Can't Stop Feeling
Encyclopedia
"Can't Stop Feeling" is the 3rd single released from Scottish
indie rock
band Franz Ferdinand
's third studio album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
. The song was released on 6 July 2009 worldwide.
, was dismissed in favour of "Michael
". It was played live on few occasions on the bands early tours. The band played it once on their 2005-2006 world tour. It was then resurrected with different instrumentation in 2007 as the band road tested new songs for possible inclusion onto their third album. After December 2007, it was dropped from their live performances. The song was finally released on the album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
in 2009, again with different instrumentation and announced to be the album's third single on 20 May 2009. The album/single version was given its live debut on 3 July the same year, a mere 3 days before its release.
A redub version entitled "Die On the Floor
" was released on the EP Blood: Franz Ferdinand.
on 1 July 2009 by the band's record label's official YouTube page.
The video features all four members of the band. It shows the band in Glasgow
, Scotland
(the band's home city). It also features the band pushing the scenes away as they do so themselves.
France
however, the song debuted at #79 in the French top 100 Singles Charts. It spent another 1 week on the chart giving the song a total of 2 weeks.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand (band)
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...
's third studio album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is the third album by Scottish rock group Franz Ferdinand. It was released through Domino Records on 26 January 2009 in the UK. "Ulysses" was released on the 19 January 2009 as the first single and is available for streaming on the band's Myspace page. It is a concept album...
. The song was released on 6 July 2009 worldwide.
History
"Can't Stop Feeling" first surfaced as one of the songs recorded at 'The Chateau' (the band's earliest practice area) in 2003. It was tipped to be released as a single in 2004 but, as it didn't appear on the album Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand (album)
Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004. It entered the United Kingdom album charts at number three in February 2004 and contains three UK top ten singles: "Take Me Out", "This Fire" and "The Dark of the Matinée"...
, was dismissed in favour of "Michael
Michael (Franz Ferdinand song)
"Michael" is a song by Franz Ferdinand and was the fourth single released from their debut self-titled album. The song was notable for its homoerotic lyrics such as "stubble on my sticky lips" and "beautiful boys on a beautiful dancefloor"....
". It was played live on few occasions on the bands early tours. The band played it once on their 2005-2006 world tour. It was then resurrected with different instrumentation in 2007 as the band road tested new songs for possible inclusion onto their third album. After December 2007, it was dropped from their live performances. The song was finally released on the album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand is the third album by Scottish rock group Franz Ferdinand. It was released through Domino Records on 26 January 2009 in the UK. "Ulysses" was released on the 19 January 2009 as the first single and is available for streaming on the band's Myspace page. It is a concept album...
in 2009, again with different instrumentation and announced to be the album's third single on 20 May 2009. The album/single version was given its live debut on 3 July the same year, a mere 3 days before its release.
A redub version entitled "Die On the Floor
Die On the Floor/Katherine Hit Me
Die On the Floor/Katherine Hit Me is a 2009 promo only single by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand taken from their 2009 dub music compilation album Blood: Franz Ferdinand. "Die on the Floor" is a redub of "Can't Stop Feeling" and "Katherine Hit Me" is a redub of "No You Girls", both of...
" was released on the EP Blood: Franz Ferdinand.
Music video
A music video was created for the song and uploaded on YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on 1 July 2009 by the band's record label's official YouTube page.
The video features all four members of the band. It shows the band in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
(the band's home city). It also features the band pushing the scenes away as they do so themselves.
Chart Performance
The song failed to chart in the United Kingdom, this becoming the first Franz Ferdinand single not to chart the UK top 100. InFrance
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
however, the song debuted at #79 in the French top 100 Singles Charts. It spent another 1 week on the chart giving the song a total of 2 weeks.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Top 100 France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
69 |
| Italian Singles Charts Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
47 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 24 |