The Way I Feel Tonight
| "The Way I Feel Tonight" | ||||
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| Single by Bay City Rollers | ||||
| from the album It's a Game | ||||
| B-side | "Love Power" (US) "Don't Let the Music Die" (Japan) | |||
| Released | October 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock, pop | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harvey Shield | |||
| Producer(s) | Harry Maslin | |||
| Bay City Rollers singles chronology | ||||
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"The Way I Feel Tonight" is a pop ballad by the Bay City Rollers from their 1977 album It's a Game. The tune, written by Harvey Shield, and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown, is a slow, dramatic ballad with a heavily orchestrated arrangement.
The song was released as a 7" vinyl single in numerous territories, and had a peak position of No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] It was the Rollers' final charting US single, but was also their second and highest entry on the Adult Contemporary chart, where it peaked at No. 16.
Track listing[edit]
1. "The Way I Feel Tonight" - 3:28
2. "Love Power" - 3:35
Credits[edit]
- Producer - Harry Maslin
- Written By - Harvey Shield
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (1977-78) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 56 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 23 |
| New Zealand [2] | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] | 16 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[5] | 19 |
References[edit]
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz - Bay City Rollers - The Way I Feel Tonight". charts.nz. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 24.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 14, 1978
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