If It Feels Good Do It
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"If It Feels Good Do It" is the first single by Canadian rock
Canadian rock
Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...

 band Sloan
Sloan (band)
Sloan is a Toronto-based alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs , two EPs, a live album, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles...

 from their sixth studio album, Pretty Together
Pretty Together
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. Since its release in 2001, the song has received consistent airplay on Canadian radio. The song is featured in the 2004 film The Girl Next Door and also on the soundtrack of the EA Sports
EA Sports
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 video game Triple Play 2002
Triple Play series
Triple Play was a series of computer and video games based on Major League Baseball, published by EA Sports until their replacement by the MVP Baseball in 2003....

.

Music video

The music video for "If It Feels Good Do It" was directed by Noble Jones. There are two different versions of the music video. The original version which aired in Canada features a transition between the band playing and commentary of several people expressing their opinion on what rock and roll is about (in reference to Chris Murphy's opening line of the song). The original version also features a cameo by Canadian rock musician Danko Jones
Danko Jones
Danko Jones is a Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Danko Jones and JC...

. The edited U.S. version features just the band performing and eliminates the commentary.

The video won the award for "Best Video" at the East Coast Music Awards
East Coast Music Association
The East Coast Music Association is a non-profit association that hosts an annual awards ceremony based in Atlantic Canada for music appreciation on the East Coast of Canada...

. The video also won the award for "Best Cinematography" at the 2002 MuchMusic Video Awards
MuchMusic Video Awards
The MuchMusic Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honour the year's best music videos....

, while peaking at #6 on MuchMusic's Top 30 Countdown.
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