Sure Feels Good
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"Sure Feels Good" is a song written and recorded by Ultrabeat
and Darren Styles
, released as a single in 2007. It was the first Styles/Ultrabeat collaboration since Ultrabeat covered "Pretty Green Eyes
" and "Feelin' Fine
" in 2003. The vocals are by Rebecca Rudd, also the singer on "Elysium (I Go Crazy)
".
& Re-Con with vocalist Rebecca Rudd in 2006. Rudd had previously worked with Ultrabeat and Mike Di Scala in the past, for example the vocals on "Elysium (I Go Crazy)
". In 2007, the song was re-recorded with another verse added and re-produced by Ultrabeat
and Darren Styles
.
compilation album in 2006. In June 2007, the Ultrabeat versus Darren Styles version was released on Promo CD and Promo 12" Vinyl and the Rezonance Q
remix
was included on Clubland 11.
"Sure Feels Good" was released as a Download EP on 20 August 2007 and as a Maxi CD and 12" Vinyl one week later. It peaked at a chart position of #52 on the UK Singles Chart
, which was considered low compared to the #8 UK Albums Chart
position of Ultrabeat - The Album
a few weeks later. The song was also included on Darren Styles's #4 album Skydivin'
in 2008.
Also, "Sure Feels Good" won the 2007 Eurodanceweb Award
for song of the year, as voted for by over 150 DJs, producers and music journalists. It was the UK entry for this award, and competed with entries from 41 European countries.
Promo 12" / 12" Single
Maxi CD Single / Download EP 1
Download EP 2
Download EP 3
Additional musicians
model Lisa-Marie Bourke with other models as the strippers.
The story of the video show Darren Styles and Ultrabeat entering a strip club and the strippers giving them lap dances and teasing them. Rebecca Rudd is also singing in the strip club. The story shows one of the strippers photographing Mike, Chris and Darren in the strip club with Darren's mobile phone and the sending it in a picture message to one of his contacts. They are then forced to leave in a hurry after the mobile phone starts receiving an incoming call.
There is also a "late night" cut of the video, which contains a parental advisory notice because of the nudity. This version shows footage of Lisa-Marie Bourke and some of the other models nude. There is also a hardcore version of the video shown on Clubland TV
, where the Styles & Re-Con hardcore mix is used instead.
Ultrabeat (English band)
Ultrabeat are an English electronic music group from Liverpool, England consisting of producer and vocalist Mike Di Scala and producers Ian Redman and Chris Henry. Formed in 2002, Ultrabeat first emerged with their single "Pretty Green Eyes" which reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart...
and Darren Styles
Darren Styles
Darren James Mew , better known as Darren Styles, is a British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & The Evolution, Darren found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles...
, released as a single in 2007. It was the first Styles/Ultrabeat collaboration since Ultrabeat covered "Pretty Green Eyes
Pretty Green Eyes
"Pretty Green Eyes" is a song originally written and recorded by Force & Styles featuring Junior. A remixed version appeared on their debut album All Over the UK and the song was released as a 12-inch single in 1997. The song achieved mainstream popularity in 2003 when it was covered by Ultrabeat...
" and "Feelin' Fine
Feelin' Fine
"Feelin' Fine" is a song written by Darren Mew and originally released as a happy hardcore song in 1998 under the alias Unique. In 2003, Ultrabeat released a cover of the song, and added newly written lyrics, as their second single which reached #12 in the UK Singles Chart-Unique version:Darren...
" in 2003. The vocals are by Rebecca Rudd, also the singer on "Elysium (I Go Crazy)
Elysium (I Go Crazy)
"Elysium " is the 5th single by Liverpool Dance trio Ultrabeat. It was released in 2006 and played throughout the summer of that year...
".
Writing and recording
The song was originally a hardcore track, written and recorded by StylesDarren Styles
Darren James Mew , better known as Darren Styles, is a British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & The Evolution, Darren found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles...
& Re-Con with vocalist Rebecca Rudd in 2006. Rudd had previously worked with Ultrabeat and Mike Di Scala in the past, for example the vocals on "Elysium (I Go Crazy)
Elysium (I Go Crazy)
"Elysium " is the 5th single by Liverpool Dance trio Ultrabeat. It was released in 2006 and played throughout the summer of that year...
". In 2007, the song was re-recorded with another verse added and re-produced by Ultrabeat
Ultrabeat (English band)
Ultrabeat are an English electronic music group from Liverpool, England consisting of producer and vocalist Mike Di Scala and producers Ian Redman and Chris Henry. Formed in 2002, Ultrabeat first emerged with their single "Pretty Green Eyes" which reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart...
and Darren Styles
Darren Styles
Darren James Mew , better known as Darren Styles, is a British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & The Evolution, Darren found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles...
.
Release and reception
The Styles & Re-Con hardcore mix first appeared on the Clubland X-Treme Hardcore 3Clubland X-Treme Hardcore 3
Clubland X-Treme Hardcore 3 is the third compilation album in the X-Treme Hardcore series by Clubland. It is mixed by Darren Styles, Breeze, and it has a bonus Hixxy disc.-CD1:Mixed by Darren Styles#Liz Kay - Castles In The Sky...
compilation album in 2006. In June 2007, the Ultrabeat versus Darren Styles version was released on Promo CD and Promo 12" Vinyl and the Rezonance Q
Rezonance Q
Rezonance Q are an English electronic group from Liverpool, England formed by producers Mike Di Scala, Lee Butler and Les Calvert...
remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
was included on Clubland 11.
"Sure Feels Good" was released as a Download EP on 20 August 2007 and as a Maxi CD and 12" Vinyl one week later. It peaked at a chart position of #52 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, which was considered low compared to the #8 UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
position of Ultrabeat - The Album
Ultrabeat - The Album
Ultrabeat: The Album is the début self-titled album by the British dance act Ultrabeat. It was released on 10 September 2007 with All Around the World records...
a few weeks later. The song was also included on Darren Styles's #4 album Skydivin'
Skydivin'
Skydivin' is the début solo studio album by British dance musician Darren Styles.-Background:The album debuted at #4 in the UK album chart with sales of 22,197...
in 2008.
Also, "Sure Feels Good" won the 2007 Eurodanceweb Award
Eurodanceweb Award
The Eurodanceweb Award is an online competition dedicated to dance music, created in 2001 by an idea of a group of Italian and Maltese disc jockeys. Main purpose of this project is the promotion of dance songs from all over Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, with strong links to their National...
for song of the year, as voted for by over 150 DJs, producers and music journalists. It was the UK entry for this award, and competed with entries from 41 European countries.
Track listing and formats
Promo CD- Radio Edit
- Extended Mix
- Rezonance Q Remix
- Soul Seekerz Remix
- Flip & Fill Remix
- Dancing DJs Remix
- Lee S Remix
- Fugitive Tamper Evident Remix
- KB Project Remix
- Frisco Remix
- Alex K Remix
Promo 12" / 12" Single
- Original Mix
- Alex K Remix
- Rezonance Q Remix
- KB Project Remix
Maxi CD Single / Download EP 1
- Radio Edit (3:28)
- Extended Mix (6:47)
- Soul Seekerz Mix (7:54)
- Lee S Remix (7:01)
- Dancing DJs Remix (5:58)
- Fugitive Remix (3:29)
- Flip & Fill Remix (5:18)
Download EP 2
- Radio Edit (3:28)
- Soul Seekerz Dub (7:57)
- Frisco Remix (5:15)
- Rezonance Q Remix (6:40)
- Alex K Remix (6:29)
- KB Project Remix (6:39)
Download EP 3
- Styles & Re-Con Remix (6:50)
- Radio Edit (3:28)
Personnel
Ultrabeat- Mike Di ScalaMike Di ScalaMike Di Scala , also known as Re-Con, is a British electronic musician, record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Liverpool, England. Di Scala began producing records as Re-Con in the late 1990s and he first emerged as the producer of English dance group Rezonance Q and was also the...
– producer - Chris Henry – producer
Additional musicians
- Darren StylesDarren StylesDarren James Mew , better known as Darren Styles, is a British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & The Evolution, Darren found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles...
– producer, keyboards - Rebecca Rudd – vocals
Music video
The video was filmed on and it was directed by Kevin Hewitt and choreographed by Elizabeth Honan. The video stars Mike Di Scala and Chris Henry from Ultrabeat, Darren Styles, Rebecca Rudd, and PlayboyPlayboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
model Lisa-Marie Bourke with other models as the strippers.
The story of the video show Darren Styles and Ultrabeat entering a strip club and the strippers giving them lap dances and teasing them. Rebecca Rudd is also singing in the strip club. The story shows one of the strippers photographing Mike, Chris and Darren in the strip club with Darren's mobile phone and the sending it in a picture message to one of his contacts. They are then forced to leave in a hurry after the mobile phone starts receiving an incoming call.
There is also a "late night" cut of the video, which contains a parental advisory notice because of the nudity. This version shows footage of Lisa-Marie Bourke and some of the other models nude. There is also a hardcore version of the video shown on Clubland TV
Clubland TV
Clubland TV is a music channel broadcasting on Sky channel 383 and Freesat channel 514 in the United Kingdom. It features dance music videos and is based from the Clubland compilation albums...
, where the Styles & Re-Con hardcore mix is used instead.
Chart performance
| Charts (2007) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
52 |