Hooked on a Feeling (song)

"Hooked on a Feeling"
US single of the original B. J. Thomas recording
Single by B. J. Thomas
from the album On My Way
B-side"I've Been Down This Road Before"
ReleasedOctober 29, 1968
Recorded1968
StudioAmerican Sound (Memphis, Tennessee)
Genre
Length2:48
LabelScepter
SongwriterMark James
ProducerChips Moman
B. J. Thomas singles chronology
"The Eyes of a New York Woman"
(1968)
"Hooked on a Feeling"
(1968)
"It's Only Love"
(1969)
Lyric video
"Hooked on a Feeling" by B. J. Thomas on YouTube
Audio
"Hooked on a Feeling" by B. J. Thomas on YouTube
Live video
"Hooked on a Feeling" (live, 2009) by B. J. Thomas on YouTube

"Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1968 pop song written by Mark James and first recorded by American singer 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. It has been recorded by many other artists, including Blue Swede, whose version reached No. 1 in the United States in 1974.