" I Always Feel Like" is the lead single released from
TRU's fourth studio album, ''
Tru 2 da Game''.
Background
The song incorporated the melody and contained re-sung elements of
Rockwell's 1984 hit, "
Somebody's Watching Me", with
Mo B. Dick
Raymond Emile Poole (born July 4, 1965) better known by his stage name Mo B. Dick is an American rapper, singer, and music producer. He is a founding member of the production team the Medicine Men (formerly Beats by the Pound), which produced m ...
singing the hook from the original song. Mo B. Dick also produced the song, along with fellow
Beats By the Pound
The Medicine Men (or Beats by the Pound) are a New Orleans, Louisiana-based American music production team made up of KLC, Mo B. Dick, Craig B, Carlos Stephens, DJ Daryl, and O'Dell.
The collective helped sell 30 million records for Master P's ...
members
KLC
Craig Stephen Lawson (born July 15, 1969), known professionally as KLC, is an American record producer, DJ, and drummer. He found fame as a member of No Limit Records' in-house production team Beats by the Pound. Since leaving the label, he has ...
and Craig B.
Master P,
Silkk the Shocker and
Mia X performed the song.
Released less than a month before ''Tru 2 da Game'', "I Always Feel Like" became the group's most successful single, reaching number 71 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was also a sizable rap hit, peaking at number 11 on the ''Billboard''
Hot Rap Singles.
Single track listing
#"I Always Feel Like" (Radio Version) - 4:15
#"I Always Feel Like" (Street Version) - 5:40
#"Pimp Shit" - 4:25
#"Eyes of a Killa" - 4:11
#"I Always Feel Like" (Album Version) - 5:10
#"I Always Feel Like" (Instrumental) - 5:31
Charts
Peak positions
Year-end charts
References
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1997 singles
TRU (band) songs