You Make Me Feel...

"You Make Me Feel..."
Single by Cobra Starship featuring Sabi
from the album Night Shades
Released May 10, 2011
Format Digital download
Recorded 2011
Genre
Length 3:36
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Mac
Cobra Starship singles chronology
"Wet Hot American Summer"
(2010)		 "You Make Me Feel..."
(2011)		 "Middle Finger"
(2012)

"You Make Me Feel..." is a song recorded by American synthpop band Cobra Starship with guest vocals by Sabi. It was the first single released from their fourth studio album, Night Shades. The song was released digitally through iTunes on May 10, 2011. The song is a dance-pop, electropop song and it talks about looking for a soul mate in the club. It received mixed reviews from most music critics, some of them thought that the song is "catchy and happy", but at the same time they criticized it for being too "faceless and empty".

Background

After the success of the single "Good Girls Go Bad", which was their most successful single on the charts, Cobra Starship began to record what would be their fourth studio album. "You Make Me Feel..." was released before the album finish and it served as the first single from the album entitled "Night Shades".[1] It was released on May 10, 2011 and features the American singer/rapper Sabi.[2] The singer/actress turned rapper first came to many people's attention after Britney Spears gave her a spot on her track "(Drop Dead) Beautiful".[2]

Composition

Singer Sabi is featured on the track.

"You Make Me Feel" was written by Steve Mac and Ina Wroldsen and produced by Mac.[3] The song finds Gabe Saporta singing of looking for his soul mate.[2]

"Obviously, some of my personal drama was about feeling alone, and feeling like I was searching the world for the right person". "And one of the things we want for this song and this record – even though it has personal stuff in it – is to be something everyone can relate to, and I think that the concept of people trying to find the right person is something that's universal."[2]

The song is written in common time maintaining a tempo of 126 beats per minute. The song is set in the key of B-flat major.

Backed up by a simple beat and minimal synth arrangement, Saporta sings about finding the girl he’s been missing: "Girl, I’ve been all over the world looking for you / I’m known for taking what I think I deserve, and you’re overdue."[4] Sabi, provides the chorus and the "la-la-la-la-la" melody that carries the song as Saporta sings "You make me feel that…," but never quite finishes the thought.[4] According to Monica Herrera, a writer from Rolling Stone, the song has a riff that suggests Pink's "Raise Your Glass".[5]

Critical reception

The song received mixed reviews from most contemporary music critics. Scott Shetler from "Pop Crush" gave to the song 8 out of 10 stars, and wrote that the song "is more understated than some of the group’s previous work, but it feels like a potential summer hit."[4] Bill Lamb, writer of About.com, gave to the song 3 stars out of 5, praising the "catchy hook" and the "upbeat, happy melody", but criticized the track, calling it a "bland hit factory pop" and "faceless".[3] He ended up the review, stating that "it's certainly catchy, but it is all rather bland and empty as well."[3] The Idolator Staff agreed, writing that "On the one hand, it’s a totally serviceable dance track, and Sabi’s vocals are much stronger here than in her weak, cringe-inducing rap on "(Drop Dead) Beautiful", but on the other hand, we’ve heard this synth hook before from other artists and frankly, it sounds like Cobra Starship may be trying too hard to keep up with the Euro dance trend while totally abandoning their old sound."[6] Monica Herrera wrote for Rolling Stone that "Saporta drops weak pickup lines, but guest diva Sabi calls herself 'the baddest baby in the atmosphere,' and is right."[5]

A positive review came from Alternative Press editor Aubrey Welbers, who wrote that the "catchy, calculated hit is a bona fide jam for lonely partygoers looking for dance floor romance."[7] In most of the reviews from the album, including the Allmusic and Entertainment Weekly reviews, the song was picked as one of the album's best tracks.[8][9] Megan Rozell from Blogcritics gave to the song a positive review, writing that the song "allows for sing-along lyrics, beautiful words from Sabi, and pop sounds that allow the listener to let loose and dance."[10]

Music video

The music video premiered on June 28, 2011 on MTV. The video's main theme is a "magic photobooth" that once it takes someone's picture, it tells how said person is feeling.[11]

Background

Saporta explained to MTV News the concept of the music video:

"It's a song about a guy and a girl, and the concept is, at the beginning of the video, I find one of Sabi's photos, and she's feeling the same way that I'm feeling, which is incomplete without each other," he said. "We're sharing feelings, and that's what I realize, so I'm like, 'Wow, I want to find this girl.' So I look all over the world for her, and our world is the nightclub. The video is about the photo booth. It's just not any photo booth; it's a photo booth that tells you how you're really feeling. That's the main star of the video."[2]

Storyline

At the beginning of the video, Gabe gets his picture taken in the photobooth, and when he's grabbing it, a picture of Sabi appears to be stuck in the slit. Both picture's feelings read "Incomplete". Then Gabe makes his goal of the night to find the girl in the picture. While this is happening, Victoria Asher is seen dragging different people into the bathroom, these people including twins and a girl, hence her feeling being "kinky". Gabe goes around the club (his "world" girl I've been all over the world looking for you) trying to find Sabi and stumbling upon different people who embrace him in hugs or handshakes. Sabi is seen dancing around the club when her part of the song comes on. Nate Novarro instead of dancing, orders a burger through Vicky-T's iPad; his feeling being "munchy". During the first two thirds of the video, all drinks seem to be taken away from Ryland Blackinton, hence why on his picture he's feeling "thirsty". When Gabe finally finds Sabi, they give each other a look of sheer happiness, before they both enter the photobooth. The lights go off, and at the moment they go back on, Gabe and Sabi seem to be kissing. They take a new picture together, and it reads "Complete", thus ending the video.[11]

The video clip also includes cameos by doppelganger DJs Andrew and Andrew, Brooklyn rap crew Ninjasonik, photographer Nicky Digital, MTV News correspondent James Montgomery, Elle Magazine creative director Joe Zee, Justjared.com's own Jared Eng, Jersey Shore's The Situation, singer Wynter Gordon, actress Zelda Williams and her father, comedian and actor Robin Williams.[2]

Promotional use

This song was used in the promotion for America's Next Top Model: All Stars. It was also used in various advertisements for the 13th season of Big Brother, as well as recently featured on Season 3, Episode 1: The Birthday of The Vampire Diaries, and on the Style Network's Glam Fairy. The song was also used as Channel 9's promotional advertisement for 2012. It is also on the soundtrack of the 2012 film American Reunion. It was featured in the episode "Bride and Prejudice" (season 4, episode 21) of 90210.[12] The song has recently been revealed to be on the on-disk soundtrack for the upcoming game Dance Central 3 and DLC on the #1 dance game, Just Dance 4.

Live performances

On August 28, 2011, Cobra Starship performed "You Make Me Feel..." on the MTV Video Music Awards Pre-show with Sabi. Then on September 14, 2011, they performed "You Make Me Feel..." with Sabi and Team iLuminate on the America's Got Talent finale. In November they went on Conan and performed "You Make Me Feel..." with Sabi.

Chart performance

The song debuted at No. 1 in New Zealand, becoming their first chart topper.[13] In the U.S., the song peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's highest charting single, alongside Good Girls Go Bad and their second Top 10 single, as well as peaking at No. 4 on Billboard's pop chart and No. 13 on its Hot Digital Songs chart.[2] In Canada, the single reached a peak of No. 4 on the Canadian Hot 100.[14] It has sold over 2,000,000 downloads in the US alone. The song debuted at No. 16 in the UK official chart and No. 4 on the dance chart.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] 14
Brazil (Billboard)[18] 21
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[20] 40
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 14
France (SNEP)[22] 13
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[23] 8
Ireland (IRMA)[24] 12
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[25] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[26] 58
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[27] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[28] 54
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[29] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 47
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] 16
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[32] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[33] 7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[34] 28
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[35] 13
US Dance Airplay (Billboard)[36] 5
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[37] 13
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[38] 4
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[39] 17

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[40] 3× Platinum 210,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[41] 2× Platinum 160,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[42] Platinum 15,000*
United States (RIAA)[43] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position
Australia (ARIA)[44] 36
New Zealand (RIANZ)[45] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[46] 48
Chart (2012) Position
France (SNEP)[47] 174
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[48] 58

References

  1. ↑ Common, Tyler (May 9, 2011). "Cobra Starship release new song "You Make Me Feel…"". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "You Make Me Feel... by Cobra Starship Songfacts". Songfacts. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Lamb, Bill. "Review: Cobra Starship – "You Make Me Feel..." featuring Sabi". About.com. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Shetler, Scott (May 10, 2011). "Cobra Starship, 'You Make Me Feel...' feat. Sabi – Song Review". Pop Crush. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  5. 1 2 Herrera, Monica (July 21, 2011). "You Make Me Feel... | Song Reviews | Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  6. ↑ Staff, Idolator (May 9, 2011). "Cobra Starship Makes Sabi Feel Like Singing In "You Make Me Feel…"". Idolator. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ Welbers, Aubrey (August 30, 2011). "Alternative Press | Reviews | Cobra Staship – Night Shades". Alternative Press. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  8. ↑ Sendra, Tim (August 30, 2011). "Night Shades – Cobra Starship | Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  9. ↑ Wood, Mikael (August 29, 2011). "Night Shades (2011) Review | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  10. ↑ Rozel, Megan (August 29, 2011). "Album Review: Cobra Starship's Night Shades – Blogcritics Music". Blogcritics. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  11. 1 2 Exton, Emily (June 28, 2011). "Photo Booth Fun In Cobra Starship's New "You Make Me Feel..." Video – Popdust". PopDust. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
  12. ↑ "90210 Music - Season 4, Episode 21". The CW. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
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  18. ↑ "Brasil Hot 100 Airplay". Billboard Brasil (Brasil: bpp) (2): 100. August 2011.
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  31. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-11-05" UK Singles Chart.
  32. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2011-11-05" UK Dance Chart.
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  34. ↑ "Cobra Starship – Chart history" Billboard Adult Contemporary for Cobra Starship.
  35. ↑ "Cobra Starship – Chart history" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Cobra Starship.
  36. ↑ "Cobra Starship Album & Song Chart History". Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay for Cobrastarship. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  37. ↑ "Cobra Starship – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Cobra Starship.
  38. ↑ "Cobra Starship – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Cobra Starship.
  39. ↑ "Cobra Starship – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Cobra Starship.
  40. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
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  42. ↑ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
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  45. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/?chart=1862
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