"Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" is a song by British rock group

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, released in January 1997 by

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as a single from their second album, ''

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'' (1996). The song was written by

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and Len Arran, and produced by

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. It reached number 13 on the UK singles chart and was certified silver by the

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(BPI) in February 2019 for sales and streams exceeding 200,000. It also proved to be a top-10 hit in the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland. In Iceland, the song peaked at number one. It is regarded as one of Skunk Anansie's most known singles and was a popular choice at concerts.

performs a version of the song at many of her solo gigs.

Critical reception

Tania Branigan from ''

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'' felt the song "could be

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or Joan Osbourne; expect heavy rotation on

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." David Sinclair from ''

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'' wrote, "Wild-woman singer Skin shows her gentler side, at last, on this

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. The most obvious hit yet from their album ''Stoosh''."

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" was directed by Thomas Krygier, who also directed "Brazen (Weep)". It shows the band performing in a flat, followed by cutaway scenes that shows various people's instincts in the same flat. The video contained

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to manipulate some of the people's faces in the flat to show their emotions. The video also caused minor controversy when scenes contained two women tongue kiss.

Track listings

* UK CD1 and Australian CD single # "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" # "So Sublime" # "Let It Go" # "Strong" * UK CD2 # "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" (allegedly acoustic mix) # "Song Recovery" # "Contraband" # "I Don't Believe" * UK cassette single # "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" # "So Sublime" * French CD single # "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" # "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" (allegedly acoustic mix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1990s ballads 1996 songs 1997 singles Number-one singles in Iceland One Little Independent Records singles Rock ballads Skunk Anansie songs Song recordings produced by Garth Richardson Songs written by Skin (musician) UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles