"Feel the Love" is a song by British drum and bass band

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. It features the vocals from John Newman. It is the second single from their debut studio album, '' Home''. The song was released in the

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on 14 May 2012 and went on to debut at the summit on the

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and Dance Charts. The track was selected as

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'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 ''

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'' 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

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and features young horseback riders and neighborhood scenes from the informal

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, a longtime homegrown community-based program for youth. As of January 2022, it has been viewed over 100 million times.

Chart performance

In the

, "Feel the Love" debuted at number-one on the

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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

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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

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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

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Track listings

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

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Release history

References

{{Authority control 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