers to the movie's title. The instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
backing tracks of the song made extensive use of synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s.
Song information
In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, becoming Cara's only #1 hit and earning a platinum record in 1983, "Flashdance... What a Feeling" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song
Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . It is presented to the songwriters who have composed the best original song written specifically for a film...
, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song was awarded for the first time in 1962 and has been awarded annually since 1965 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.-1960s:...
in 1984.
Giorgio Moroder originally recorded "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Joe Esposito
Joe Esposito
Joe Esposito or Joseph Esposito may refer to:*Joe Esposito , Italian-American organized crime figure known as "Diamond Joe"; Sicilian Mafia member active in Prohibition-era Chicago; associate of Al Capone; Republican elected leader of 19th Ward; assassinated*Joe Esposito , American rock concert...
; Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
asked Moroder to rework the song with a female artist to parallel the gender of the dancer who was the film's protagonist.
The song appears on the original soundtrack album of Flashdance
Flashdance
Another song used in the film, "Maniac", was also nominated for an Academy Award. It was written by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky, and was inspired by the 1980 horror film Maniac. The lyrics about a killer on the loose were rewritten so that it could be used in Flashdance...
, and Irene Cara
Irene Cara
Irene Cara is an American singer and actress. Cara won an Academy Award in 1984 in the category of Best Original Song for co-writing "Flashdance... What a Feeling." She is also known for her recording of the song "Fame", and she also starred in the 1980 film Fame.She married Hollywood stuntman...
's second solo album, What a Feelin'
What a Feelin'
- 1997 CD reissue bonus tracks :- Chart positions :-Personnel:*Irene Cara - Vocals*Giorgio Moroder - Composer, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer*Pete Bellotte - Lyrics, Co-Producer*Beth Anderson - Background vocals*David Lasley - Background vocals...
. Cara won the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, in 1984 for her performance of the song. The song was also nominated for Record of the Year
Record Of The Year
Record of the Year may refer to:*Grammy Award for Record of the Year*The Record of the Year, a British award based on public polling...
.
There are additional lyrics in the 12-inch single
12-inch single
The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...
version of the song. The lines "If I only could take all the love that you give, and escape to a world crystal clear" precede the lines "Well I hear the music, close my eyes, feel the rhythm". There is also a second instrumental break with a guitar solo.
The song was the number three single of the year in 1983 on the Billboard year-end chart. In 2008, the song was ranked at #26 on Billboard's All Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100.
In the UK, the song spent one week at number two on the chart dated July 5, 1983, being kept from the top position by Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
's "Baby Jane
Baby Jane (song)
"Baby Jane" was a UK number one single for three weeks in July 1983 for Rod Stewart.Written by Rod Stewart and Jay Davis and produced by Stewart, Tom Dowd, George Cutko and Jim Cregan. The song was the lead single from his Body Wishes album and was his most successful single since "Da Ya Think I'm...
." The song was the 25th best-selling single of 1983 in the UK.
The song's use in the film
The soundtrackSoundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
album had the version that is usually played by radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
s. The song appears twice in the film, during the opening title sequence and as the backing for Alex's audition routine in the final sequence. Both of these versions were recorded specially for the film, and have different arrangement
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
s from the album version.
Chart positions
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... |
1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 1 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
13 |
| European Singles Chart | 1 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Japanese Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
2 |
Cover versions
1983 In August, following the success of the English version in Japan, singer Miki Asakura released a popular Japanese language version, that was subsequently used as the theme for the TBSTokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
drama Stewardess Monogatari (A Stewardess' Story) starring Chiemi Hori.
- Mona Carita performed a Finnish language version, Mikä Fiilis!, included on an album with that track's name as its title.
- Stela Enache recorded a Romanian cover - "Ce e iubirea", under the dictatorial regime of Nicolae CeausescuNicolae CeausescuNicolae Ceaușescu was a Romanian Communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and as such was the country's second and last Communist leader...
, released with a daring video for that period.
1985 Céline Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
sang the song live and included it on her live album Céline Dion en concert
Celine Dion En Concert
Céline Dion en concert is a French live album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released in Quebec, Canada in December 1985. It's her 11th French album and 1st live recording.-Album information:...
.
- Helena VondráčkováHelena VondráckováHelena Vondráčková is a Czech singer whose career has spanned five decades.- Early life/career :Vondráčková spent her childhood years in the town of Slatinany. She took piano lessons from an early age...
recorded the song for her English-language album I'm Your Song.
1990 The Shadows
The Shadows
The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
did an instrumental version on the album Reflection.
1993 ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
tribute group Björn Again
Björn Again
Björn Again is a tribute show to the Swedish pop group ABBA founded in 1988 in Australia, but now involving multiple touring troupes performing under the Björn Again name...
recorded a cover of the song and released it as a single. It reached #65 in the UK Singles Chart.
2001 Cara recorded a reworked version of "What a Feeling" with Swiss dance music artist DJ BoBo
DJ Bobo
Peter René Cipiriano Baumann , better known as DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 10 studio albums as well as a few compilation albums which have included his previous hits in a reworked format...
, winner of 10 World Music Awards
World Music Awards
The World Music Awards is an international awards show founded in 1989 that annually honors recording artists based on worldwide sales figures provided by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . John Martinotti is an executive producer and co-founder of the show...
. The duet featured new lyrics sung by DJ BoBo himself and reached No. 2 in Switzerland, No. 3 in Germany and No. 11 in Austria. The song was featured on DJ BoBo's album Planet Colors
Planet Colors
"Planet Colors" is the seventh studio album by Swiss singer DJ BoBo, released in 2001. Three singles were released from the album during the same year: "What a Feeling", "Hard to Say I'm Sorry" and "Colors of Life"....
.
- Mike PattonMike PattonMichael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
's avant-garde metal supergroupSupergroup (music)In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
FantômasFantômas (band)Fantômas is an avant-garde metal supergroup formed in 1998 in California, United States. The band is named after Fantômas, a supervillain featured in a series of crime novels popular in France before World War I and in film, most notably in the 60s French movie series.-History:Fantômas began just...
was originally set to include a rendition of the song on its movie score covers album The Director's CutThe Director's CutThe Director's Cut is an album by Mike Patton's supergroup Fantômas. All the songs are more or less recognizable cover versions of popular movie themes. This album has many more occasions of Patton using traditional vocals than Fantomas's other albums....
, but decided not to include it because it didn't fit with its dark theme. Patton later attempted to include it on 2003's Mit GasMit GasMit Gas is the second studio album by American rock band Tomahawk, released on May 6, 2003 through Mike Patton's independent record label Ipecac Recordings...
, an album by TomahawkTomahawk (band)Tomahawk is an experimental alternative metal/alternative rock supergroup from the United States. They formed in 2000 when Fantômas, ex-Mr. Bungle and Faith No More singer/keyboardist Mike Patton and ex-The Jesus Lizard guitar player Duane Denison started swapping tapes with the intention of...
(another project of his) but was forced to remove it due to legal technicalities.
2002 Petra
Petra de Steur
Petra de Steur, also known as La Sakhra is a Belgian singer who has taken part in several Belgian National Finals for the Eurovision Song Contest:* 1993.- Ga door...
reached #44 on the French charts for Belgium with her remake entitled "What a Feeling".
2003 a hi- -NRG/eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
cover by Karen Parry
Karen Parry
Karen Parry is a dance vocalist who featured on a number of European hits in the 2000s. Parry featured with Flip & Fill on chart hit "Shooting Star" in 2002, originally recorded by happy hardcore act Bang!. This reached number 3 in the UK....
was released as a single.
2004 Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...
covered the song for her album Gone Too Long.
- Serbian progressiveProgressive metalProgressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
/power metalPower metalPower metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band AlogiAAlogiaIn psychology, alogia , or poverty of speech, is a general lack of additional, unprompted content seen in normal speech. As a symptom, it is commonly seen in patients suffering from schizophrenia, and is considered as a negative symptom...
recorded a version on their second album Priče o životuPriče o životuPriče o životu is the second studio album by Serbian progressive/power metal band AlogiA, released in 2004.-Track listing:#"Reditus" - 4:38#"Novi dan" - 6:23#"Trgovci dušama" - 4:37#"Još samo ovaj put" - 4:57...
.
2006 a cover of the song by Australian pop group Young Divas
Young Divas
Young Divas was an Australian girl group that had consisted of previous Australian Idol contestants. The original line up consisted of season one finalist Paulini Curuenavuli, season two finalist Ricki-Lee Coulter, season three winner Kate DeAraugo and runner-up Emily Williams...
was included on their debut album Young Divas
Young Divas (album)
Young Divas is the debut album by the Young Divas, made up of Australian Idol finalists Ricki-Lee Coulter , Paulini Curuenavuli , Kate DeAraugo and Emily Williams ....
.
2008 Serbian punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Six Pack
Six Pack (band)
- 1990s :The band was formed in early 1993 by Branko Mitrović , Milan Radojević , Dragan Bojić "Bojke" , Saša Bogdanović "Bogda" , Miloš Novaković and Vladimir Čupić "Čupa" , and got the name by the Black Flag song of the same name.The band recorded their first eight-song demo during the late...
recorded a version on their cover album Discover.
2009 Mexican singer María José
María José
María José is a singer, ballet and flamenco dancer, and athlete, she also has a B.A. in Communications. She is well known and established within the music industry since she was part of a very popular pop-singing band in Mexico, Kabah, from the mid to late 90's.Her first experience on stage was at...
and Moenia
Moenia
Mœnia is a Mexican electronica/synth pop/ambient/alternative rock group.-History:Although originally consisting only of Juan Carlos Lozano as lead vocalist on 1997's debut album Mœnia and its companion remix album Mœnia Mixes, since the 1999 release of Adición+, Mœnia has consisted of vocalist...
covered the song for María Jose promotional cover songs tour of 1980s songs, also recorded a studio version.
2010 Reggae fusion
Reggae fusion
Reggae fusion is a fusion genre of reggae that mixes reggae or dancehall with other genres, such as pop, rock, hip hop, R&B, house, jazz & drum and bass....
singer Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...
covered the song to promote his third studio album. The cover also contained some original lyrics.
- prog metal band Edge Of Forever covered the song on their album, Another Paradise.
- The X Factor (UK series 7)The X Factor (UK series 7)The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent; the winner of which receives a £1 million recording contract with the Syco Music record label. The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010. The winner was Matt Cardle and...
2010 finalists covered the song for the final. - a cover of the song by Uruguayan actress/singer Natalia OreiroNatalia OreiroNatalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias is a Latin Grammy-nominated Uruguayan singer, actress and fashion designer of Galician ancestry, who developed most of her career in Argentina. Oreiro began her career in soap operas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films...
was included in the movie Miss Tacuarembó.
2011 The X Factor (U.S. season 1) Top 10 finalist List of The X Factor finalists (U.S. season 1)#Drew covered this song, in a slower version, for the Top 17 judge's cut on the first week of the live shows.
Sampling
- In 1984, When Apple Computer Introduced the Macintosh in a shareholder's meeting, they had a corporate song which sampled the original melody, along with "What a Feeling" in the lyrics
- In 2005, the Austrian danceDance musicDance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
group Global DeejaysGlobal DeejaysGlobal Deejays, Global Playboyz or Ravers on Dope are an Austrian pumping tech house trio composed of DJ Taylor , DJ Mikkel and FLOw...
sampled the original melody in their single "What a Feeling (Flashdance)What a Feeling (Flashdance)"What a Feeling " is an electronic dance song by Austrian group Global Deejays. The track is a house cover version of the Eighties pop hit single "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara. The title of the original song was reversed for the new title of the cover version, with "Flashdance" now a...
". - In 2006, The Hughes Corporation released a houseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
track which featured samples from the original song. The videoMusic videoA music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song was a sequelSequelA sequel is a narrative, documental, or other work of literature, film, theatre, or music that continues the story of or expands upon issues presented in some previous work...
to the video for Eric PrydzEric PrydzEric Sheridan Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah"...
' 2004 song "Call on MeCall on Me (Eric Prydz song)"Call on Me" is a song performed by Swedish DJ, producer Eric Prydz. The single received huge sales success and topped several record charts. "Call on Me" is known for its music video, which features several women and a man performing aerobics in a sexually suggestive manner.-Background:"Call on...
". - In 2008, J-popJ-pop, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
singer Namie AmuroNamie Amurois a Japanese R&B and pop singer, entertainer, and former actress who at the height of her popularity was referred to as the "Teen Queen" and the title "Queen of Japanese Pop Music". Born in Naha, Okinawa, Amuro debuted at the age of 14 as an idol in the girl group Super Monkey's...
sampled the song for the track "What a Feeling" on her triple A-side single "60s 70s 80s60s 70s 80s"60s 70s 80s" is Namie Amuro's 33rd solo single under the Avex Trax label. It was released in CD and CD&DVD formats on March 12, 2008, 11 months since her previous single "Funky Town", and nearly 9 months after her successful album "Play"...
", which reached number one on Japanese OriconOricon, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
charts. - In 2010, Jason DerüloJason DeruloJason Joel Desrouleaux , better known by his stage name Jason Derülo, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. After producing records for several artists and writing songs for Cash Money Records, co-founder of the label Birdman, Young Money Entertainment owner Lil Wayne and rapper...
sampled the song for his single "The Sky's The Limit".
See also
- List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s
- List of RPM number-one singles of 1983
- List of number-one singles in 1983 (New Zealand)
- List of number-one hits in Norway
- List of number-one hits (Sweden)
- List of number-one hits of 1983 (Switzerland)
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1983 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance singles of 1983 (U.S.)