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{{shortShort description|Original1964 songsingle writtenby and composed bythe Lennon-McCartneyBeatles}}

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| recorded = 18 October 1964

| studio = [[Abbey Road Studios|EMI]], London<ref>"[[1 (The Beatles album)|1]]" Liner Notes by Mark Lewisohn</ref>

| genre = *[[Rock and roll]]<ref> {{cite book |last1=Frontani |first1=Michael R. |title=The Beatles: Image and the Media |date=2009 |publisher=[[University Press of Mississippi]] |location=Jackson |isbn=978-1-60473-156-9}}</ref>

*[[pop rock]]<ref name="me">{{cite book|author=Terence J. O'Grady|title=The Beatles: A Musical Evolution|url=https://archive.org/details/beatlesmusicalev00ogra|url-access=registration|date=1 May 1983|publisher=Twayne Publishers|isbn=978-0-8057-9453-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/beatlesmusicalev00ogra/page/56 56]|quote=Both "I Feel Fine" and "She's a Woman" are heavily rhythm and blues influenced pop-rock songs.}}</ref>

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| label = *[[Capitol Records|Capitol]] (US)

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| producer = [[George Martin]]

| chronology = [[The Beatles]] US

| prev_title = [[Matchbox (song)#The Beatles' rendition|Matchbox]]

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"'''I Feel Fine'''" is a song by the English rock band [[the Beatles]] that was released in November 1964 as the [[A-side and B-side|A-side]] of their eighth single. It was written by [[John Lennon]]{{sfn|Miles|1997|p=172}} and credited to the [[Lennon–McCartney]] partnership. The recording includes one of the earliest uses of guitar [[Audio feedback|feedback]] in popular music.

The single topped charts in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. In the UK, it was the fifth -highest -selling single of the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ken Dodd 'third best-selling artist of 1960s'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10201932|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=1 June 2010|access-date=7 September 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027130417/https://www.bbc.com/news/10201932|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Origin==

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Both Lennon and [[George Harrison]] said that the riff was influenced by a riff in "[[Watch Your Step (Bobby Parker song)|Watch Your Step]]", a 1961 song written and performed by [[Bobby Parker (guitarist)|Bobby Parker]]{{sfn|The Beatles|2000|p=160}} and covered by the Beatles in concerts during 1961 and 1962.<ref name=onestep>[http://onenoteahead.blogspot.co.uk/2007/03/bobby-parker-real-fifth-beatle.html Shaheen J. Dibai, "Bobby Parker: The Real Fifth Beatle?", ''One Note Ahead'', 29 March 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208064809/http://onenoteahead.blogspot.co.uk/2007/03/bobby-parker-real-fifth-beatle.html |date=8 December 2017 }}. Retrieved 2 November 2013</ref> [[Paul McCartney]] said the drums on "I Feel Fine" were inspired by [[Ray Charles]]'s 1959 single "[[What'd I Say]]".{{sfn|Miles|1997|p=172}}

At the time of the song's recording, the Beatles, having mastered the studio basics, had begun to explore new sources of inspiration in noises previously eliminated as mistakes (such as electronic goofs, twisted tapes, and talkback). "I Feel Fine" marks one of the earliest examples of the use of [[Audio feedback|feedback]] as a recording effect in popular music. Artists such as [[the Kinks]] and [[the Who]] had already used feedback live, but Lennon remained proud of the fact that the Beatles were perhaps the first group to deliberately put it on vinyl.

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The song topped the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart for three weeks in late 1964 and early 1965. ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' magazine ranked "I Feel Fine" as the 19th biggest US hit of 1965.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/1965YESP.html |title=Top 100 Singles |access-date=2016-02-02 |archive-date=5 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005101409/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/1965YESP.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the sixth single by the Beatles to hit number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in a calendar year (1964), an all-time record. In order, these singles were "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]", "[[She Loves You]]", "[[Can't Buy Me Love]]", "[[Love Me Do]]", "[[A Hard Day's Night (song)|A Hard Day's Night]]" and "I Feel Fine". For songwriters Lennon and McCartney, it was the seventh number-one they wrote in the same calendar year, which was another all-time record. The song was the first of six Hot 100 number one chart-toppers in a row (not counting the EP ''4 – by the Beatles'') by one act, also a record at the time. The subsequent singles were "[[Eight Days a Week]]", "[[Ticket to Ride (song)|Ticket to Ride]]", "[[Help! (song)|Help!]]", "[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]" and "[[We Can Work It Out]]".{{sfn|Wallgren|1982|pp=38–45}}

By 2012, "I Feel Fine" had sold 1.41&nbsp;million copies in the UK.<ref name="guardian nov2012">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/nov/04/uk-million-selling-singles-full-list |title=UK's million-selling singles: the full list |first=Ami |last=Sedghi |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 November 2012 |access-date=4 November 2012 |archive-date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218080740/https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/nov/04/uk-million-selling-singles-full-list |url-status=live }}</ref> As of December 2018, it was the 53rd -best-selling single of all time there – one of six Beatles songs included on the top sales rankings published by the UK's [[Official Charts Company]].<ref name="Myers/OCC">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-best-selling-singles-of-all-time-on-the-official-uk-chart__21298/|first=Justin|last=Myers|title=The best-selling singles of all time on the Official UK Chart|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=14 December 2018|access-date=26 January 2019|archive-date=28 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928044249/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-best-selling-singles-of-all-time-on-the-official-uk-chart__21298/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Promotional film==

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==Other releases==

In the United States, "I Feel Fine" was released on the [[Capitol Records|Capitol]] album ''[[Beatles '65]]''. The stereomono version of the LP presentedfeatured aan [[duophonic]]exclusive (mockmix stereo)of mix"I featuringFeel aFine" layerwith ofadded [[reverb]] addedand bya executiveshorter [[Davefade Dexteras Jr.]].created Theby monoBeatles versionproducer George Martin, which –was also released as a single on Capitol. –The featuresstereo anversion exclusivepresented a [[duophonic]] (mock stereo) mix withof addedthe reverbsong andfeaturing a shorterlayer fadeof as[[reverb]] createdadded by Beatlesexecutive producer[[Dave GeorgeDexter MartinJr.]] Both versions were released on CD in 2004 as part of ''[[The Capitol Albums, Volume 1]]'' box set.

In the United Kingdom, the song was released onin the [[LP album|LP]] format on ''[[A Collection of Beatles Oldies]]''. Ain 1966, and the stereo version of that album included a true [[Stereophonic sound|stereo]] versionmix, which can also be found on the ''[[Past Masters]] Volume 1'' and ''[[1 (The Beatles album)|1]]'' CDs. There is also another stereo version (virtually identical to the standard true stereo mix) in which the whispered words "'s low enough" can be heard at the beginning of the track. This "whispering version" appeared on the UK release of ''[[1962–1966]]'' and has been rereleased occasionally.{{sfn|Winn|2008|p=279}}

AnA radio show outtake in mono is included inon the ''[[On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2]]'' compilation released in 2013.▼

There is also another stereo version (virtually identical to the standard stereo mix) wherein whispering can be heard at the beginning of the track. This "whispering version" appears on the non-US release of ''[[1962–1966]]'', as well as on occasional single re-releases.

▲An outtake in mono is included in the ''[[On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2]]'' compilation released in 2013.

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===Weekly charts===

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{{singlechart|Ireland2|1|artist=The Beatles|song=I Feel Fine|access-date=16 May 2016}}

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|Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts]])<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |first= |date=12 August 2015 |title=Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit SAR - SEM |url=http://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com/2015/08/bat-bif.html |access-date=2022-03-26 |website=Sisältää hitin}}</ref>

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{{singlechart|Dutch100|1|artist=The Beatles|song=I Feel Fine}}

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|New Zealand (''Lever Hit Parade'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1964&qmonth=Dec&qweek=24-Dec-1964#n_view_location|title=Lever hit parades: 24-Dec-1964|work=Flavour of New Zealand|access-date=8 April 2016|archive-date=24 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124191128/http://flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1964&qmonth=Dec&qweek=24-Dec-1964#n_view_location|url-status=live}}</ref>

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{{singlechart|Norway|1|artist=The Beatles|song=I Feel Fine}}

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| Rhodesia (''[[Lyons Maid]]'')<ref>{{cite book |last=Kimberley |first=C |title=Zimbabwe: Singles Chart Book |year=2000 |page=10|language=en}}</ref>

|Swedish [[Sverigetopplistan|Kvällstoppen Chart]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Swedish Charts 1962 – March 1966/Kvällstoppen – Listresultaten vecka för vecka > December 1964|url=http://www.hitsallertijden.nl/charts/swedish%20charts/SwedishCharts1962-march66.pdf|publisher=hitsallertijden.nl|language=sv|access-date=27 June 2018|archive-date=4 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104132350/http://www.hitsallertijden.nl/charts/swedish%20charts/SwedishCharts1962-march66.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

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|Sweden ([[Kvällstoppen]])<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hallberg|first=Eric|title=Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975|publisher=Drift Musik|year=1993|pages=130|isbn=9163021404|location=}}</ref>

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|Sweden (''[[Tio i Topp]]'')<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hallberg |first1=Eric |title=Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74 |last2=Henningsson |first2=Ulf |publisher=Premium Publishing |year=1998 |isbn=919727125X |location= |pages=53}}</ref>

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===Certifications and sales===

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|nocert=true|salesamount=1,000,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LiAEAAAAMBAJ&q=Elvis+Presley&pg=PA8|magazine=Billboard|title=Beatles Scoring High in U.K. on Single, Album; New Film Set|page=8|date=December 26, 1964|accessdate=August 8, 2023|first=Chris|last=Hutchins}}</ref>}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=The Beatles|title=I Feel Fine|award=Gold|relyear=1964|certyear=1964|type=single|access-date=14 May 2016}}

{{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true}}

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* {{cite book |last=Babiuk |first=Andy |year=2002 |title=Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments, from Stage to Studio |edition=Revised |publisher=Backbeat Books |location=San Francisco |isbn=0-87930-731-5}}

* {{cite book |author=The Beatles |author-link=The Beatles |year=2000 |title=The Beatles Anthology |publisher=Chronicle Books |location=San Francisco |isbn=0-8118-2684-8 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/beatlesanthology0000unse }}

* {{cite web |publisher=Beatles Interview Database |title=Beatles For Sale |url=http://www.beatlesinterviews.org/dba04sale.html |access-date=8 November 2009 |ref=CITEREFBeatles_Interview_Database2009 |archive-date=223 SeptemberJuly 2012 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6ArgjsqEB?url=web/20120703050902/http://www.beatlesinterviews.org/dba04sale.html |url-status=live }}

* {{cite book |last=MacDonald |first=Ian |year=2005 |author-link=Ian MacDonald |title=Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties |edition=Second Revised |publisher=Pimlico (Rand) |location=London |isbn=1-84413-828-3}}

* {{cite book |last=Miles |first=Barry |year=1997 |author-link=Barry Miles |title=Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now |publisher=[[Henry Holt and Company]] |location=New York |isbn=0-8050-5249-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/paulmccartneyman00mile }}

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==Further reading==

{{refbegin}}

* {{cite book |lastlast1=Emerick |firstfirst1=Geoff |author-link=Geoff Emerick |year=2006 |last2=Massey |first2=Howard |title=Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |location=New York |isbn=1-59240-179-1 }}

* {{cite book |editor=Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation |year=1993 |title=The Beatles – Complete Scores |publisher=[[Hal Leonard Corporation]] |location=Milwaukee |isbn=0-7935-1832-6 }}

{{refend}}

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* [https://www.songlyrics.com/the-beatles/i-feel-fine-lyrics/ Lyrics of this song]

{{Beatles for Sale}}

{{The Beatles singles}}

{{UK Christmas No. 1s in the 1960s|song}}

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