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Encyclopedia > Flashdance... What a Feeling
"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" cover
Single by Irene Cara
from the album What a Feelin' and Flashdance
Released 1983
2001 (re-released)
Format 12" single
7" single
Recorded 1983
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:55
Label Casablanca Records
Writer(s) Giorgio Moroder (music)
Keith Forsey (lyrics)
Irene Cara (lyrics)
Producer(s) Giorgio Moroder
Certification Platinum (RIAA)
Irene Cara singles chronology
"Anyone Can See"
(1981)
"Flashdance... What a Feeling"
(1983)
"Why Me"
(1983)
Cover of the 12" single
Cover of the 12" single
[[Image:|Alternative cover of the 7" single|200px]]
Alternative cover of the 7" single

"Flashdance... What a Feeling" is an Academy Award winning song from the 1983 film Flashdance which was performed by Irene Cara. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Irene Cara (born Irene Escalera on March 18, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American singer, Academy Award-winning, Grammy Award-winning, and a two-time Golden Globe-winning songwriter and actress of African, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ... Front cover of the soundtrack album The tracks on the original soundtrack album released by PolyGram Records are: Flashdance. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the music genre. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about Casablanca, the record label. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Keith Forsey (born on January 22, 1948 in London, England, UK) // In 1988 Keith Forsey won the ASCAP Award for Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures for: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Shared with: Harold Faltermeyer Bob Seger In 1984, Keith Forsey won an Oscar for Best Music, Original Song... Irene Cara (born Irene Escalera on March 18, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American singer, Academy Award-winning, Grammy Award-winning, and a two-time Golden Globe-winning songwriter and actress of African, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... The RIAA Logo. ... Irene Cara (born Irene Escalera on March 18, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American singer, Academy Award-winning, Grammy Award-winning, and a two-time Golden Globe-winning songwriter and actress of African, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Flashdance is a musical and romance film released in April 1983. ... Irene Cara (born Irene Escalera on March 18, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American singer, Academy Award-winning, Grammy Award-winning, and a two-time Golden Globe-winning songwriter and actress of African, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ...

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Song information

In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100 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. Despite the title, the word "Flashdance" is never used in the lyrics. The instrumental backing tracks of the song make extensive use of synthesizers. Image File history File links Flashdance. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ... // The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers. ... For the main article see Golden Globe Awards. ... For other uses, see Synthesizer (disambiguation). ...


The song has appeared on the original soundtrack album of Flashdance, and Irene Cara's second solo album, What a Feelin'. Flashdance is a musical and romance film released in April 1983. ... Irene Cara (born Irene Escalera on March 18, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American singer, Academy Award-winning, Grammy Award-winning, and a two-time Golden Globe-winning songwriter and actress of African, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ...


A variation of the song was used as the basis of an Apple Computer commercial in 1984. The music was slightly different, and the lyrics were changed from "What a Feeling" to "We are Apple". [1] Apple Inc. ...


"Flashdance... What a Feeling" was the last non-Japanese language single to reach #1 on Japan's Oricon singles chart until Celine Dion's "To Love You More" in 1995. Oricon ), also known as Oricon Style, is a Japanese company which provides music industry-related information. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion, OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian pop singer and occasional songwriter. ... Alternate covers 1999 remixes single 1995 promotional single To Love You More is a single by Céline Dion, released commercially in Japan on October 23, 1995. ...


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". 12 single for U2s Beautiful Day The 12-inch [30 cm] single gramophone record came into existence with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. ...


In March 2007, the United World Chart ranked "Flashdance... What a Feeling" as the twenty-second most successful song in music history. The song was also rated on the list as the fourth most successful song by a solo female artist, behind Cher's "Believe", Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" and Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You". [2] The United World Chart is a worldwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles in the world. The United World Chart uses the same system as the Billboard Hot 100, in which the tracking... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... This article is about Cher, the entertainer. ... Believe is a Grammy Award winning Dance song which served as the world-wide lead single for American singer Chers studio album Believe. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion, OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian pop singer and occasional songwriter. ... My Heart Will Go On is the theme song of the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is an American Pop and R&B singer, actress, film producer, and former model. ... I Will Always Love You is a song written and originally performed by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton first released as a single in 1974. ...


Chart positions

Chart (1983) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 4
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 2
Austrian Singles Chart 4
Canadian Singles Chart 1
European Singles Chart 1
Japanese Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 1
Swiss Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart 2
Preceded by
"Let's Dance" by David Bowie
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
May 28, 1983- July 2, 1983
Succeeded by
"Every Breath You Take" by The Police
Preceded by
"Up Where We Belong" from An Officer and a Gentleman
Academy Award for Best Original Song
1983
Succeeded by
"I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red

“Hot 100” redirects here. ... Billboard magazines Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular songs weekly calculated by airplay and occasionally sales. ... Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, formerly known by various names including Hot Soul Singles, Hot Black Singles, and Hot R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... Let’s Dance is the title album track on David Bowies album Lets Dance. ... David Bowie (IPA: []) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... This is a list of number-one hits in the United States by year from the Billboard Hot 100. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Every Breath You Take is a song written by Sting and originally performed by The Police. ... The Police are a three-piece rock band consisting of singer/bassist Sting (Gordon Sumner), guitarist Andy Summers, and drummer Stewart Copeland. ... Up Where We Belong is a song from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. ... An Officer and a Gentleman is a 1982 film which tells the story of a United States Navy aviation Officer Candidate who comes into conflict with the Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant who trains him. ... // The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers. ... I Just Called to Say I Love You is a song written, produced, and performed by Stevie Wonder as part of the soundtrack to the 1984 film The Woman in Red. ... The Woman in Red can be: The Woman in Red (1935 film), a film with Barbara Stanwyck The Woman in Red (film), a 1984 film with Gene Wilder ...

See also

Front cover of the soundtrack album The tracks on the original soundtrack album released by PolyGram Records are: Flashdance. ...

References

  1. ^ We Are Apple video
  2. ^ 22nd most successful song in history


 

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