I Feel So
| "I Feel So" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Box Car Racer | ||||
| from the album Box Car Racer | ||||
| Released | June 6, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Studio | Signature Sound & O'Henry Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:31 (album version) 3:31 (single version) | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Finn | |||
| Box Car Racer singles chronology | ||||
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"I Feel So" is the debut single released by Box Car Racer from their eponymous album. The single peaked at number eight on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Background
An instrumental version of "I Feel So" is present on the cassette edition of the Box Car Racer album, replacing the last track, “Instrumental”.[2]
Music video
The music video for the song features scenes switching between the band playing in what appears to be a basement with "Box Car Racer" written in graffiti on the wall, along with the track titles of all the songs on the eponymous album, and two children (a boy and a girl) asleep in their bedrooms. The storyline was inspired by the "Muncie, Indiana" scene of the Spielberg science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (where the boy awakens in the night and his toys start operating on their own). The boy's possessions start to shake as the first chorus starts and the young girl's eyes water as she takes a rose off of her windowsill and its petals fall off. The video achieved some airplay on MTV, and massive success on MTV2, MuchMusic and Fuse TV. The video was directed by both singer Tom DeLonge and Nathan "Karma" Cox. The clip was filmed on March 21, 2002 at a studio in Burbank, California.[3] The video was later released on the Box Car Racer DVD. The album version of the song is a minute longer than the version used in the music video, due to the guitar intro being removed, but the piano intro is still kept in.
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scotland (OCC)[4] | 40 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 41 |
| UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[6] | 6 |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] | 20 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[8] | 8 |
References
Footnotes
- ^ "Box Car Racer: Self-titled. – Popmatters music review". Popmatters. September 5, 2002. Archived from the original on February 7, 2005. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ Shooman 2010, p. 96.
- ^ Corey Moss (March 26, 2002). "Blink-182 Side Project Shoots Video, Plans Handful Of Shows". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ "Box Car Racer Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
- ^ "Box Car Racer Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
Sources
- Shooman, Joe (June 24, 2010). Blink-182: The Bands, the Breakdown & the Return. Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-1-906191-10-8.
