"If I Ever Feel Better" is a song by French band Phoenix, released on 1 June 2000 as the third single from their debut studio album, '' United''. It contains a sample of Japanese jazz musician

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's 1979 track "Lament", which was written by Chikara Ueda. The song remains Phoenix's highest charting in both France and internationally, reaching top-10 positions in Belgium, Italy and Spain, as well as number 12 in France. It was certified gold in Italy by

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in 2017.

Critical reception

In a review for the band's album ''

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'', Rob Mitchum of '' Pitchfork'' referred to the song and " Everything Is Everything" as "brilliant" with "production as crisp as a Frito and singer Thomas Mars' mercury croon" that "could slot into the playlists of hipsters and receptionists alike". In a review for Erlend Øye's '' DJ-Kicks'' album that includes a remix of the track, Nick Sylvester called the original version an "utterly catchy

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gem".

Track listing

# "If I Ever Feel Better" (edit) – 3:42 # "'If I Ever Feel Better, I'll Go to the Disco' Said the Buffalo Bunch" – 6:09 # "On Fire" ( Nash Kato version) – 2:05

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1999 songs 2000 singles French house songs Phoenix (band) songs Songs written by Thomas Mars Songs written by Laurent Brancowitz