The Way You Make Me Feel

original song written and composed by Michael Jackson, originally recorded by Michael Jackson and released in 1987

"The Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by Michael Jackson. It was the third single from Jackson's seventh album Bad. It was produced by Quincy Jones. Like the two singles before it, it reached number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100. It was also number 1 in Spain. He performed the song at the 1988 Grammy Awards. After Jackson died in 2009 the song entered the charts again.

"The Way You Make Me Feel"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Bad
B-side"The Way You Make Me Feel" (instrumental)
ReleasedNovember 9, 1987 (1987-11-09)
Recorded1987[1]
StudioWestlake Recording Studios (studio D), Los Angeles[1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:58 (album/video version)
  • 4:26 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Michael Jackson
Producer(s)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"Twenty-Five Miles"
(1987)
"The Way You Make Me Feel"
(1987)
"Man in the Mirror"
(1988)
Music video
"The Way You Make Me Feel" on YouTube

Music video

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In the video Jackson follows a girl called Tatiana Thumbtzen around and sings "The Way You Make Me Feel". La Toya Jackson appears as one of the girl's friends.

Cover versions

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  • In February 2010, Whitney Houston performed "The Way You Make Me Feel" at her I Look to You Tour.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Bad". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. pp. 450–52. ISBN 9781788400572.