"Feels So Good" is a song by American

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Xscape, released in June 1995 by

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as the first single from their second album, '' Off the Hook'' (1995). The song was co-written and produced by

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, and group members

Kandi Burruss Kandi Burruss (born May 17, 1976), known professionally by her mononym Kandi, is an American singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She first gained notice in 1992 as a member of the multi-platinum R&B female vocal group Xscape ...

and

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sing lead on it. It reached No. 32 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 8 on Billboard's

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. Elsewhere, it also charted in the

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at No. 34, and in New Zealand at No. 24.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine ''

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'' wrote, "The phone is off the hook, the champagne in the ice bucket, the lights dimmed... Love is in the air, there's no escaping this new jill swing quartet at its smoothest."

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

1995 singles Xscape (group) songs Song recordings produced by Jermaine Dupri Songs written by Jermaine Dupri Songs written by Kandi Burruss 1994 songs {{1990s-R&B-song-stub