Feel Good Inc.

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"Feel Good Inc."
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Single by Gorillaz featuring De La Soul
from the album Demon Days
B-side
  • "Spitting Out the Demons"
  • "Bill Murray"
  • "68 State"
Released9 May 2005 (2005-05-09)
Studio
  • Kong (Essex, England)
  • 13 (London, England)
Genre
Length
  • 3:42 (album version)
  • 3:28 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Gorillaz singles chronology
"Lil' Dub Chefin'"
(2002)		"Feel Good Inc."
(2005)		"Dare"
(2005)
De La Soul singles chronology
"Rock Co.Kane Flow"
(2004)		"Feel Good Inc."
(2005)		"Thou Shalt Always Kill"
(2009)

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the European maxi-CD single and Demon Days liner notes. [15] [18]

Studios

Charts

Sales and certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [77] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [78] 5× Platinum400,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [79] Platinum90,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [80] 3× Gold450,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [81]
sales since 2009 		Platinum50,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [82] Gold5,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [83] Platinum60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [84] 3× Platinum1,800,000‡
United States (RIAA) [85]
Mastertone 		Gold2,924,479 [86]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States4 April 2005 Alternative radio Virgin [87]
9 May 2005 Digital download [17]
Australia CD Parlophone [88]
United Kingdom
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • DVD
 [89]

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