"Feel Every Beat" was the third

single Single may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Single (music), a song release Songs * "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004 * "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008 * "Single" (William Wei song), 2016 * "Single", by ...

by the

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

band

Electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic co ...

. It was released in the UK on 9 September 1991 (see

1991 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1991. Specific locations * 1991 in British music * 1991 in Norwegian music Specific genres * 1991 in country music * 1991 in heavy metal music * 1991 in hip hop music * ...

) by

Factory Records Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus. The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, the Durutt ...

and was a modest commercial success.

Composition

The

A-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record company ...

is a combination of

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

and

house music House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive Four on the floor (music), four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute. It was created by Disc jockey, DJs and music producers from Chicago metropolitan area, Chicago' ...

, and is a favourite of both the two members

Johnny Marr Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher, 31 October 1963) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He first achieved fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. He has since performed with numerous ...

and

Bernard Sumner Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, and Electronic. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the post ...

. Marr began an early version of "Feel Every Beat" with the intention of releasing it on a solo album. Sumner's lyrics are about the criminalisation of

rave culture A rave (from the verb: '' to rave'') is a dance party at a warehouse, club, or other public or private venue, typically featuring performances by DJs playing electronic dance music. The style is most associated with the early 1990s dance mus ...

in Britain. The two B-sides, "Lean to the Inside" (an

instrumental An instrumental is a recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting. Through semantic widening, a broader sense of the word song may refer to instru ...

that used

sampled Sample or samples may refer to: Base meaning * Sample (statistics), a subset of a population – complete data set * Sample (signal), a digital discrete sample of a continuous analog signal * Sample (material), a specimen or small quantity of so ...

drums from the

ABC ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet. ABC or abc may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting * American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster ** Disney–ABC Television ...

song "Fear of the World") and "Second to None," are included on the 2013 Special Edition bonus disc of the

album re-release. Both tracks are listed as "2013 edit". The disc also features a "2013 edit" of ''Feel Every Beat''.

Artwork

The single was packaged by 3a, and featured a contemporary design with stars and a minimalist colour scheme, which differed subtly from format to format. The shapes are based on the

DX coding DX (Digital indeX) encoding is an ANSI and I3A standard, originally introduced by Kodak in March 1983, for marking 135 and APS photographic film and film cartridges. It consists of several parts, a latent image DX film edge barcode on the film be ...

of 35mm film canisters. In

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

the front and back covers were switched, with Donald Christie's portrait of Marr and Sumner used more prominently with the star-motif above it.

Formats

The single was released on

vinyl Vinyl may refer to: Chemistry * Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a particular vinyl polymer * Vinyl cation, a type of carbocation * Vinyl group, a broad class of organic molecules in chemistry * Vinyl polymer, a group of polymers derived from vinyl m ...

, CD and

cassette Cassette may refer to: Technology * Cassette tape (or ''musicassette'', ''audio cassette'', ''cassette tape'', or ''tape''), a worldwide standard for analog audio recording and playback ** Cassette single (or "Cassingle"), a music single in the ...

in Britain, and as 12" and CD

maxi single A maxi single or maxi-single (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song. The first maxi singles Mungo Jerry's first single, "In the Summertime" was the ...

s in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

. These two formats included exclusive

remix A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...

es by Dave Shaw which were not issued anywhere else; the "Downstairs Dub" mix has never been released on CD.

Music video

music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ...

for the song was directed by Peter Scammell. This was later edited when the single was released. There is also a remixed version by the music video subscription service

Rockamerica RockAmerica is a music video subscription service for professional disc jockeys based in New York City, New York. Founded in 1980 by Ed Steinberg, it was the first company to offer music videos on a subscription basis, and provided a vital channel ...

Live

"Feel Every Beat" was first played live at

The Haçienda The Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, North West England, which became famous during the Manchester years of the 1980s and early 1990s. It was run by the record label Factory Records. The club opened in 1982, eventually ...

in January 1991. Parts of

Danny Rampling Danny Rampling (born 15 July 1961) is an English house music DJ and is widely credited as one of the original founders of the UK's rave/club scene. His long career began in the early 1980s playing hip-hop, soul and funk around numerous bars an ...

's 12" remix were used for live versions that August and December. A performance from the Cities in the Park festival in

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

was released on video in November 1991.worldinmotion.net
link

Charts

Track listings

UK 7" and MC

# "Feel Every Beat" (7" remix) – 3:55 # "Lean to the Inside" – 4:06 * Track 1 was remixed by

Stephen Hague Stephen Hague (born 1960) is an American record producer most active with various British acts since the 1980s. Early life Hague was born in Portland, Maine in 1960. Early career Hague started his musical career in the mid-1970s as a session k ...

UK 12"

# "Feel Every Beat" (12" remix) – 6:49 # "Feel Every Beat" (Dub Mix) – 6:02 # "Lean to the Inside" – 4:05 * Tracks 1 and 2 were remixed by

and Pete Lorimer.

UK/EU/AU CD

# "Feel Every Beat" (7" remix) – 3:57 # "Feel Every Beat" (DNA Mix) – 5:40 # "Second to None" – 4:01 # "Lean to the Inside" – 4:05

US promo CD

# Single remix # Album edit

US 12" maxi single

# "Feel Every Beat" (Tactile Mix) – 5:54 # "Feel Every Beat" (U.K. 12" remix) – 6:49 # "Feel Every Beat" (Downstairs Dub) – 3:28 # "Feel Every Beat" (Downstairs Mix) – 6:08 # "Lean to the Inside" (instrumental) – 4:05 # "Feel Every Beat" (DNA 12" Remix) – 5:39 * Track 6 was remixed by DNA.

US CD maxi single

# "Feel Every Beat" (single remix) – 3:56 # "Feel Every Beat" (Tactile Mix) – 5:54 # "Feel Every Beat" (Downstairs Mix) – 6:08 # "Lean to the Inside" (instrumental) – 4:05 # "Feel Every Beat" (U.K. 12" remix) – 6:49 # "Feel Every Beat" (DNA Remix) – 5:39 # "Second to None" – 4:01

References

External links

feel every beat (unofficial website)

{{authority control Electronic (band) songs 1991 singles Songs written by Bernard Sumner Songs written by Johnny Marr Factory Records singles 1991 songs Virgin Records singles Warner Records singles