"Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" is a song by British rock group

Skunk Anansie Skunk Anansie are a British rock band whose members include Skin (lead vocals, guitar), Cass (bass, guitar, backing vocals), Ace (guitar, backing vocals) and Mark Richardson (drums and percussion). Skunk Anansie formed in 1994, disbanded in 2 ...

. It was released in January 1997 as a single from their second album, ''

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'' (1996). The song reached number 13 on the

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and was certified silver by the

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(BPI) in February 2019 for sales and streams exceeding 200,000. It also proved to be a top-10 hit in the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland. In Iceland, the song peaked at number one. It is regarded as one of Skunk Anansie's most known singles and was a popular choice at concerts.

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performs a version of the song at many of her solo gigs.

Critical reception

David Sinclair from ''

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'' wrote, "Wild-woman singer Skin shows her gentler side, at last, on this

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. The most obvious hit yet from their album ''Stoosh''."

Music video

The accompanying

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for "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" was directed by Thomas Krygier, who also directed "Brazen (Weep)". It shows the band performing in a flat, followed by cutaway scenes that shows various people's instincts in the same flat. The video contained

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to manipulate some of the people's faces in the flat to show their emotions. The video also caused minor controversy when scenes contained two women

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Track listings

* UK CD1 and Australian CD single # "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" # "So Sublime" # "Let It Go" # "Strong" * UK CD2 # "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" (allegedly acoustic mix) # "Song Recovery" # "Contraband" # "I Don't Believe" * UK cassette single # "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" # "So Sublime" * French CD single # "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" # "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" (allegedly acoustic mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1990s ballads 1996 songs 1997 singles Number-one singles in Iceland One Little Indian Records singles Rock ballads Skunk Anansie songs Song recordings produced by Garth Richardson Songs written by Skin (musician)