The Way I Feel Tonight

For the song by Inna, see Hot (Inna album).
"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

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

Credits

  • Producer - Harry Maslin
  • Written By - Harvey Shield

Chart performance

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

  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