Daughtry - "Feels Like Tonight"

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IMO FLT>>>>>>"Used To" however TPTB could release "Used To" later on. Also IMO, INO, "Used To", and OY are a little similar. FLT is different which may set it apart.

I think FLT will be a hit on Hot AC. Don't know what it will do on pop but many songs have surprised me (some on how poorly they have done and others on how well they have done) so who is to say.

I like FLT eventhough it isn't one of my favorites. It is a fun song. I have a feeling that the video will be fun as well.

I think this song may surprise us especially if TPTB promote it....

[crazyfun1]

Is this going-to-be new single a remake of an older artists song? I swear this song sounds very familiar to me. Does anyone know? If so, what artist?

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^ It's a new song... Here are the credits:

Feels Like Tonight - Martin Sandberg, Lukasz Gottwald (Dr. Luke), Shep Solomon

Although like what I said before, it reminds me (in a good way) of 'Stay With You'.

[crazyfun1]

I thought Daughtry writes his own music/lyrics? Since when does he not write his own stuff?

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He wrote/co-wrote 10 of the songs in the album. This is one of the only two that he did not.

[crazyfun1]

I have always had issues with artists who don't write their own songs. How can a musician get REAL emotion, out of songs that other songwritters write for them? It comes across as talentless and fake to me.

[Kid Pulse]

crazyfun1 said:

I have always had issues with artists who don't write their own songs. How can a musician get REAL emotion, out of songs that other songwritters write for them? It comes across as talentless and fake to me.

That's like saying you can't get emotion out of the music you listen to, just because you didn't write it.

[Ragin]

crazyfun1 said:

I have always had issues with artists who don't write their own songs. How can a musician get REAL emotion, out of songs that other songwritters write for them? It comes across as talentless and fake to me.

What? Are you serious? Most blues artists re-hash old stand bys and believe me there is plenty of emotion in their songs. The ability to emote is what makes a standout among blues artists.

Are you unable to identify with anything you didn't create? This just makes no sense to me.

Talentless and fake is artists that insist on writing credits on their album when they had no hand in the writing, just so they satisfy people that are actually impressed with that sort of thing. Ala Avril Lavigne among others.

But thanks for helping the rest of us to figure out what "real" emotion is. I'm not sure I would have recognized it without you pointing it out. Real emotion is a writing credit. got it.

[crazyfun1]

c670769 said:

crazyfun1 said:

I have always had issues with artists who don't write their own songs. How can a musician get REAL emotion, out of songs that other songwritters write for them? It comes across as talentless and fake to me.

What? Are you serious? Most blues artists re-hash old stand bys and believe me there is plenty of emotion in their songs. The ability to emote is what makes a standout among blues artists.

Are you unable to identify with anything you didn't create? This just makes no sense to me.

Talentless and fake is artists that insist on writing credits on their album when they had no hand in the writing, just so they satisfy people that are actually impressed with that sort of thing. Ala Avril Lavigne among others.

But thanks for helping the rest of us to figure out what "real" emotion is. I'm not sure I would have recognized it without you pointing it out. Real emotion is a writing credit. got it.

No artist should take credit for work someone else did for them. The only part they have in it, is vocals, that's it. More artists then not, lack all-around talent, not just singing, but writing and playing, the whole 9 yards. I'm not saying I dislike the song, but I wish Chris or the band themselves, did the entire thing...as MOST rock bands do.

Kind of like you get a book from someone, but you buy your own book, You're probably more likely to read the book that you purchased, before you read the one someone gave to you, first. It's kind of like me writing in my own journal or someone ELSE writing in it FOR me..NOT the same thing OR the same emotions. Real emotion, are lyrics that come from the band/songwritter themselves, not a cop-out 3rd party.

[Ragin]

MOST rock bands do songs written by others at some point in their career. I think you are taking the whole "impressed with artists that write their own material" thing a little too far. I really don't think that there is any doubt that Chris Daughtry had a very big role in writing most of the songs on the album. Calling it a "cop-out" to have a 3rd party is ridiculous.

In their early career, The Beatles recorded songs written by others, even though McCartney and Lennon are widely recognized as two fo the greatest rock song writers of all time.

But what's even more ridiculous to me is your assertion that when someone else writes the song, it isn't the same emotion. Sometimes a great artist can actually bring MORE emotion to a song than the initial writer put into it. It isn't about whether or not the whole thing originated with you, it's whether or not it strikes a chord with you and whether you identify with it.

George Harrison was absolutely destroyed that his #1 hit My Sweet Lord was found to plagiarize a portion of a (Shirelles? I think) song. Do you think there was less emotion in that song because of it?

I personally, happen to think you don't know what you are talking about.

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Chris wrote all the songs on his album except for 2. What the hell is the big deal about FLT.

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Single Cover:




No adds date yet but it's now listed under All Access' "Cool New Music":

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According to All Access, "Feels Like Tonight" will be released to Hot AC radio on January 7th.

[crazyfun1]

c670769 said:

MOST rock bands do songs written by others at some point in their career. I think you are taking the whole "impressed with artists that write their own material" thing a little too far. I really don't think that there is any doubt that Chris Daughtry had a very big role in writing most of the songs on the album. Calling it a "cop-out" to have a 3rd party is ridiculous.

In their early career, The Beatles recorded songs written by others, even though McCartney and Lennon are widely recognized as two fo the greatest rock song writers of all time.

But what's even more ridiculous to me is your assertion that when someone else writes the song, it isn't the same emotion. Sometimes a great artist can actually bring MORE emotion to a song than the initial writer put into it. It isn't about whether or not the whole thing originated with you, it's whether or not it strikes a chord with you and whether you identify with it.

George Harrison was absolutely destroyed that his #1 hit My Sweet Lord was found to plagiarize a portion of a (Shirelles? I think) song. Do you think there was less emotion in that song because of it?

I personally, happen to think you don't know what you are talking about.

Why should I buy an album, from an artist, who writes none of their own songs? Heck..give all of the album sales money to the songwritters in that case, not the artist, because the artist only contributes vocals, and nothing more. JMO.

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crazyfun1 said:

c670769 said:

MOST rock bands do songs written by others at some point in their career. I think you are taking the whole "impressed with artists that write their own material" thing a little too far. I really don't think that there is any doubt that Chris Daughtry had a very big role in writing most of the songs on the album. Calling it a "cop-out" to have a 3rd party is ridiculous.

In their early career, The Beatles recorded songs written by others, even though McCartney and Lennon are widely recognized as two fo the greatest rock song writers of all time.

But what's even more ridiculous to me is your assertion that when someone else writes the song, it isn't the same emotion. Sometimes a great artist can actually bring MORE emotion to a song than the initial writer put into it. It isn't about whether or not the whole thing originated with you, it's whether or not it strikes a chord with you and whether you identify with it.

George Harrison was absolutely destroyed that his #1 hit My Sweet Lord was found to plagiarize a portion of a (Shirelles? I think) song. Do you think there was less emotion in that song because of it?

I personally, happen to think you don't know what you are talking about.

Why should I buy an album, from an artist, who writes none of their own songs? Heck..give all of the album sales money to the songwritters in that case, not the artist, because the artist only contributes vocals, and nothing more. JMO.

Many artists do not write their own songs on their albums ie Country artists yet those albums sell very well.

Luckily Chris wrote all but 2 on the songs on the Daughtry album.

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Going Top 50... This is picking up faster than it does at the Top 40 section. :)

83 53 DAUGHTRY Feels Like Tonight 2007 RCA/RMG 112 51 61 0.857

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Top 50 and #2 at the Taking Off...

69 50 DAUGHTRY Feels Like Tonight 2007 RCA/RMG 130 64 66 0.935

[Haley]

This will hit #1 - at least on this format. I just know.

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^ Sounds great to me!

[Ragin]

This is climbing awfully slow. I guess they'll have to literally pull Crashed to have any chance, and that's sad to me.

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Dec 27, 2007 12:46:57 GMT -5 Ragin said:

This is climbing awfully slow. I guess they'll have to literally pull Crashed to have any chance, and that's sad to me.

Nah, give it time. I'm not expecting any movements until January. :)

But yeah, it's sad how Crashed is fighting for a cross-over life. Give it a chance, RCA! It's obviously one of the best songs in the album!

[atlantaboy]

Dec 27, 2007 12:46:57 GMT -5 Ragin said:

This is climbing awfully slow. I guess they'll have to literally pull Crashed to have any chance, and that's sad to me.

This hasn't gone for adds yet - the date is Jan. 7 I think...Over You is still charting way too high for most stations to add this song so early

[Ragin]

Dec 27, 2007 20:29:17 GMT -5 atlantaboy said:

Dec 27, 2007 12:46:57 GMT -5 Ragin said:

This is climbing awfully slow. I guess they'll have to literally pull Crashed to have any chance, and that's sad to me.

This hasn't gone for adds yet - the date is Jan. 7 I think...Over You is still charting way too high for most stations to add this song so early

That's actually good. I'd be a sad, sad guy if an album this good could only get 3 top singles off of it. I think just about every song could be a single.

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Interesting stuff... According to Variety, Feels Like Tonight was initially commissioned to be the closing credit song for National Treasure 2. Too bad it didn't work out!


...When the filmmakers behind Disney's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" were looking for a song to play during the film's end credits, they commissioned an original song from rocker Daughtry. But when "Feels Like Tonight" was matched up with the film, the filmmakers decided the tune just wasn't right.

"Creatively, it just didn't seem to go with the film," says Mitchell Leib, president of music and soundtracks for Disney. "It's a great song, and probably could have been a good marketing tool, but when we put it up with the movie, it just felt wrong."...

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The Daughtry ad at the Billboard Year-End issue said that this impacts everywhere today.

45 42 DAUGHTRY Feels Like Tonight 2007 RCA/RMG 226 173 53 1.608

[crazyfun1]

I think it will be great, if they can 'milk' 4-5 great singles out of the debut album. I think the entire album is great for a new artist.

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Jan 7, 2008 13:53:25 GMT -5 crazyfun1 said:

I think it will be great, if they can 'milk' 4-5 great singles out of the debut album. I think the entire album is great for a new artist.

Yeah, I agree. This might be the last one though. They said that they might start recording for the next album after their tour with Bon Jovi so Album #2 might come out late this year or early next year. :)

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From Daughtry Official:

New Video For Daughtry's "Feels Like Tonight" Exclusively on Amazon.com

This upcoming Monday, January 14, Daughtry will premiere their new video for "Feels Like Tonight" on the front page of Amazon.com. Be sure to check it out and let us know what you think!

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44 37 DAUGHTRY Feels Like Tonight 2007 RCA/RMG 328 200 128 1.883 (3 new stations added)

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FEELS LIKE TONIGHT music video:

Video Link

OMG, it's awesome! Definitely their best video by far.