Flashdance... What a Feeling

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"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Single by Irene Cara
from the album What a Feelin' and Flashdance soundtrack
B-side Love Theme from "Flashdance" (Instrumental)(7")
Found It (12")
Released April 1983
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1983
Genre [
Length 3:57
Label Casablanca[1]
Writer(s) Giorgio Moroder (music)
Keith Forsey & Irene Cara (lyrics)[2]
Producer(s) Giorgio Moroder
Certification Platinum (US)
Gold (UK)
Irene Cara singles chronology
"Anyone Can See"
(1981)		 "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
(1983)		 "Why Me?"
(1983)
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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.[2]

Song information

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara's only #1 song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song,[2] the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song,[3] and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.[4] In 2004 it finished at #55 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.

The song was the #3 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.[5]

In the United Kingdom, the song spent one week at #2 on the UK Singles Chart dated July 5, 1983.[2]

Chart performance

Irene Cara version

Chart (1983–84) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[6] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 4
Belgian Singles Chart[8] 22
Canadian Singles Chart[6] 1
Dutch Top 40[9] 13
French Singles Chart[6] 1
German Singles Chart[10] 3
Irish Singles Chart[11] 2
Japan Singles Chart[6] 1
Italy (Musica e dischi)[12] 1
New Zealand Singles Chart[13] 1
Norway Singles Chart (VG-lista) 1
Polish Singles Chart[6] 21
Swedish Singles Chart[14] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[15] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[16] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 2
US Billboard Hot 100 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
Australia[17] 2
Canada 4
UK[18] 19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[19] 3

Global DeeJays version

Charts (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 44
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] 28
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[23] 29
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100 Oficiální)[24] 7
France (SNEP)[25] 18
Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 35
Russia (2M) 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 45

Cover versions

"What a Feeling (Flashdance)"
Single by Global Deejays
from the album Network
Released 2005
Format CD single
Length 6:06
Producer(s) Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara
Global Deejays singles chronology
"The Sound of San Francisco"
(2005)		 "What a Feeling (Flashdance)"
(2005)		 "Don't Stop (Me Now)"
(2006)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" single release Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 136. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ↑ "Browse Results". OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS.
  4. ↑ "Past Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary: All-Time Top Songs". Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Song title 141 - Flashdance... What a Feeling". tsort.info.
  7. ↑ Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" Australian chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" Belgian chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016/
  9. ↑ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 21, 1983". Top40.nl. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". officialcharts.de.
  11. ↑ Jaclyn Ward. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Settimana 19 Novembre 1983" (in Italian). Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  13. ↑ Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" New Zealand chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  14. ↑ Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" Swedish chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  15. ↑ Irene Cara, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" Swiss chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  16. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  17. ↑ Aria 1983 Year-End Chart Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  18. ↑ UK Singles Chart 1983 Year-End Chart Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  19. ↑ Billboard Hot 100 1983 Year-End Chart Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Global Deejays – What a Feeling (Flashdance)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  21. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Global Deejays – What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Global Deejays – What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Global Deejays – What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  24. ↑ musicserver.cz: IFPI TOP 100 SKLADEB týden 33
  25. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Global Deejays – What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (in French). Les classement single.
  26. ↑ "Musicline.de – Global Deejays Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  27. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Global Deejays – What a Feeling (Flashdance)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  28. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Global Deejays – What a Feeling (Flashdance)" Canciones Top 50.
  29. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Global Deejays – What a Feeling (Flashdance)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  30. ↑ Björn Again, "Flashdance...What a Feeling" chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Priscilla - Cette vie nouvelle (Chanson)". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  32. ↑ Charlotte Perrelli, December 2013 Artist of the Month Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  33. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Marie Picasso - Flashdance ... What A Feeling". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Jason Derulo – 'The Sky's The Limit'". BBC. November 19, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2015.
  35. ↑ The Glee Cast, "Flashdance (What a Feeling)" chart positions Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  36. ↑ MAUDE FEAT. VITAA - Danse Ta Vie (Clip). YouTube. April 27, 2015.
  37. ↑ evous.fr: Les Stars font leur cinéma, le nouvel album de reprises(French)

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