"Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1969 pop song written by Mark James originally preformed by B. J. Thomas. That version reached #5 on the Billboard charts. In 1971, Jonathan King produced his own version, adding the ooga chacka jungle chants from Johnny Preston's "Running Bear." It was subsequently covered by Swedish pop group Blue Swede in 1974. This version it reached #1. It was covered again in 1999 by David Hasselhoff. B. J. (Billy Joe) Thomas (born August 7, 1942) in Hugo, Oklahoma and grew up around Houston, Texas, is a country singer. ... Jonathan King is the stage name of Kenneth George King (born December 6, 1944), a wealthy pop music impresario who in 2001 received a seven year prison sentence for four indecent assaults and two more serious sexual offences on schoolboys aged 14 and 15. ... Johnny Preston (born Johnny Preston Courville on August 18, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas) is an American singer. ... Blue Swede Blue Swede was a Swedish rock band from the early to mid-1970s that succeeded with a few singles which were covers of other artists material. ... David Hasselhoff portraying his character in Baywatch David Michael Hasselhoff (born July 17, 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor, singer and songwriter best known for his lead roles on Knight Rider and Baywatch. ...
In early 2006 a rip of the music video of the Hasselhoff version became an internet phenomenon due to its surreal visuals and poor production quality along with the pop culture icon status that Hasselhoff has. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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