Make You Feel My Love

"Make You Feel My Love" is a song written by Bob Dylan from his album Time Out of Mind (1997). It was first released commercially by Billy Joel, under the title "To Make You Feel My Love", before Dylan's version appeared later that same year. It has since been covered by numerous performers and has proved to be a commercial success for recording artists such as Adele, Garth Brooks, Shane Filan, Bryan Ferry, Kelly Clarkson and Ane Brun. Two covers of the song (one by Garth Brooks and one by Trisha Yearwood) were featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 film Hope Floats.^[1] Dylan eventually released the song as a single.

Personnel

• Bob Dylan – guitar, harmonica, piano, vocals

Additional musicians

• Bucky Baxter – acoustic guitar
• Tony Garnier – bass guitar, upright bass
• Daniel Lanois – guitar, mando-guitar, Gibson Firebird, Martin 0018, Gretsch Gold Top, rhythm guitar, lead guitar
• Augie Meyers – Vox organ combo, Hammond B3 organ, accordion
• Duke Robillard – guitar

Billy Joel version

"To Make You Feel My Love"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Greatest Hits, Volume III
B-side	"Intro/Summer, Highland Falls"
Released	1997
Format	CD single
Recorded	1996–97
Genre	Rock
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	Billy Joel Joe Nicolo-Peter Asher
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" (1994) "To Make You Feel My Love" (1997) "Hey Girl" (1997)
"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" (1994) "To Make You Feel My Love" (1997) "Hey Girl" (1997)

Billy Joel covered the song as "To Make You Feel My Love" for his compilation album Greatest Hits Volume III (1997). It was released as the album's first single and reached number 50 on the US Billboard Hot 100.^[2] Joel's single pre-dated Dylan's release of the song by one month.

Garth Brooks version

"To Make You Feel My Love"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album Hope Floats: Music from the Motion Picture
Released	May 18, 1998
Format	CD single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:54
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"Two Piña Coladas" (1998) "To Make You Feel My Love" (1998) "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down" (1998)
"Two Piña Coladas" (1998) "To Make You Feel My Love" (1998) "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down" (1998)

Garth Brooks covered the song as "To Make You Feel My Love" in 1998. It appeared on the soundtrack of the 1998 film Hope Floats, along with a cover version by Trisha Yearwood as the first and last tracks. It was included first as the bonus track on Fresh Horses for Garth's first Limited Series box set and then included on all later pressings of that album. Brooks' version resulted in a nomination at 41st Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and a nomination for Bob Dylan for Best Country Song.

Adele version

"Make You Feel My Love"
Single by Adele
from the album 19
Released	October 27, 2008
Format	CD 7" digital download
Recorded	October 2007
Genre	Soul pop
Length	3:32
Label	XL
Songwriter(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	Jim Abbiss
Adele singles chronology
"Hometown Glory" (2008) "Make You Feel My Love" (2008) "Water and a Flame" (2009)
"Hometown Glory" (2008) "Make You Feel My Love" (2008) "Water and a Flame" (2009)

In 2008, British singer Adele recorded "Make You Feel My Love" for her debut studio album 19 (2008). It was released as the album's fourth and final single on October 27, 2008, both on CD and vinyl, originally peaking at number 26.^[12] After the song was performed on the seventh series of The X Factor, it re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 24. The song then surged to number four after a second performance. Following a third X Factor performance and heavy use in the Comic Relief 2010 television, it spent three more non-consecutive weeks in the top 10. In early 2011 the song returned to the top 40 again, at number 34, after it appeared in the 2011 series of Britain's Got Talent.

Adele's version features in the soundtrack of the 2010 romantic comedy film When in Rome. Her cover version was also featured in the compilation album for the benefit of those affected by Supertyphoon Haiyan in the Philippines entitled Songs for the Philippines.^[13] In October 2013 the song was used in the third week of Strictly Come Dancing as part of the "Love Week" theme. In January 2013, Heart Radio listed Adele's recording as the UK's number one song of all time in its Hall of Fame Top 500.^[14]

At a concert at London's O2 Arena on March 22, 2016, the day of the Brussels bombings, Adele dedicated a performance of the song to the victims of the attacks.^[15]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2008–2015) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[20] 17 Canada (Hot Canadian Digital Songs)[21] 43 European Hot 100 Singles[22] 17 Ireland (IRMA)[23] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[24] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[25] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[26] 4 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 44 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[28] 4 UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[29] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position Dutch Singles Chart[30] 7 Chart (2010) Position UK Singles Chart[31] 48 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/Sales Belgium (BEA)[32] Gold 15,000* Canada (Music Canada)[33] 2× Platinum 160,000^ Italy (FIMI)[34] Gold 10,000 United Kingdom (BPI)[35] 2× Platinum 1,200,000 United States (RIAA)[36] Gold 500,000^ *sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Other versions

"Make You Feel My Love" has also been recorded by:

Josh Kelley's version appeared on A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack^[54]

References

External links

• Lyrics at Bob Dylan.com