Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)
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Critical reception
Tania Branigan from Melody Maker felt the song "could be Sheryl Crow or Joan Osbourne; expect heavy rotation on MTV."[1] David Sinclair from The Times wrote, "Wild-woman singer Skin shows her gentler side, at last, on this rock ballad. The most obvious hit yet from their album Stoosh."[2]
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" was directed by Thomas Krygier, who also directed "Brazen (Weep)". It shows the band performing in a flat, followed by cutaway scenes that shows various people's instincts in the same flat. The video contained computer-generated imagery to manipulate some of the people's faces in the flat to show their emotions. The video also caused minor controversy when scenes contained two women tongue kiss.
Track listings
- "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"
- "So Sublime"
- "Let It Go"
- "Strong"
- UK CD2[5]
- "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" (allegedly acoustic mix)
- "Song Recovery"
- "Contraband"
- "I Don't Believe"
- UK cassette single[6]
- "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"
- "So Sublime"
- French CD single[7]
- "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"
- "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" (allegedly acoustic mix)
Charts
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References
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