"(Can You) Feel the Passion" is a song recorded, written, and produced by American/British group Blue Pearl. Released in 1991, by Big Life/SBK Records the single is to date the act's second best known song after "Naked in the Rain". "(Can You) Feel the Passion" had better success in the United States, hitting No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and the Music Week UK Dance Singles chart in 1992, while reaching No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart.
Background The single is done in a spoken word type manner by lead singer Durga McBroom, while the hook, riffs, and chorus melody written by Durga was augmented by Youth on the keyboards, and samples from Bizarre Inc's "Playing with Knives". Ironically, club DJs have used both "(Can You) Feel the Passion" and "Playing With Knives" in their bootleg mashups due to the former providing the lyrics and the latter's piano-heavy house feel.
Track listing CD maxi (US) "(Can You) Feel the Passion" (Youth Mix) (5:48) "(Can You) Feel the Passion" (U.S. Mix) (3:25) "(Can You) Feel the Passion" (Adrenalin Mix) (5:35) "(Can You) Feel the Passion (House Mix)" (6:23) "(Can You) Feel the Passion (Zen Mix)" (6:03)
Charts Chart (1991–1992)PeakpositionAustralia (ARIA) 166Ireland (IRMA) 24Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) 12UK Singles (OCC) 14UK Airplay (Music Week) 14UK Dance (Music Week) 1US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)Hot Dance Club Songs, Billboard.com, issue date May 30, 1992 1
See also List of number-one dance singles of 1992 (U.S.)
References
External links Single release information at Discogs Music Video on YouTube