King had heard Johnny Preston's Running Bear, which was the inspiration for the ooga chaka chant. In 1973, the Swedish pop rock group Blue Swede did a cover version, which included the ooga chaka introduction from a 1971 cover by Jonathan King. Country artists Louise Mandrell and RC Bannon also recorded and released this song in 1979.īlue Swede version "Hooked on a Feeling" : 169 It was recorded at the American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968, and first released on October 29 of that year. : 81–82 One of these songs was "Hooked on a Feeling", which James wrote about the thrills of being in love, inspired by his feelings for his childhood sweetheart. : 81–82 James was hired by early 1968 to write for Moman's publishing company, which led to him writing songs for many artists, including his childhood friend B.J. The song was written by Mark James, who was introduced to producer Chips Moman around 1967 by Moman's mutual friend Steve Tyrell, a singer and James' manager. It has been recorded by many other artists, including Blue Swede, whose version reached No. Thomas's version featured the sound of the electric sitar (played by Reggie Young) and reached No. "Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1968 pop song, written by Mark James and originally performed by B. "Hooked on a Feeling"Īmerican Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee For the albums, see Hooked on a Feeling (Blue Swede album) and Hooked on a Feeling (David Hasselhoff album).
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