Feels Just Like It Should (Jamiroquai song)

"Feels Just Like It Should"
"Feels Just Like It Should"
Single by Jamiroquai
from the album Dynamite
B-side	"Feels So Good" (remix)
Released	6 June 2005
Genre	Funk; funk rock;
Length	4:34
Label	Sony BMG; Epic;
Songwriter(s)	Jay Kay; Sola Akingbola; Rob Harris; Matt Johnson; Derrick McKenzie;
Producer(s)	Mike Spencer; Jay Kay;
Jamiroquai singles chronology
Music video
	"Feels Just Like It Should" on YouTube

"Feels Just Like It Should" is the first single from British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai's sixth studio album, Dynamite (2005). Mike Spencer and Jay Kay produced the song. The track was built on a bass line created by Kay while beatboxing. This bassline initially formed part of an interlude intended to feature on the band's 2001 album, A Funk Odyssey. Still, it was dropped for the album's final version, only appearing on the test pressing. The song was their fourth number-one on the US Dance Chart and peaked at eight on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the 48th Grammy Awards.

Music video

The video shows a nerd (played by Jay Kay) entering an elevator. The elevator takes him to a strange area (the number bar reads "hell"), where the nerd turns into Jay Kay. He walks down a street and into an alley, where he meets a pimp (also played by Kay), who is the "candyman" mentioned in the lyrics. He plays several mind tricks on Kay. Kay's reactions almost precisely fit in with the lyrics; for example, with the line I'm throwing out my laser beams, he shoots lasers at a laser-shooting woman, and with I pick a little free agent, he picks up a dwarf secret agent (Jason Acuña) who shoots the woman but gets thrown away. As the video progresses, Kay rides down the street on a skateboard and sees the candyman (a pimp) driving the car, with a lady wearing a red dress as a passenger. He goes into a phone booth and presumably calls his wife or someone else. Then he transforms back into the nerd, who enters a room with the lady, and she tries having sex with him. In the video, the woman is Kay dressed up for a brief moment. The video ends with the nerd lying in an alley.^[1]

Track listings

UK CD1

"Feels Just Like It Should" – 4:34
"Feels So Good" (Knee Deep Remix) – 3:44

UK CD2

"Feels Just Like It Should" – 4:34
"Feels Just Like It Should" (Mark Ronson Remix) – 3:49
"Feels Just Like It Should" (Timo Maas Remix) – 9:31

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	27
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[3]	71
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)^[4]	4
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)^[5]	5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	19
Germany (GfK)^[7]	69
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	29
Italy (FIMI)^[9]	8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[10]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	88
Scotland (OCC)^[12]	10
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[13]	6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	60
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	33
UK Singles (OCC)^[16]	8
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[17]	1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[18]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)	Position
UK Singles (OCC)^[19]	153
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)^[20]	45

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Australia	6 June 2005	CD	Sony BMG	^[21]
Denmark				^[22]
United Kingdom				^[23]

References

^ "Jamiroquai | Music | Music Videos | Feels Just Like It Should".
^ "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Jamiroquai: Feels Just Like It Should" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Feels Just Like It Should". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 28, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
^ "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Jamiroquai Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
^ "2005 Year End Charts: Hot Dance Club Play Singles". Billboard. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 16 February 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 6th June 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 6 June 2005. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "20. juni 2005 – 11. juli 2005" (PDF) (in Danish). Sony Music Denmark. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 4 June 2005. p. 25.

[1] "Jamiroquai | Music | Music Videos | Feels Just Like It Should".

[sc_Australia_Jamiroquai-2] "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_Austria_Jamiroquai-3] "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_Flanders_Tip_Jamiroquai-4] "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_Wallonia_Tip_Jamiroquai-5] "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_Finland_Jamiroquai-6] "Jamiroquai: Feels Just Like It Should" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_Germany_Jamiroquai-7] "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_Ireland2_-8] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Feels Just Like It Should". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_Italy_Jamiroquai-9] "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[10] "Tipparade-lijst van week 28, 2005" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[sc_Dutch100_Jamiroquai-11] "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_Scotland_-12] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[sc_Spain_Jamiroquai-13] "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_Sweden_Jamiroquai-14] "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_Switzerland_Jamiroquai-15] "Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_UK_-16] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[sc_UKrandb_-17] "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Jamiroquai-18] "Jamiroquai Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[19] "The Official UK Singles Chart 2005" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 3 March 2025.

[20] "2005 Year End Charts: Hot Dance Club Play Singles". Billboard. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 16 February 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2025.

[21] "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 6th June 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 6 June 2005. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[22] "20. juni 2005 – 11. juli 2005" (PDF) (in Danish). Sony Music Denmark. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2005. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

[23] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 4 June 2005. p. 25.

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v t e Jamiroquai
Jay Kay Derrick McKenzie Sola Akingbola Rob Harris Paul Turner Matt Johnson Nate Williams Howard Whiddett Nick Fyffe Simon Katz Stuart Zender Toby Smith
Studio albums	Emergency on Planet Earth (1993) The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994) Travelling Without Moving (1996) Synkronized (1999) A Funk Odyssey (2001) Dynamite (2005) Rock Dust Light Star (2010) Automaton (2017)
Compilations	Jay's Selection (1996) In Store Jam (1997) 1999 Remixes (1999) An Online Odyssey (2001) Late Night Tales (2003) Multiquai (2006) High Times (2006)
Singles	"When You Gonna Learn" "Too Young to Die" "Blow Your Mind" "Emergency on Planet Earth" "The Kids" "Space Cowboy" "Half the Man" "Light Years" "Stillness in Time" "Do U Know Where You're Coming From" "Virtual Insanity" "Cosmic Girl" "Alright" "High Times" "Deeper Underground" "Canned Heat" "Supersonic" "King for a Day" "Black Capricorn Day" "I'm in the Mood for Love" (with Jools Holland) "Little L" "You Give Me Something" "Love Foolosophy" "Corner of the Earth" "Hollywood Swinging" (with Kool & the Gang) "Feels Just Like It Should" "Seven Days in Sunny June" "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance" "Runaway" "White Knuckle Ride" "Blue Skies" "Lifeline" "Automaton" "Cloud 9"
Video albums	Live in Verona Live at Montreux 2003 High Times: Singles 1992–2006
Related articles	Discography Gig in the Sky Radio Silence

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