Can You Feel It (The Jacksons song)

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"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.[1]

Reception

Record World said that "Dynamic strings join Michael and Randy's vocal drama to provide memorable musical suspense."[2]

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:
  • Background vocal coordinator and choir director: Stephanie Spruill

Charts

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Music video

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Billboard said it was "a cinematic masterpiece with strikingly advanced visual effects for its time."[9] Rolling Stone placed it at number 12 on their list of the best Michael Jackson videos.[10]

Personnel

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".[11]

A cover version of the song appeared in a 2018 holiday advertising campaign for Amazon.com.[12]Template:Importance-inline

References

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  1. ↑ (No. 2 in the Netherlands in 1981) Hit Dossier 1939-1994, 1994, Template:ISBN / Top 40 Hitdossier 1956-2001, 2001, Template:ISBN.
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