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Just to Feel That Way

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"Just to Feel That Way"
A grey-haired man wearing a black suit, standing behind a sticker-covered wall. Both the artist's logo and song title appear below him, colored in white.
Single by Taylor Hicks
from the album Taylor Hicks
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2007
RecordedOctober–November 2006
StudioEMBLEM/Castle Oaks, Calabasas, California
Length3:10
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Lindy Robbins, Jess Cates, Emanuel Kiriakou
Producer(s)Matt Serletic
Taylor Hicks singles chronology
"Do I Make You Proud"
(2006)
"Just to Feel That Way"
(2007)
"Heaven Knows"
(2007)

"Just to Feel That Way" is the first single from Taylor Hicks' major label debut album Taylor Hicks, released by Arista Records. It was written by Lindy Robbins, Jess Cates and Emanuel Kiriakou, and produced by Matt Serletic. It was officially released to radio on February 5, 2007, nearly two months after the album. Hicks said that fan reaction contributed to releasing it as a single instead of "The Runaround", as originally planned.[1] The video starts with a black-and-white vision, then shows Hicks performing with the band.

Critical reception

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AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine put "Just to Feel That Way" alongside "Places I've Been" and "Wherever I Lay My Hat" as being "professional and pleasant" cuts from the record, calling it "plodding yet anthemic" with Hicks delivering "just enough personality".[2] A writer for Billboard praised Hicks for delivering "a powerhouse vocal that goes from coarse growl to cool-guy sensitivity", and called the track "more convincing than most anything he sang on the show."[3]

Chart performance

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On the week of February 24, 2007, "Just to Feel That Way" debuted at number 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and peaked at number 20 the week of April 7, staying on the chart for 18 weeks.[4][5][6]

Chart (2007) Peak
position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] 20

References

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  1. ^ Moss, Corey (January 24, 2007). "Taylor Hicks Excited About Chris Daughtry's Success, 'Obscure Covers'". MTV. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Taylor Hicks - Taylor Hicks". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Billboard single reviews: Underwood, Hicks". Billboard. January 27, 2007. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved January 27, 2007 – via Yahoo! Australia.
  4. ^ "Adult Contemporary: February 24, 2007". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 26, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Adult Contemporary: April 7, 2007". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Taylor Hicks Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
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