"Feel So Good" is the debut single by American hip-hop artist

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. It was released in October 1997 through Arista Records and Puff Daddy's

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as the lead single from his debut album, ''

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'', and it appeared on the ''Money Talks'' soundtrack. The song was produced by D-Dot and

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and featured vocals by R&B singer

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on the chorus. The single was the most successful of the three singles released from the album, having peaked at number 5 on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the

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, and number-one on the

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chart. "Feel So Good" was certified gold just about a month after its release on November 12, 1997; it was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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, Mase and Sean appears in the music video, which was directed by

Hype Williams Harold Williams (born August 1, 1970) is an American music video director, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Early life Williams was born in Queens, New York. He is of mixed African-American and Honduran descent. He attended Adel ...

. They drive around the city in a Mercedes-Benz and a group of female dancers are also shown dancing with them. The main sample the song uses is from

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's " Hollywood Swinging", and the chorus interpolates the

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's " Bad Boy". Jay-Z interpolates the lyrics on the song "BBC" off his album ''

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''.

Music video

The music video was filmed at

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. The music video was released for the week ending on October 12, 1997.

In Popular Culture

The song was used at the beginning of the

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episode "Crushed".

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References

1997 debut singles 1997 songs Mase songs Bad Boy Records singles Arista Records singles Music videos directed by Hype Williams Songs written by Sean Combs Songs written by Lawrence Dermer Songs written by Mase Songs written by Deric Angelettie {{1990s-single-stub