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. It was written by Pelle Ankarberg,

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, Maryann Morgan and

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for the group's third

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'' (2003), while production was helmed by Molinder and Persson under their production moniker

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, with Ankarberg serving as co-producer. A dark

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song that is built upon a heavy

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and uplifting strings, the subjects of "Feelgood Lies" are revenge and

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. Not wanting to feel broken-hearted, the female protagonist warns a

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to check his

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s. The song was picked as the album's third and final single. Released on 22 September 2003 in

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, following the official announcement of the group's indefinite hiatus in fall 2003, "Feelgood Lies" peaked at number three in Germany, number twelve in Austria, and number 29 in

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at the singles charts, becoming the highest-selling single to be lifted from parent album ''Pure''. Its accompanying music video was directed by

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and filmed at the Photonics Center in

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. Twin later worked portions of "Feelgood Lies" into American recording artist

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's song "

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" (2006).

Background

"Feelgood Lies" was written by frequent No Angels collaborators Pelle Ankarberg,

, Maryann Morgan and

, and produced, mixed, arranged and recorded by Molinder and Persson under their production moniker

for Redfly Music, with Ankarberg serving as co-producer. All music was recorded and mixed at RedFly Studios in

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, while vocals recording was overseen by Nik Hafemann at the d2p Studios. Fredrik Norburg played the

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, with

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s and programming provided by Molinder and Persson. Additional background vocals were contributed by No Angels and Morgan.

Release and reception

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song "Feelgood Lies," another song by Swedish production team

, as their next single. Physical singles of the song were eventually released on 22 September 2003 by Cheyenne Records – two weeks after the announcement of their indefinite hiatus towards the end of the year. The

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involves several remixes of "Feelgood Lies," including radio and video versions, as well as previously unreleased record "In My Head," produced by

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and written by Henrik Nielsen. In Germany, "Feelgood Lies" debuted at number five on the

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in the week of 6 October 2003, and peaked at number three in its third week. It fell out of the top twenty in its seventh week and left the chart after eleven weeks, becoming the 69th highest-selling single of 2003 in Germany as well as the biggest-selling single from ''Pure''. In Austria, the single debuted at number 16 on the

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. It reached number twelve its fourth week and spent 15 weeks within the top 75. In Switzerland, "Feelgood Lies" deduted at number 31 on the

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and reached its peak, number 29, the following week. It spent eight weeks on the chart, becoming the highest-charting single from ''Pure'' as well as the band's best-charting single since " Still in Love with You," released in 2002, in that territory.

Music video

The visuals for "Feelgood Lies" were No Angels' fifth music video to be directed and produced by German filmmaker

for Sternberg Filmproduktion. Sternberg was assisted by his AD Jan "TC" Zimpel, with Miklas Wittmann serving as production driver and runner. Choreography was overseen by Canadian dancer and choreographer

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, while former ''

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member David Hernandez appears as

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's backing dancer. Filming of "Feelgood Lies" took place at the Photonics Center in

in the week of August 4 during the

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. The video does not follow a storyline but focuses on scenes with choreographies and futuristic designs, featuring scenes of

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, Mölling, and

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wearing colorful outfits in yellow, orange, and pink, while dancing with their four male background dancers. Sequences are intercutted by several close shots and

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s, including fyling propellers and helicopters, and set expansions like glass buildings. After four weeks of post-production through Capture Berlin GmbH & Co KG, the edited video premiered in September 2003 at the end of

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's show '' Neu bei VIVA''.

Track listings

Notes * denotes additional producer

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Pure''. *Pelle Ankarberg – co-production *

– vocals *

– vocals *Nik Hafemann – vocal production *

– vocals *Maryann Morgan – background vocals *Fredrik Norburg –

s *

– vocals *

–

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, programming *

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– vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{authority control No Angels songs 2003 singles Songs written by Charlie Dore 2003 songs Songs written by Niclas Molinder Songs written by Joacim Persson Song recordings produced by Twin (production team)