"Hooked on a Feeling" | ||||
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Single by B. J. Thomas | ||||
from the album On My Way | ||||
B-side | "I've Been Down This Road Before" | |||
Released | November 1968 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:48 | |||
Label | Scepter Records | |||
Writer(s) | Mark James | |||
Producer(s) | Chips Moman | |||
B. J. Thomas singles chronology | ||||
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"Hooked on a Feeling" | ||||
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Single by Blue Swede | ||||
from the album Hooked on a Feeling | ||||
B-side | "Gotta Have Your Love" | |||
Released | February 1974 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 2:48 | |||
Label | EMI Svenska | |||
Writer(s) | Mark James | |||
Blue Swede singles chronology | ||||
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"Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1968 pop song written by Mark James and originally performed by B. J. Thomas. Thomas's version featured the sound of the electric sitar, and reached number five in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been recorded by many other artists, including Blue Swede, whose version reached number one in the United States in 1974.