Feelgood Lies

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"Feelgood Lies"
Polydor
  • Zeitgeist
  • Songwriter(s)
    Producer(s)
    No Angels singles chronology
    "Someday"
    (2003)
    "Feelgood Lies"
    (2003)
    "Reason"
    (2003)

    "Feelgood Lies" is a song by all-female German pop band

    love interest to check his alibis
    .

    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

    "Feelgood Lies" was written by frequent No Angels collaborators Pelle Ankarberg,

    programming provided by Molinder and Persson.[1] Additional background vocals were contributed by No Angels and Morgan.[1]

    Release and reception

    While 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

    The music video for "Feelgood Lies" was filmed at the Photonics Center in Berlin-Adlershof (pictured).

    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

    VIVA and MTV Germany on 3 September 2003.[12]

    Track listings

    Maxi single[13]
    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Feelgood Lies" (Radio Version)
    Twin3:19
    2."Feelgood Lies" (Video Version)
    • Morgan
    • Molinder
    • Persson
    • Ankarberg
    • Dore
    Twin3:37
    3."Feelgood Lies" (Jiggy Joint Remix)
    • Morgan
    • Molinder
    • Persson
    • Ankarberg
    • Dore
    Twin3:34
    4."Feelgood Lies" (Instrumental)
    • Morgan
    • Molinder
    • Persson
    • Ankarberg
    • Dore
    • Twin
    • Jiggy Joint[a]
    3:16
    5."In My Head"Henrik NielsenThorsten Brötzmann3:47
    2-track CD single[14]
    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Feelgood Lies" (Radio Version)
    • Morgan
    • Molinder
    • Persson
    • Ankarberg
    • Dore
    Twin3:19
    2."Feelgood Lies" (Jiggy Joint Remix)
    • Morgan
    • Molinder
    • Persson
    • Ankarberg
    • Dore
    • Twin
    • Jiggy Joint[a]
    3:34

    Notes

    Credits and personnel

    Credits adapted from the liner notes of Pure.[1]

    Charts

    Release history

    Release dates and formats for "Feelgood Lies"
    Region Date Format Label Ref
    Various 22 September 2003
    • Cheyenne
    • Polydor
    • Zeitgeist
    [4]

    References

    1. ^ 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)
    2. ^ "Natürlich sind auch Tränen geflossen". Der Spiegel. 2003-09-07. Retrieved 2007-04-02.
    3. ^ Schulte am Hülse, Jessica (2007-07-29). "Popstar sein ist ein Pakt mit dem Teufel". Die Welt. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
    4. ^ a b c d "No Angels – Feelgood Lies" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
    5. ^ a b "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (2003)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
    6. ^ a b c "No Angels – Feelgood Lies" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
    7. ^ a b c "No Angels – Feelgood Lies". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved July 12 2012.
    8. ^ a b c "No Angels - Feelgood Lies (2003)". Crew-United.de. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
    9. ^ "Feelgood Lies music video information". MVDBase.com. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
    10. ^ "Adlershof als Kulisse". Adlershof. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
    11. ^ "No Angels - "Feelgood Lies"". Capture-mm.de. Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2007-03-25.
    12. ^ "Videopremiere von "Feelgood Lies"". NoAngels.tv (Official website). Archived from the original on 4 September 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
    13. ^ "No Angels – Feelgood Lies" (in German). Discogs. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
    14. ^ "No Angels – Feelgood Lies (Min)" (in German). Discogs. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
    15. ^ No Angels — Feelgood Lies. TopHit. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
    16. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Dec 18, 2003". TopHit. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
    17. ^ "Лучшие песни и музыка за 2003 год" (in Russian). TopHit. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
    18. ^ "Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2003". TopHit. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

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