"Can't Fight This Feeling" | ||||
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Single by REO Speedwagon | ||||
from the album Wheels Are Turnin' | ||||
B-side | "Break His Spell" | |||
Released | December 17, 1984[1] | |||
Recorded | August 1984 | |||
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Length | 4:54 | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kevin Cronin | |||
Producer(s) | Kevin Cronin, Gary Richrath, Alan Gratzer | |||
REO Speedwagon singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Can't Fight This Feeling" on YouTube |
"Can't Fight This Feeling" is a power ballad[4] performed by the American rock band REO Speedwagon, written by lead singer Kevin Cronin. The song first appeared on the 1984 album Wheels Are Turnin'. The single reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and held the top spot for three consecutive weeks from March 9 to March 23, 1985.[5] It was the group's second and last number-one hit on the U.S. charts (the first being 1980's "Keep on Loving You", also written by Cronin) and reached number sixteen in the UK.[6] "Can't Fight This Feeling" has appeared on dozens of 'various artists' compilation albums, as well as several REO Speedwagon greatest hits albums.[7]
REO Speedwagon performed the song at the 1985 Live Aid concert; they were introduced by Chevy Chase.[8]
...very few people have enjoyed such success in the field of wimpily overdriven arena-rock power balladry. Consider the band's second and final #1 hit.
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