"If I Ever Feel Better" | ||||
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Single by Phoenix | ||||
from the album United | ||||
Released | 1 June 2000[1] | |||
Genre | Indie pop, pop rock | |||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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"If I Ever Feel Better" is a song by French band Phoenix, released on 1 June 2000 as the third single from their debut studio album, United. It contains a sample of Japanese jazz musician Toshiyuki Honda's 1979 track "Lament", which was written by Chikara Ueda. [2] The song remains Phoenix's highest charting in both France and internationally, reaching top-10 positions in Belgium, Italy and Spain, as well as number 12 in France. It was certified gold in Italy by FIMI in 2017.
In a review for the band's album It's Never Been Like That, Rob Mitchum of Pitchfork referred to the song and " Everything Is Everything" as "brilliant" with "production as crisp as a Frito and singer Thomas Mars' mercury croon" that "could slot into the playlists of hipsters and receptionists alike". [3] In a review for Erlend Øye's DJ-Kicks album that includes a remix of the track, Nick Sylvester called the original version an "utterly catchy French house gem". [4]
Chart (2000–2001) | Peak position |
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Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [5] | 8 |
France ( SNEP) [6] | 12 |
Italy ( FIMI) [7] | 4 |
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [8] | 67 |
Netherlands ( Tipparade) [9] | 8 |
Spain ( PROMUSICAE) [10] | 6 |
Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade) [11] | 23 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [12] | 65 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Italy ( FIMI) [1] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |