This Is How It Feels

"This Is How It Feels"
Single by Inspiral Carpets
from the album Life
Released	March 1990
Format	7", 12", CD, cassette
Recorded	September 1989
Genre	Alternative rock, Madchester
Length	3:09
Label	Mute
Inspiral Carpets singles chronology
"Move" (1989) "This Is How It Feels" (1990) "She Comes in the Fall" (1990)

"This Is How It Feels" was a 1990 single by the Inspiral Carpets written by Clint Boon. It was their first single to enter the UK Top 40, where it peaked at #14.^[1] The single peaked at #149 on the Australian ARIA singles chart.^[2]

The US music video for "This Is How It Feels" was inspired by the imagery of the British art duo Gilbert and George, making use of their signature "stained glass" and grid style and their standard iconography.

The single (radio) mix, remixed by Flood, features a different second verse with more oblique (and hence radio-friendly) lyrics (e.g. the line "seems they found him under a train" replaced by "left a note for a local girl").

The song was later covered by the band Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine.

Tracklist

7"

1. This Is How It Feels
2. Tune for a Family

12"/CD

1. This Is How It Feels (extended)
2. Tune for a Family
3. This is How it Feels (radio edit)
4. Seeds of Doubt

Cassette

1. This Is How It Feels (extended)
2. Tune for a Family
3. This is How it Feels (radio edit)
4. Whiskey

References

1. "Official Charts > Inspiral Carpets". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
2. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-06-05". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-11-17.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics