"Feelgood Lies" is a song by all-female German pop band No Angels. It was written by Pelle Ankarberg, Charlie Dore, Niclas Molinder, Maryann Morgan and Joacim Persson for the group's third studio album Pure (2003), while production was helmed by Molinder and Persson under their production moniker Twin, with Ankarberg serving as co-producer. A dark urban dance pop song that is built upon a heavy guitar riff and uplifting strings, the subjects of "Feelgood Lies" are revenge and karma. Not wanting to feel broken-hearted, the female protagonist warns a love interest to check his alibis.
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| Released | 22 September 2003 | |||
| Studio | Redfly Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
| Length | 3:22 | |||
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The song was picked as the album's third and final single. Released on 22 September 2003 in German-speaking Europe, following the official announcement of the group's indefinite hiatus in fall 2003, "Feelgood Lies" peaked at number three in Germany, number twelve in Austria, and number 29 in Switzerland at the singles charts, becoming the highest-selling single to be lifted from parent album Pure. Its accompanying music video was directed by Marcus Sternberg and filmed at the Photonics Center in Adlershof, Berlin. Twin later worked portions of "Feelgood Lies" into American recording artist Ashley Tisdale's song "Be Good to Me" (2006).
Background
edit"Feelgood Lies" was written by frequent No Angels collaborators Pelle Ankarberg, Charlie Dore, Niclas Molinder, Maryann Morgan and Joacim Persson, and produced, mixed, arranged and recorded by Molinder and Persson under their production moniker Twin for Redfly Music, with Ankarberg serving as co-producer.[1] All music was recorded and mixed at RedFly Studios in Sweden, while vocals recording was overseen by Nik Hafemann at the d2p Studios.[1] Fredrik Norburg played the guitar, with keyboards and programming provided by Molinder and Persson.[1] Additional background vocals were contributed by No Angels and Morgan.[1]
Release and reception
editWhile Cheyenne Records initially announced "Eleven Out of Ten" as the third single to be lifted from Pure, the band requested uptempo song "Feelgood Lies," another song by Swedish production team Twin, as their next single. Physical singles of the song were eventually released on 22 September 2003 by Cheyenne Records – two weeks after the announcement of their indefinite hiatus towards the end of the year.[2][3] The maxi single involves several remixes of "Feelgood Lies," including radio and video versions, as well as previously unreleased record "In My Head," produced by Thorsten Brötzmann and written by Henrik Nielsen.[1]
In Germany, "Feelgood Lies" debuted at number five on the German Singles Chart in the week of 6 October 2003, and peaked at number three in its third week.[4] It fell out of the top twenty in its seventh week and left the chart after eleven weeks,[4] becoming the 69th highest-selling single of 2003 in Germany as well as the biggest-selling single from Pure.[5] In Austria, the single debuted at number 16 on the Ö3 Austria Top 40.[6] It reached number twelve its fourth week and spent 15 weeks within the top 75.[6] In Switzerland, "Feelgood Lies" deduted at number 31 on the Swiss Hitparade and reached its peak, number 29, the following week.[7] It spent eight weeks on the chart, becoming the highest-charting single from Pure as well as the band's best-charting single since "Still in Love with You," released in 2002, in that territory.[7]
Music video
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The visuals for "Feelgood Lies" were No Angels' fifth music video to be directed and produced by German filmmaker Marcus Sternberg for Sternberg Filmproduktion.[8] Sternberg was assisted by his AD Jan "TC" Zimpel, with Miklas Wittmann serving as production driver and runner.[8] Choreography was overseen by Canadian dancer and choreographer Sean Cheesman,[9] while former Fame Academy contestant and Become One member David Hernandez appears as Sandy Mölling's backing dancer.[8]
Filming of "Feelgood Lies" took place at the Photonics Center in Adlershof, Berlin in the week of August 4 during the 2003 European heat wave.[10] The video does not follow a storyline but focuses on scenes with choreographies and futuristic designs, featuring scenes of Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Mölling, and Vanessa Petruo wearing colorful outfits in yellow, orange, and pink, while dancing with their four male background dancers. Sequences are intercutted by several close shots and computer animations, including fyling propellers and helicopters, and set expansions like glass buildings.[11] After four weeks of post-production through Capture Berlin GmbH & Co KG, the edited video premiered on VIVA and MTV Germany on 3 September 2003.[12]
Track listings
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Feelgood Lies" (Radio Version) |
| Twin | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Feelgood Lies" (Video Version) |
| Twin | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Feelgood Lies" (Jiggy Joint Remix) |
| Twin | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Feelgood Lies" (Instrumental) |
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| 3:16 |
| 5. | "In My Head" | Henrik Nielsen | Thorsten Brötzmann | 3:47 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Feelgood Lies" (Radio Version) |
| Twin | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Feelgood Lies" (Jiggy Joint Remix) |
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| 3:34 |
Notes
- ^a denotes additional producer
Credits and personnel
editCredits adapted from the liner notes of Pure.[1]
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Charts
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| Various | 22 September 2003 | [4] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Pure (Media notes). No Angels. Cheyenne Records. 2003.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Natürlich sind auch Tränen geflossen". Der Spiegel. 2003-09-07. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
- ^ Schulte am Hülse, Jessica (2007-07-29). "Popstar sein ist ein Pakt mit dem Teufel". Die Welt. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
- ^ a b c d "No Angels – Feelgood Lies" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (2003)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "No Angels – Feelgood Lies" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "No Angels – Feelgood Lies". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 12 2012.
- ^ a b c "No Angels - Feelgood Lies (2003)". Crew-United.de. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ "Feelgood Lies music video information". MVDBase.com. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ "Adlershof als Kulisse". Adlershof. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ "No Angels - "Feelgood Lies"". Capture-mm.de. Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
- ^ "Videopremiere von "Feelgood Lies"". NoAngels.tv (Official website). Archived from the original on 4 September 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "No Angels – Feelgood Lies" (in German). Discogs. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- ^ "No Angels – Feelgood Lies (Min)" (in German). Discogs. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- ^ No Angels — Feelgood Lies. TopHit. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Dec 18, 2003". TopHit. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2003)". TopHit. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
- ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2003". TopHit. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.