"I'm Feeling You" is a song recorded by Santana with The Wreckers (Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp) for Santana's 2005 album All That I Am. The song was written and produced by Kara DioGuardi and John Shanks, with Branch credited as a co-writer at the label's request.[1] "I'm Feeling You" was Santana's second collaboration with Branch, the first being "The Game of Love" (2002).[2]
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| Single by Santana featuring Michelle Branch & The Wreckers (Jessica Harp) | ||||
| from the album All That I Am | ||||
| Released | October 20, 2005 (US) | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 4:12 (Album version) 4:09 (Radio edit) | |||
| Label | Arista, Maverick | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks, Michelle Branch | |||
| Producer(s) | John Shanks, Kara DioGuardi | |||
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An accompanying music video directed by The Malloys showed Branch and Carlos Santana singing onstage of a party, with Jessica Harp singing background. The single reached number fifty-five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and performed best on adult contemporary radio formats, reaching numbers five and six on the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 charts, respectively.
Background
editOn a message posted to her message board on 6 December 2005, Branch expresses her dissatisfaction with being associated with the record.[1] She asserts that she was "pressured" by her record company, Maverick Records, to sing on the track, with Jessica Harp being similarly pushed into it so that Maverick could promote Branch and Harp's country music duo, The Wreckers.[1] Branch also claims that she did not do any writing for the song, asserting that her name in the writing credits was used by John Shanks as a "bargaining tool."[1]
Critical reception
editDavid Browne of Entertainment Weekly described parent album All That I Am as "stupendously pedestrian" in the outlet's review of the album and described "I'm Feeling You" specifically as "desperate-housewife pop."[3] Mark Kemp of Paste similarly derided the "messy" formula of the album, and wrote that listeners "won't be feelin' the first single, a gooey pop duet with Michelle Branch called "I'm Feeling You.""[4]
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[5] | 5 |
| Canada Hot AC Top 30 (Radio & Records)[6] | 7 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 55 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] | 5 |
| US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Position |
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| US Adult Contemporary Songs (Billboard)[10] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Vaziri, Aidin (December 6, 2005). "CULTURE BLOG! Michelle Branch: Working With Santana Not So "Smooth"". SF Gate. Archived from the original on 17 November 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Morales, Tatiana (November 17, 2005). "Santana: 'All That I Am'". CBS News. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Browne, David. "All That I Am". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Kemp, Mark (January 23, 2006). "Santana - All That I Am". Paste. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "R&R Canada: AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. February 10, 2006. p. 45. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "R&R Canada: Hot AC Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. November 25, 2005. p. 48. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Santana Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Santana Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Santana Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs - Year-End". Billboard. 2006. Retrieved August 24, 2020.