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Hooked on a Feeling
Pop song written by Mark James, first recorded by B.J. Thomas in 1968
For the albums, see Hooked on a Feeling (Blue Swede album) and Hooked on a Feeling (David Hasselhoff album).
"Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1968 pop song, written by Mark James and originally performed by B.
J. Thomas. Thomas's version featured the sound of the electric sitar (played by Reggie Young) and reached No. 5 in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
It has been recorded by many other artists, including Blue Swede, whose version reached No.
1 in the United States in 1974.[4]
Production
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.[5]: 81–82 James was hired by early 1968[6] to write for Moman's publishing company, which led to him writing songs for many artists, including his childhood friend B.J.
Thomas.[5&