Can You Feel It (The Jacksons song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Can You Feel It
| cover = Can-You-Feel-It-The-Jacksons.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Jacksons
| album = Triumph
| B-side = Everybody
| released = February 13, 1981 (UK){{Cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|title=BRIT Certified|website=BPI|access-date=4 August 2023}}
| recorded = March 1980
| studio =
| genre = Disco{{cite web|first= Nick |last= Levine |title= Michael Jackson's Top 20 Singles: Part One |publisher= Digital Spy |date= July 7, 2009 |access-date= May 15, 2016 |url= http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a163727/michael-jacksons-top-20-singles-part-one/}}
| length = *5:58 (album version)
- {{Duration|3:50}} (U.S. 7-inch edit)
- {{Duration|3:59}} (European 7-inch edit)
| label = *Epic
| writer = *Michael Jackson
| producer = *The Jacksons
- Greg Phillinganes (co–producer)
| prev_title = This Place Hotel
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = Walk Right Now
| next_year = 1981
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|lrKZNqIR2U0|"Can You Feel It"}}}}
}}
"Can You Feel It" is a song by American group the Jacksons, recorded in March 1980 and released as the third single from their album Triumph in February 1981.
Written by brothers Michael Jackson and Jackie Jackson, the song featured solo leads by Michael and Randy Jackson. Released as a single in 1981, "Can You Feel It" peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 30 on the Billboard R&B Chart. Outside of the United States, "Can You Feel It" topped the charts in Belgium (Flanders) and South Africa, peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, and the top 20 of the charts in Ireland.(No. 2 in the Netherlands in 1981) Hit Dossier 1939-1994, 1994, {{ISBN|90-230-0820-0}} / Top 40 Hitdossier 1956-2001, 2001, {{ISBN|90-257-3349-2}}.
Reception
Record World said that "Dynamic strings join Michael and Randy's vocal drama to provide memorable musical suspense."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=March 28, 1981|access-date=2023-02-19|title=Hits of the Week|page=1|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/80s/80/RW-1980-03-28.pdf}}
Personnel
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- Written and composed by Michael Jackson and Jackie Jackson
- Produced by the Jacksons
- Lead vocals: Michael & Randy Jackson
- Arrangement by Michael & Jackie Jackson
- String arrangement by Tom Tom 84
- Instrumentation:
- Keyboards: Greg Phillinganes, Ronnie Foster, Bill Wolfer (uncredited)
- Guitars: Tito Jackson, David Williams
- Bass: Nathan Watts
- Drums: Ollie E. Brown
- Vibes: Gary L. Coleman
- Background vocal coordinator and choir director: Stephanie Spruill
- The Children's Choir: Yolanda Kenerly, Brigette Bush, Audra Tillman, Lita Aubrey, Rhonda Gentry, Roger Kenerly II, Soloman Daniels, Brian Stilwell, Gerry Gruberth, Peter Wade
- The Adults' Choir: Stephanie Spruill, Paulette McWilliams, Bunny Hull, Carolyn Dennis, Venetta Fields, Josie James, Paulette Brown, Carmen Twillie, Lisa Roberts, Phyllis St. James, Roger Kenerly-Saint, Ronald Vann, Louis Price, Gregory Wright, Arnold McCuller, Roy Galloway, Jim Gilstrap, Gerry Garrett, Bob Mack, Tyrell (Rock) Deadrick
Charts
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| {{singlechart|Australia|41|artist=The Jacksons|song=Can You Feel It}} |
| {{singlechart|Dutch100|44|artist=The Jacksons|song=Can You Feel It}} |
| UK (Official Charts Company)
| style="text-align:center;"|59 |
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Music video
The 9-minute accompanying video, entitled "The Triumph," was noted for its special effects created by Robert Abel and Associates, responsible for the film Tron.{{cn|date=April 2024}} In 2001, it was voted one of the 100 best videos of all time, in a poll to mark the 20th anniversary of MTV.{{cite web|title= Fatboy Slim's Praise You voted best video |work=The Guardian |url= https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/jul/31/2 |date= 2001-07-31 |access-date= 2008-07-30}} The title was also used for a 2009 greatest hits compilation.{{cite web|url= https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001RT89CO |title= Can You Feel It: Collection [Import] |publisher= Amazon.com, Inc. |access-date= 14 July 2013}} The video was featured on the bonus disc of the box set, Michael Jackson's Vision.
Billboard said it was "a cinematic masterpiece with strikingly advanced visual effects for its time."{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/michael-jackson-music-video-evolution-8482444/amp/ | title=Every Michael Jackson Music Video from 1976 to Today: Watch His Evolution | magazine=Billboard }} Rolling Stone placed it at number 12 on their list of the best Michael Jackson videos.{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/michael-jacksons-20-greatest-videos-the-stories-behind-the-vision-21653/12-can-you-feel-it-1981-224881/ | title=Michael Jackson's 20 Greatest Videos: The Stories Behind the Vision | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=24 June 2014 }}
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Prelude narration spoken by Ken Nordine
Developed by Robert Abel
Directed by Michael Gibson
Technical Director John Grower
Director of Photography Laszlo Kovacs
Editor Kathryn Campbell
Production Artist Michael Sterling
In popular culture
The track was sampled by The Tamperer featuring Maya for their 1998 hit single "Feel It".[https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/20-songs-turning-20-in-2018__21273 20 Songs Turning 20 in 2018] Justin Myers, Officialcharts.com, 30 December 2017
A cover version of the song appeared in a 2018 holiday advertising campaign for Amazon.com.{{cite web|url=https://www.ispot.tv/ad/dQ41/amazon-2018-holidays-can-you-feel-it|title=Amazon TV Commercial, '2018 Holidays Can You Feel It'|website=Ispot.tv|access-date=November 18, 2018}}{{importance-inline|date=April 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{MusicBrainz work}}
- {{IMDb title|title=The Jacksons: Can You Feel It}}
{{The Jackson 5}}
{{The Jackson 5 singles}}
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Category:Songs written by Michael Jackson