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The Way I Feel Tonight

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"The Way I Feel Tonight"
Single by Bay City Rollers
from the album It's a Game
B-side"Love Power" (US) "Don't Let the Music Die" (Japan)
ReleasedOctober 1977
Recorded1977
GenreSoft rock, pop
Length3:28
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Harvey Shield
Producer(s)Harry Maslin
Bay City Rollers singles chronology
"You Made Me Believe in Magic"
(1977)
"The Way I Feel Tonight"
(1977)
"Don't Let the Music Die"
(1977)

"The Way I Feel Tonight" is a pop ballad by the Bay City Rollers from their 1977 album It's a Game. The tune, written by Harvey Shield, and featuring a lead vocal by Les McKeown, is a slow, dramatic ballad with a heavily orchestrated arrangement.

The song was released as a 7" vinyl single in numerous territories, and had a peak position of No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] It was the Rollers' final charting US single, but was also their second and highest entry on the Adult Contemporary chart, where it peaked at No. 16.

Track listing

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1. "The Way I Feel Tonight" - 3:28
2. "Love Power" - 3:35

Credits

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  • Producer - Harry Maslin
  • Written By - Harvey Shield

Chart performance

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Chart (1977-78) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 56
Canada RPM Top Singles 23
New Zealand [2] 38
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 24
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[4] 16
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[5] 19

References

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  1. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  2. ^ Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz - Bay City Rollers - The Way I Feel Tonight". charts.nz. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 24.
  5. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 14, 1978
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