How Does It Feel Single: 1975
- glamslam72
- Feb 7, 1975
- 2 min read
Slade's Flame Soundtrack Ballad
How Does It Feel released as the second single from the band's first soundtrack album and fifth studio album Slade in Flame on February 7, 1975 in promotion of the film of the same name. The song was written by lead vocalist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler. It reached No. 15 in the UK, remaining in the charts for seven weeks.
The melody for "How Does It Feel" was the first one Lea composed while still in school. He conceived the idea on an old piano, which he later described as missing half its keys. Although the tune didn't progress further at that time, Lea revisited it later for the theme of Flame. Holder wrote the lyrics, and it became "How Does It Feel". The song included a brass section performed by members of Gonzalez. In the band's 1984 biography, Feel the Noize!, Lea recalled, "It was an old song I'd written, and Nod added some great lyrics to it. Tommy Vance said it was good but warned we might face challenges. However, I didn't care whether it was number one or number 15... to me, it was a much better record than we'd made before, and that was all I cared about."
Track Listing
A: How Does It Feel?
B: So Far So Good
Production
Produced For – Barn Productions Ltd.
Produced By – Chas. Chandler
Written-By – Lea*, Holder*
Published By – Barn Publ. (Slade)
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor International
Record Company – Barn Productions
Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
Manufactured By – Polydor Records Ltd.
UK Variants
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Paper Labels – Polydor 2058 547 – UK – 1975
7", Single, 45 RPM, Red Injection Labels – Polydor 2058 547 – UK – 1975
7", Single, 45 RPM, Red Injection Labels – Polydor 2058 547 – UK – 1975
Chart Performance
UK Singles Chart – Peak: 15 – Weeks: 7
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Sources
Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia and BBC Official Charts
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