"Feels Like I'm in Love" was a UK number-one single for two weeks in September 1980 for Kelly Marie

Kelly Marie

Kelly Marie is a Scottish disco singer. Her only notable hit was "Feels Like I'm in Love", a #1 hit in the UK in 1980.-Early career:...

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Written by Raymond Dorset

Ray Dorset

Ray Dorset is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and founder of Mungo Jerry...

 of Mungo Jerry

Mungo Jerry

Mungo Jerry is an English rock group whose greatest success was in the early 1970s, though they have continued throughout the years with an ever-changing line-up, always fronted by Ray Dorset. They are remembered above all for their hit "In the Summertime". It remains their most successful and most...

, the song was originally intended for Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

 but he died before it could be pitched to him. Released in 1979, the song was a sleeper on the Scottish club scene before breaking through nationally in the summer of 1980, reaching the top of the charts in September. The following year, aided by a number of remix

Remix

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es the song became a club hit in the U.S., reaching number ten on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

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English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf is an English-Irish singer-songwriter from South London. Patrick utilises a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano and viola...

often ends his performances by covering the song.