"Feel the Love" is a song by British
drum and bass band
Rudimental
Rudimental are a British drum and bass band, signed to Asylum Records, Atlantic Records and Black Butter Records. The band consists of Piers Aggett, Kesi Dryden and Leon "Locksmith" Rolle.
They were nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2013, and w ...
. It features the vocals from
John Newman. It is the second single from their debut studio album, ''
Home''. The song was released in the
United Kingdom
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on 14 May 2012 and went on to debut at the summit on the
UK Singles
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
and
Dance Charts.
The track was selected as
BBC Radio 1
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DJ
Zane Lowe
Alexander Zane Reid Lowe (born 7 August 1973) is a New Zealand radio DJ, live DJ, record producer, and television presenter.
After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence thro ...
's ''Hottest Record in the World'' on 29 March 2012.
"Feel the Love" was featured in the 2012 video game ''
Need for Speed: Most Wanted'' and in a 2013 promotional advertising for
Foxtel in Australia. The song has also been used the promo of ''
The Pauly D Project
''The Pauly D Project'' is an American reality television series that aired on MTV. The series debuted on March 29, 2012 and concluded on June 14, 2012.
Production history
On April 7, 2011, MTV announced it had picked up two '' Jersey Shore'' ...
'' and ''
Doctor Who'', as well as in the 2015 film ''
Kingsman: The Secret Service''.
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Feel the Love" was first released onto YouTube on 12 April 2012. It was filmed in
Philadelphia
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,
Pennsylvania
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and features young horseback riders and neighborhood scenes from the informal
Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club
The Fletcher Street Riding Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization devoted to inner-city horsemanship in north Philadelphia.
Part of a century-long tradition of black cowboys and horsemanship in Philadelphia, local horsemen maintain and care f ...
, a longtime homegrown community-based program for youth. As of January 2022, it has been viewed over 100 million times.
Chart performance
In the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
, "Feel the Love" debuted at number-one on the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
on the week ending 9 June 2012 selling 93,841 copies and becoming both Rudimental and Newman's first number one in the UK. The feat also gave
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label, founded in 1971 by David Geffen and partner Elliot Roberts. It was taken over by Warner Communications (now the Warner Music Group) in 1972, and later merged with Elektra Records to become Elektra/Asylu ...
its first number-one single in its 41-year history. On its second week, the track fell three places to number four having sold an additional 51,974 copies. The song spent eleven consecutive weeks within the
UK top 10
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, falling nine places to number sixteen on its twelfth charting week.
The song sold 619,000 copies in 2012, making it the 16th best-selling single of the year.
For the chart week dated 1 July 2012, "Feel the Love" debuted at number 42 on the
Australian Singles Chart, advancing 30 places to number 12 the following week. Having climbed a further six places on its third charting week, the track reached a peak of number three on the chart week dated 15 July 2012 and has since been certified 2× Platinum by the
Australian Recording Industry Association
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.
Track listings
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
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Release history
References
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2012 singles
2012 songs
John Newman (singer) songs
Rudimental songs
Asylum Records singles
Atlantic Records singles
Black Butter Records singles
Number-one singles in Scotland
Song recordings produced by Rudimental
Songs written by Amir Amor
Songs written by John Newman (singer)
UK Singles Chart number-one singles