"Feenin'" is a song by American R&B group Jodeci, recorded for their second album, '' Diary of a Mad Band'' (1993). It was released as the second single from the album in March 1994, by Uptown and

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. It was both written and produced by

DeVante Swing Donald Earle DeGrate Jr. (born September 29, 1969), better known by his stage name DeVanté Swing, is an American record producer, singer, songwriter and rapper. He is best known as the main songwriter and producer of the R&B group Jodeci, whic ...

, and peaked at number 25 on the US ''

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and number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

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'' gave the song a score of four out of five, naming it a "mellow track".

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'' Dance Update called it a "strangely spelt whining slow US urban lurcher" in his weekly dance column.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Feenin'", filmed in a mental asylum, was directed by American director

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and featured cameo appearances by Williams himself,

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and

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from Naughty by Nature.

Track listing

* US promo Vinyl and 12" #"Feenin'" (Radio Version) - 4:14 #"Feenin'" (E Double Gets Bizzy Mix) - 4:59 #"Feenin'" (E Double Gets Bizz-e-r Mix) - 6:29 #"Feenin'" (Get Bizzy Instrumental) - 4:06 #"Feenin'" (Acapella) - 3:51

Personnel

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. *Producer: DeVante Swing *Remixer: Erick Sermon *Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey - Lead and Background vocals *Joel "JoJo" Hailey - Lead and Background vocals *DeVante Swing - Background vocals *Mr. Dalvin - Background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Notes

{{authority control 1994 singles Jodeci songs Song recordings produced by DeVante Swing Songs written by DeVante Swing Music videos directed by Hype Williams Uptown Records singles MCA Records singles 1993 songs Music Week number-one dance singles