Hooked on a Feeling

"Hooked on a Feeling"
Single by B. J. Thomas
from the album On My Way
B-side "I've Been Down This Road Before"
Released October 29, 1968
Genre Pop
Length 2:48
Label Scepter Records
Songwriter(s) Mark James
Producer(s) Chips Moman
B. J. Thomas singles chronology
"The Eyes of a New York Woman"
(1968)		 "Hooked on a Feeling"
(1968)		 "It's Only Love"
(1969)

"The Eyes of a New York Woman"
(1968)		 "Hooked on a Feeling"
(1968)		 "It's Only Love"
(1969)
"Hooked on a Feeling"
Single by Blue Swede
from the album Hooked on a Feeling
B-side "Gotta Have Your Love"
Released February 1974
Format 7"
Recorded 1973
Genre Pop rock
Length 2:48
Label EMI Svenska
Songwriter(s) Mark James
Producer(s) Bengt Palmers
Blue Swede singles chronology
"Hooked on a Feeling"
(1974)		 "Silly Milly"
(1974)

"Hooked on a Feeling"
(1974)		 "Silly Milly"
(1974)

"Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1968 pop song written by Mark James and originally performed by B. J. Thomas. Thomas's version featured the sound of the electric sitar, and reached number five in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It has been recorded by many other artists, including Blue Swede, whose version reached number one in the United States in 1974.[2] The Blue Swede version made singer Björn Skifs' "Ooga-Chaka-Ooga-Ooga" intro well known (and famous in Sweden at the time), although it had been used originally by British musician Jonathan King in his 1971 version of the song.[3]

Chart performance

Blue Swede cover

In 1974, the Swedish pop group Blue Swede did a cover version, which included the "ooga chaka" introduction from Jonathan King's 1971 cover. Their arrangement was inspired by a bootleg recording of Do You Like Worms? from the unfinished album Smile by the Beach Boys.[9] The Blue Swede version of the song also tweaked the lyrics to avoid a drug reference.[10] This version reached number one in the United States.[2] Billboard ranked it as the No. 20 song for 1974.

Original lyricsBlue Swede lyrics
"I got it bad for you, girl,
but I don't need a cure.
I'll just stay addicted
and hope I can endure
all the good love…"		"Got a bug from you, girl,
but I don't need no cure.
I just stay a victim,
if I can for sure
All the good love…"

Chart history

Different versions

  • Wilson Bryan Key, author of Subliminal Seduction, claimed in 1976 that the "ooga-chaka" chant was actually communicating the phrase "who got sucked off", and credited the song's success to this (although he offered no evidence for any of these claims).[29]
  • The song has been revived from time to time as a cultural touchstone of the 1970s, such as on the Reservoir Dogs soundtrack in 1992,[30] and as the "dancing baby" song in the Ally McBeal TV show.[31]
  • The chorus from the song was sung by Captain Hook on "Far, Far Away Idol" on the Shrek 2 DVD.
  • The 2014 feature film Guardians of the Galaxy,[32] which featured the brass fanfare and title lyrics of the Blue Swede cover version prominently in its trailers and theatrical release, resulted in a significant spike in sales for the recording;[33] the film's soundtrack reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart in August 2014.[34] The song was also featured heavily in the teaser trailer for the 2017 sequel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[35] although the song was not used in the actual film.[36]
  • In 2015, the Toronto Blue Jays began using the Blue Swede rendition in a commercial featuring newly acquired David Price and Troy Tulowitzki.[37] The song is played at the Rogers Centre before the bottom of the 8th inning, similar to the usage of "Sweet Caroline" at games in Fenway Park in Boston.
  • The song is also the anthem for the Northwestern University Sailing Team
  • The song is additionally the anthem for Zahm House at the University of Notre Dame
  • In 2016, the song's cover, by Blue Swede, was featured in the documentary Holy Hell. The documentary is about the '80s West Hollywood cult Buddhafield and its manipulative and abusive leader. The song plays at the beginning as footage of members of the cult are shown outdoors reaching for the Sun in a euphoric and trance like state as the song's refrain "I'm hooked on a feeling, I'm high on believing" plays on.[38]
  • In the spring of 2017, this song titled as Feelin' Hooked is featured on the Telus Mobility television commercial in Canada.[39]
  • A 1993 episode of the animated series Animaniacs is called Hooked on a Ceiling, a pun on the title of the song.
  • The popular animated US sitcom Family Guy sampled the "ooga chaka" chant for a cutaway involving the characters Peter, Lois and Chris, where Chris has mounted his deceased parents' heads on the wall to sing the Blue Swede version of the song.
  • The Oogachaka Baby meme (made in 1994) has this song playing in the background.

References

  1. ↑ "BJ Thomas". Credits. AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Blue Swede". Hooked on a Feeling. AllMusic. 1974. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "What does 'Ooga Chaka' mean in these two songs? - Quora". www.quora.com.
  4. ↑ Go-Set National Top 40, 14 June 1969
  5. ↑ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz.
  6. ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
  7. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  8. ↑ "Top 100 Hits of 1969/Top 100 Songs of 1969". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  9. ↑ Lewis, Randy (April 24, 2014). "Stagecoach 2010: B.J. Thomas, hooked on Brian Wilson". The Los Angeles Times.
  10. ↑ Sakamoto, John (22 August 2014). "A brief history of 'ouga chaka'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-04-20. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  13. ↑ [ Flavour of New Zealand, 1 June 1974]
  14. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 30.
  15. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 30.
  16. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, April 6, 1974
  17. ↑ "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  18. ↑ Canada, Library and Archives (July 13, 2017). "Image : RPM Weekly".
  19. ↑ Musicoutfitters.com
  20. ↑ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1974
  21. ↑ Bronson, Fred (May 30, 1998). "'Chaka' Can and 'Honestly' Does". Billboard. New York. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  22. ↑ https://img.discogs.com/Z31eLoL364rf2vWrstgbwXSFsQo=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-4693264-1451471138-3319.jpeg.jpg
  23. ↑ "RPM Country Singles for December 23, 1978". RPM. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  24. ↑ Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly".
  25. ↑ "David Hasselhoff Hooked on a Feeling". AllMusic. 1999. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  26. ↑ Jonas, Liana (2000). "The Offspring Conspiracy of One". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  27. ↑ Lousararian, Lori (18 June 2013). "B.J. Thomas to Duet With Sara Niemietz On "Hooked On A Feeling" At The Grand Ole Opry". The Living Room Sessions. Wrinkled Records. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  28. ↑ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "The Living Room Sessions". Review. AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  29. ↑ Key, Wilson Bryan (1976). Media Sexploitation. Prentice-Hall. pp. 116–117. ISBN 0135730066.
  30. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (1992). "Reservoir Dogs [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  31. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (1998). "Songs from Ally McBeal". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  32. ↑ Ashurst, Sam (February 19, 2014). "Guardians Of The Galaxy: James Gunn's Trailer Breakdown: Star Lord's Walkman". Total Film. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  33. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (20 February 2014). "Blue Swede's 'Hooked On a Feeling' Sales Soar Thanks To 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Trailer". Billboard.com. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  34. ↑ Wood, Mikael (August 13, 2014). "'Guardians of the Galaxy' soundtrack shoots to No. 1 on Billboard 200". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  35. ↑ Anderton, Ethan (October 19, 2016). "'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Teaser Trailer Is Hooked On A Feeling Again". /Film. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  36. ↑ Dornbush, Jonathon (19 April 2017). "Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 2 Tracklist Revealed, Release Date Announced".
  37. ↑ "Toronto Blue Jays: hooked on a feeling commercial". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  38. ↑ "DARK SIDE OF THE POWER OF BELIEF IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN “HOLY HELL”" Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  39. ↑ Feelin' Hooked YouTube video from Telus April 2017
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