"I Feel Better" is a song by the Belgian-Australian musician

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from his third studio album ''

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''. It was released as a digital download on 25 October 2011 in Australia. The song was written/produced by

. The song has charted in

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. The trumpet melody which is used in the intro and the bridge was sampled from "

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" by

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Track listing

Personnel

*Wally De Backer – lead & backing vocals, drums, percussion, piano, dulcimer, horn samples *Lucas Taranto – bass guitar *Luke Hodgson – bass guitar

Chart performance

Release history

In popular culture

The chorus of "I Feel Better" featured in an episode of ''

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'' titled " Whiskey Business".

References

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