Feeling Good
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"Feeling Good" (aka Feelin' Good) is a song written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1965 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint—the Smell of the Crowd and since covered by several artists, including Nina Simone, Traffic, Sammy Davis Jr, Muse, Eels, Michael Bublé, The Pussycat Dolls and, most recently, John Barrowman for his 2007 CD, 'Another Side'.
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- 1965: Gilbert Price in the original Broadway cast
- 1965: John Coltrane On The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
- 1965: Nina Simone on the album I Put A Spell On You
- 1969: Black Cat Bones on the album Barbed Wire Sandwich
- 1969: Traffic on the album Last Exit
- 1997: A remix by Huff & Herb of samples Nina Simone's "Feeling Good"
- 2000: Eels on the album Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
- 2000: Frank Cunimondo Trio on the album "Feelin' Good"
- 2001: Muse on the album Origin of Symmetry and with Hyper Music as part of a double A-side.
- 2002: Remix version by Joe Claussel on the album "Verve Remixed"
- 2004: Sophie B. Hawkins on the album Wilderness
- 2005: Michael Bublé on the album It's Time Template:Audio-nohelp
- 2005: The Pussycat Dolls on the album PCD
- 2005: Wax Tailor on the album Tales of the forgotten melodies, sampled on the track How I feel
- 2005: Alexandra Kerwin
- 2005: Quantic Soul Orchestra on the album Pushin' On
- 2006: The goodboys featuring Mihirangi, used 'Feeling Good' in a young women's quit smoking TV campaign in Qld, Australia
- 2007: A.J. Tabaldo and Leslie Hunt both performed the song in season 6 of American Idol in the second week of the semi-finals; both were eliminated that week.
- 2007: Chelsea Korka performed the song on Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll during the finale. She was a finalist and came in third.
- 2007: Brian Melo performed the song during Standards Week on Canadian Idol; he advanced to the next round.
- 2007: Natalie Gauci performed the song during the Wildcard episode on Season 5 of Australian Idol; she went on to win the competition.
- 2007: Bobby Gray on the album "The Greatest Thing You'll Ever Learn"
- 2007: Toše Proeski on the album "Igri bez granici"
- 2007: John Barrowman on the album "Another Side"
The track "About You" on Mary J. Blige's album The Breakthrough features an unusual take on the song. The bulk of the recording consists of new lyrics, composed by Mary J. Blige, will.i.am, and Keith Harris. However, the chorus samples several lines from "Feeling Good" as performed by Nina Simone. The original vocals are distorted so that the voice is almost unrecognizable. For this reason, Simone receives a credit as a feature artist, and writers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse receive credit as writers. The track is produced by will.i.am.
Nina Simone's version is also featured in the 1993 film Point of No Return, in which the protagonist uses the code name "Nina" and professes to be a longtime fan of Simone's music. (It is worth noting that at least half the soundtrack for the film featured Nina Simone songs.) The song was also featured in the promotional video of the TV series Six Feet Under (4th season), and is included in the show's volume 2 soundtrack. Additionally, Simone's version is also included in the 2006 film, Last Holiday[1].
