Make You Feel My Love

"Make You Feel My Love"
Single by Bob Dylan
from the album Time Out of Mind
Released	September 30, 1997
Recorded	January 1997
Genre	Blues rock
Length	3:32
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	Daniel Lanois

"Make You Feel My Love" is a song written by Bob Dylan that appeared on his 1997 album Time Out of Mind. It was first released commercially by Billy Joel, under the title "To Make You Feel My Love", before Dylan's version appeared later that same year. It has since been covered by numerous performers and has proved to be a commercial success for recording artists such as Adele, Garth Brooks, Bryan Ferry and Kelly Clarkson. Two covers of the song (one by Garth Brooks and one by Trisha Yearwood) were featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 film Hope Floats.^[1] Dylan eventually released the song as a single.

Billy Joel version

"To Make You Feel My Love"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Greatest Hits, Volume III
B-side	"Intro/Summer, Highland Falls"
Released	1997
Format	CD single
Recorded	1996–97
Genre	Rock
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	Billy Joel Danny Kortchmar
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" (1994) "To Make You Feel My Love" (1997) "Hey Girl" (1997)

In 1997, Billy Joel covered the song as "To Make You Feel My Love" for his compilation album Greatest Hits Volume III. It was released as the first single from the album and reached number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.^[2] Joel's single pre-dated Dylan's release of the song by two months.

Chart positions

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	90
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3]	99
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	50
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	9
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales	53

Garth Brooks version

"To Make You Feel My Love"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album Hope Floats soundtrack
Released	May 18, 1998
Format	CD single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:54
Label	Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"Two Piña Coladas" (1998) "To Make You Feel My Love" (1998) "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down" (1998)

Garth Brooks covered the song as "To Make You Feel My Love" in 1998. It appeared on the soundtrack of the 1998 film Hope Floats, along with a cover version by Trisha Yearwood as the first and last tracks. It was included first as the bonus track on Fresh Horses for Garth's first Limited Series box set and then included on all later pressings of that album. Brooks' version resulted in a nomination at 41st Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and a nomination for Bob Dylan for Best Country Song.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[4]	22
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5]	7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6]	8
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[7]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[8]	63
US Country Songs (Billboard)[9]	32

Adele version

"Make You Feel My Love"
Single by Adele
from the album 19 and Songs for the Philippines[10]
Released	October 27, 2008
Format	CD 7" digital download
Recorded	October 2007
Genre	Soul pop
Length	3:32
Label	XL
Writer(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer(s)	Jim Abbiss
Adele singles chronology
"Hometown Glory" (2008) "Make You Feel My Love" (2008) "Water and a Flame" (2009)

In 2008, British singer Adele recorded "Make You Feel My Love" for her debut studio album 19 (2008). It was released as the album's fifth and final single on October 27, 2008, both on CD and vinyl, originally peaking at number 26.^[11] The largest sales of her recording, however, came during 2010–11 when it peaked at number 4.

After the song was performed on the seventh series of The X Factor, it re-entered the UK Singles Chart at number 24. The song then surged to number four after a second performance. Following a third X Factor performance and heavy use in the Comic Relief 2010 television, it spent three more non-consecutive weeks in the top 10. In early 2011 the song returned to the top 40 again, at number 34, after it appeared in the 2011 series of Britain's Got Talent. In all the cover spent a total of 55 weeks in the top 75, making it the joint 16th longest runner of all time.

Adele's version features in the soundtrack of the 2010 romantic comedy film When in Rome. Her cover version was also featured in the compilation album for the benefit of those affected by Supertyphoon Haiyan in the Philippines entitled Songs for the Philippines.^[12] In October 2013 the song was used in the third week of Strictly Come Dancing as part of the "Love Week" theme. In January 2013, Heart Radio listed Adele's recording as the UK's number one song of all time in its Hall of Fame Top 500.^[13]

At a concert at London's O2 Arena on March 22, 2016, the day of the Brussels bombings, Adele dedicated a performance of the song to the victims of the attacks.^[14]

Composition

According to Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy, the version expresses Adele's affection for the song, "with just piano as backing, her dreamy, passionate vocals are allowed to shine".^[15] According to The Guardian's Dave Simpson, with her "hushed delivery", Adele makes the song "her own".^[16]

Music video

The song's music video features Adele singing the song in her apartment.

Other television appearances

In other television appearances in the UK and US, the song was used in Waterloo Road, One Tree Hill, Ghost Whisperer, Parenthood, The Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital, Bones, Hollyoaks, EastEnders, Glee and the pilot of Against the Wall. In addition, Adele's video of the song, directed by Mat Kirby, was released on music channels in late September 2008 and continues to be featured on her website.^[17]

List of recordings

Digital download (version 1)

1. "Make You Feel My Love" – 3:32

Digital download (version 2)

1. "Make You Feel My Love" – 3:32
2. "Make You Feel My Love" (video) – 3:32

CD single

1. "Make You Feel My Love" – 3:32
2. "Painting Pictures" – 3:33

19 version

1. "Make You Feel My Love" – 3:32

19 Deluxe version

1. "Make You Feel My Love" (live at Hotel Cafe) – 3:52

Chimes of Freedom live version

1. "Make You Feel My Love" (recorded live at WXPN) – 4:04

Live at the Royal Albert Hall live version

1. "Make You Feel My Love" (Live) – 3:48

Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart (2008–15) Peak position Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[18] 17 European Hot 100 Singles[19] 17 Ireland (IRMA)[20] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 1 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[23] 4 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 44 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[25] 4 UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[26] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position Dutch Singles Chart[27] 7 Chart (2010) Position UK Singles Chart[28] 48 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Belgium (BEA)[29] Gold 15,000^* United Kingdom (BPI)[30] Platinum 955,055[31] United States (RIAA)[32] Gold 500,000^* ^*sales figures based on certification alone

Other versions

"Make You Feel My Love" has also been recorded by Joan Osborne,^[33] Josh Kelley whose version appeared on A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack,^[34] Trisha Yearwood,^[35] Neil Diamond,^[36] Danny Bowes,^[37][38] Shawn Colvin, Luka Bloom,^[39] Timothy B. Schmit,^[40] Ronan Keating,^[41] Winifred Horan (from Solas), Emily Loizeau,^[42] Bryan Ferry, Elkie Brooks, from her 2010 album "Powerless" Mary Black,^[43] Ruarri Joseph, Phil Keaggy, Paul Evans,^[44] Taylor Hicks, Jon Peter Lewis,^[45] Kris Allen,^[46] Maria Muldaur,^[47] Louise Setara,^[48] actor Jeremy Irons,^[49] Kelly Clarkson, Rebecca Ferguson and Aaron Tveit.

In 2000, the song was recorded by International Popera singer Romina Arena and produced by Bob Johnston, though the record company never released the record.^[50]

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External links

• Lyrics at Bob Dylan.com