Muse Version
| "Feeling Good" | |
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"Feeling Good" cover |
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| Song by Muse from the album Origin of Symmetry | |
| Released | 19 November 2001 |
| Format | MP3, AAv, |
| Recorded | Unknown |
| Genre | Symphonic rock, alternative rock |
| Length | 3:19 |
| Label | Taste/ Mushroom |
| Writer | Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley |
Muse crafted a version on their album Origin of Symmetry and with "Hyper Music" as part of a double A-side. In a poll by Total Guitar of "the best covers ever", the Muse version came 5th in the list. It is also featured in the 2008 movie Seven Pounds starring Will Smith and in one episode of the TV series Queer as Folk as well as during the end credits of an episode of TV series Luther.
In September 2010, NME readers voted the Muse version of the song the greatest cover song of all time, beating The Beatles' version of "Twist and Shout" and Johnny Cash's "Hurt".
The song has featured prominently in many forms of media. The Muse version was used by Nescafé for their advertising, but without the band's permission, so Nescafé replaced it with the Nina Simone version. Muse was subsequently paid settlement money, which they donated to Oxfam. Virgin Atlantic used the Muse version as the soundtrack for a global television commercial which debuted in October 2010. The ad prominently features the song as accompaniment to a surreal sequence of vignettes depicting Virgin Atlantic cabin crew members.
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