Flashdance... What a Feeling - wikipedia Flashdance... What a Feeling `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' Side - A label of one of U.S. 7 - inch vinyl editions Single by Irene Cara from the album What a Feelin ' and Flashdance : Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture B - side Love Theme from `` Flashdance '' ( Instrumental ) ( 7 ``, CD ) Found It ( 12 `` ) Released April 1983 Format 7 ``, 12 '', CD single Recorded 1982 -- 83 Genre Pop Length 3 : 57 Label Network / Polygram / Casablanca Songwriter ( s ) Giorgio Moroder ( music ) Keith Forsey & Irene Cara ( lyrics ) Producer ( s ) Giorgio Moroder Irene Cara singles chronology `` Anyone Can See '' ( 1981 ) `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' ( 1983 ) `` Why Me ? '' ( 1983 ) `` Anyone Can See '' ( 1981 ) `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' ( 1983 ) `` Why Me ? '' ( 1983 ) Audio sample file help Music video `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' on YouTube `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance, written by Giorgio Moroder ( music ), Keith Forsey and Irene Cara ( lyrics ), and performed by Cara. Contents 1 Song information 2 Composition 3 Releases and track listing 4 Charts 4.1 Year - end charts 5 Marcia Hines version 5.1 Track listing 5.2 Charts 6 Global DeeJays version 6.1 Charts 7 Other Cover versions 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Song information In addition to topping the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Cara 's only # 1 song, it earned a platinum record, the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In 2004 it finished at # 55 in AFI 's 100 Years... 100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. The song also kept Culture Club 's song `` Time ( Clock of the Heart ) '' off the number one spot. It reached # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of May 28th, 1983 and stayed there for 6 weeks. The song was the # 3 single of the year in 1983 on the Billboard year - end chart. In 2008, the song was ranked at # 26 on Billboard 's All Time Top 100, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom, the song spent one week at # 2 on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending date July 9, 1983. Composition The song is in the key of B ♭ Major and has a Tempo of 122 BPM. Releases and track listing These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of `` Flashdance... What a Feeling ''. 7 '' vinyl, mini CD single No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' Keith Forsey, Irene Cara 3 : 55 2. `` Love Theme from `` Flashdance '' ( Instrumental ) '' Giorgio Moroder 3 : 26 12 '' vinyl single No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Flashdance... What a Feeling ( Remix ) '' Keith Forsey, Irene Cara 7 : 16 2. `` Found It '' Frank Floyd, Irene Cara 4 : 20 Charts Chart ( 1983 -- 84 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart Austrian Singles Chart Belgian Singles Chart 22 Canadian Singles Chart Dutch Top 40 13 French Singles Chart German Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart Japan Singles Chart Italy ( Musica e dischi ) New Zealand Singles Chart Norway Singles Chart ( VG - lista ) Polish Singles Chart 21 Swedish Singles Chart Swiss Singles Chart Spain ( AFYVE ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play US Billboard Adult Contemporary Year - end charts Chart ( 1983 ) Rank Australia Canada New Zealand UK 19 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Preceded by `` Total Eclipse of the Heart '' by Bonnie Tyler Australian Kent Music Report number - one single 11 July, 1983 -- 8 August, 1983 Succeeded by `` Australiana '' by Austen Tayshus Preceded by `` Australiana '' by Austen Tayshus Australian Kent Music Report number - one single ( second run ) 22 August, 1983 -- 29 August, 1983 Succeeded by `` Australiana '' by Austen Tayshus Marcia Hines version `` What a Feeling '' Single by Marcia Hines from the album Time of Our Lives Released November 29, 1998 Format CD single Recorded 1998 Genre Dance - pop Length 3 : 25 Songwriter ( s ) Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara Producer ( s ) Nick Coler, Ian Richardson Marcia Hines singles chronology `` Give It All You Got '' ( 1994 ) `` What a Feeling '' ( 1998 ) `` Makin ' My Way '' ( 1999 ) `` Give It All You Got '' ( 1994 ) `` What a Feeling '' ( 1998 ) `` Makin ' My Way '' ( 1999 ) Marcia Hines recorded a version of the single titled `` What a Feeling '' in 1998. It was released as the lead single from her ninth studio album, Time of Our Lives ( 1999 ). Track listing CD - Single What A Feeling 3 : 25 What A Feeling ( 12 '' Mix ) 5 : 30 What A Feeling ( Discotheque Remix ) 7 : 07 What A Feeling ( Easy Skanking Mix ) 5 : 57 What A Feeling ( Freakazoid Dub Mix ) 6 : 35 What A Feeling ( Extended Mix ) 5 : 23 I Got The Music In Me 4 : 38 Charts Chart ( 1998 / 99 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart 66 Australian Singles Chart 23 Global Deejays version `` What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) '' Single by Global Deejays from the album Network Released 2005 Format CD single Length 6 : 06 Songwriter ( s ) Giorgio Moroder, Keith Forsey, Irene Cara Global Deejays singles chronology `` The Sound of San Francisco '' ( 2005 ) `` What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) '' ( 2005 ) `` Do n't Stop ( Me Now ) '' ( 2006 ) `` The Sound of San Francisco '' ( 2005 ) `` What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) '' ( 2005 ) `` Do n't Stop ( Me Now ) '' ( 2006 ) In 2005 Global Deejays covered What a Feeling on their Album Network. Charts Charts ( 2005 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 44 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 14 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 28 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 29 Czech Republic ( Rádio Top 100 Oficiální ) 7 France ( SNEP ) 18 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 16 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 35 Russia ( 2M ) 9 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 45 Other cover versions Björn Again released a version of the song as a single in 1993 which reached # 65 on the UK Singles Chart. French singer Priscilla Betti released a French version of the song named `` Cette vie nouvelle '' as the second single from her debut album Cette vie nouvelle ( 2002 ). It peaked at number nine on the French singles chart. In 2004, Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli performed the song live, as host of the televised music contest show Melodifestivalen and recorded a studio version which was released as a promotional single to promote the contest. The track was also included on her third album Gone Too Long. Marie Picasso covered the song in 2007. Picasso 's version peaked at 54 position on the Swedish singles chart. Extensive samples are included in Jason Derulo 's 2010 single `` The Sky 's the Limit ''. The Glee Cast released a version of the song as a single in 2012 which reached # 145 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2015, French singer Maude Harcheb released a bilingual French / English cover version as `` Danse ta vie '' featuring Vitaa accompanied with a music video. It was included in the French compilation album Les Stars Font Leur Cinéma. See also List of number - one singles in Australia during the 1980s List of RPM number - one singles of 1983 List of number - one singles in 1983 ( New Zealand ) List of number - one songs in Norway ( VG - lista 1964 to 1994 ) List of number - one singles ( Sweden ) List of number - one singles of the 1980s ( Switzerland ) List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 1983 List of number - one dance singles of 1983 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ `` The 50 Greatest Pop Songs of the ' 80s, Nos. 20 - 11 ''. Metro Weekly. Retrieved February 23, 2016. Jump up ^ Irene Cara, `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' single release Retrieved January 31, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 136. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Browse Results ''. OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS. Jump up ^ `` Past Winners ''. Grammy.com. Retrieved May 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary : All - Time Top Songs ''. Retrieved May 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Flashdance... What A Feeling - Irene Cara - Custom Backing Track ''. Karaoke Version. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 28. ^ Jump up to : `` Song title 141 - Flashdance... What a Feeling ''. tsort.info. Jump up ^ Irene Cara, `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' Australian chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Irene Cara, `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' Belgian chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016 / Jump up ^ `` De Nederlandse Top 40, week 21, 1983 ''. Top40.nl. Retrieved July 29, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Offizielle Deutsche Charts ''. officialcharts.de. Jump up ^ Jaclyn Ward. `` The Irish Charts - All there is to know ''. Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Settimana 19 Novembre 1983 '' ( in Italian ). Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved August 30, 2012. Jump up ^ Irene Cara, `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' New Zealand chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Irene Cara, `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' Swedish chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Irene Cara, `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' Swiss chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Salaverri, Fernando ( September 2005 ). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1993 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 1993. Record Research. p. 40. Jump up ^ Aria 1983 Year - End Chart Archived February 4, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada ''. collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved November 9, 2016. Jump up ^ New Zealand Top Selling Singles of 1983 Retrieved May 16, 2016. Jump up ^ UK Singles Chart 1983 Year - End Chart Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Billboard Hot 100 1983 Year - End Chart Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Global Deejays -- What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Global Deejays -- What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Global Deejays -- What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Global Deejays -- What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ musicserver.cz : IFPI TOP 100 SKLADEB týden 33 Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Global Deejays -- What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Global Deejays Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Global Deejays -- What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Spanishcharts.com -- Global Deejays -- What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) '' Canciones Top 50. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Global Deejays -- What a Feeling ( Flashdance ) ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ Björn Again, `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' chart position Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Priscilla - Cette vie nouvelle ( Chanson ) ''. lescharts.com ( in French ). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 15, 2015. Jump up ^ Charlotte Perrelli, December 2013 Artist of the Month Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Steffen Hung. `` Marie Picasso - Flashdance... What A Feeling ''. swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 14, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jason Derulo -- ' The Sky 's The Limit ' ''. BBC. November 19, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2015. Jump up ^ The Glee Cast, `` Flashdance ( What a Feeling ) '' chart positions Retrieved January 31, 2016. Jump up ^ MAUDE FEAT. VITAA - Danse Ta Vie ( Clip ). YouTube. April 27, 2015. Jump up ^ evous.fr : Les Stars font leur cinéma, le nouvel album de reprises ( in French ) External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Academy Award for Best Original Song 1934 -- 1940 `` The Continental '' Music : Con Conrad Lyrics : Herb Magidson ( 1934 ) `` Lullaby of Broadway '' Music : Harry Warren Lyrics : Al Dubin ( 1935 ) `` The Way You Look Tonight '' Music : Jerome Kern Lyrics : Dorothy Fields ( 1936 ) `` Sweet Leilani '' Music and lyrics : Harry Owens ( 1937 ) `` Thanks for the Memory '' Music : Ralph Rainger Lyrics : Leo Robin ( 1938 ) `` Over the Rainbow '' Music : Harold Arlen Lyrics : E.Y. Harburg ( 1939 ) `` When You Wish upon a Star '' Music : Leigh Harline Lyrics : Ned Washington ( 1940 ) 1941 -- 1950 `` The Last Time I Saw Paris '' Music : Jerome Kern Lyrics : Oscar Hammerstein II ( 1941 ) `` White Christmas '' Music and Lyrics : Irving Berlin ( 1942 ) `` You 'll Never Know '' Music : Harry Warren Lyrics : Mack Gordon ( 1943 ) `` Swinging on a Star '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Johnny Burke ( 1944 ) `` It Might as Well Be Spring '' Music : Richard Rodgers Lyrics : Oscar Hammerstein II ( 1945 ) `` On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe '' Music : Harry Warren Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1946 ) `` Zip - a-Dee - Doo - Dah '' Music : Allie Wrubel Lyrics : Ray Gilbert ( 1947 ) `` Buttons and Bows '' Music : Jay Livingston Lyrics : Ray Evans ( 1948 ) `` Baby, It 's Cold Outside '' Music and Lyrics : Frank Loesser ( 1949 ) `` Mona Lisa '' Music and Lyrics : Ray Evans and Jay Livingston ( 1950 ) 1951 -- 1960 `` In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening '' Music : Hoagy Carmichael Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1951 ) `` High Noon ( Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin ' ) '' Music : Dimitri Tiomkin Lyrics : Ned Washington ( 1952 ) `` Secret Love '' Music : Sammy Fain Lyrics : Paul Francis Webster ( 1953 ) `` Three Coins in the Fountain '' Music : Jule Styne Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1954 ) `` Love Is a Many Splendored Thing '' Music : Sammy Fain Lyrics : Paul Francis Webster ( 1955 ) `` Que Sera, Sera ( Whatever Will Be, Will Be ) '' Music and lyrics : Jay Livingston and Ray Evans ( 1956 ) `` All the Way '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1957 ) `` Gigi '' Music : Frederick Loewe Lyrics : Alan Jay Lerner ( 1958 ) `` High Hopes '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1959 ) `` Never on Sunday '' Music and lyrics : Manos Hatzidakis ( 1960 ) 1961 -- 1970 `` Moon River '' Music : Henry Mancini Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1961 ) `` Days of Wine and Roses '' Music : Henry Mancini Lyrics : Johnny Mercer ( 1962 ) `` Call Me Irresponsible '' Music : Jimmy Van Heusen Lyrics : Sammy Cahn ( 1963 ) `` Chim Chim Cher - ee '' Music and lyrics : Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman ( 1964 ) `` The Shadow of Your Smile '' Music : Johnny Mandel Lyrics : Paul Francis Webster ( 1965 ) `` Born Free '' Music : John Barry Lyrics : Don Black ( 1966 ) `` Talk to the Animals '' Music and lyrics : Leslie Bricusse ( 1967 ) `` The Windmills of Your Mind '' Music : Michel Legrand Lyrics : Alan and Marilyn Bergman ( 1968 ) `` Raindrops Keep Fallin ' on My Head '' Music : Burt Bacharach Lyrics : Hal David ( 1969 ) `` For All We Know '' Music : Fred Karlin Lyrics : Robb Royer and Jimmy Griffin ( 1970 ) 1971 -- 1980 `` Theme from Shaft '' Music and lyrics : Isaac Hayes ( 1971 ) `` The Morning After '' Music and lyrics : Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn ( 1972 ) `` The Way We Were '' Music : Marvin Hamlisch Lyrics : Alan and Marilyn Bergman ( 1973 ) `` We May Never Love Like This Again '' Music and lyrics : Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn ( 1974 ) `` I 'm Easy '' Music and lyrics : Keith Carradine ( 1975 ) `` Evergreen ( Love Theme from A Star Is Born ) '' Music : Barbra Streisand Lyrics : Paul Williams ( 1976 ) `` You Light Up My Life '' Music and lyrics : Joseph Brooks ( 1977 ) `` Last Dance '' Music and lyrics : Paul Jabara ( 1978 ) `` It Goes Like It Goes '' Music : David Shire Lyrics : Norman Gimbel ( 1979 ) `` Fame '' Music : Michael Gore Lyrics : Dean Pitchford ( 1980 ) 1981 -- 1990 `` Arthur 's Theme ( Best That You Can Do ) '' Music and lyrics : Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross and Peter Allen ( 1981 ) `` Up Where We Belong '' Music : Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte - Marie Lyrics : Will Jennings ( 1982 ) `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' Music : Giorgio Moroder Lyrics : Keith Forsey and Irene Cara ( 1983 ) `` I Just Called to Say I Love You '' Music and lyrics : Stevie Wonder ( 1984 ) `` Say You, Say Me '' Music and lyrics : Lionel Richie ( 1985 ) `` Take My Breath Away '' Music : Giorgio Moroder Lyrics : Tom Whitlock ( 1986 ) `` ( I 've Had ) The Time of My Life '' Music : Franke Previte, John DeNicola and Donald Markowitz Lyrics : Franke Previte ( 1987 ) `` Let the River Run '' Music and lyrics : Carly Simon ( 1988 ) `` Under the Sea '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Howard Ashman ( 1989 ) `` Sooner or Later ( I Always Get My Man ) '' Music and Lyrics : Stephen Sondheim ( 1990 ) 1991 -- 2000 `` Beauty and the Beast '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Howard Ashman ( 1991 ) `` A Whole New World '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Tim Rice ( 1992 ) `` Streets of Philadelphia '' Music and lyrics : Bruce Springsteen ( 1993 ) `` Can You Feel the Love Tonight '' Music : Elton John Lyrics : Tim Rice ( 1994 ) `` Colors of the Wind '' Music : Alan Menken Lyrics : Stephen Schwartz ( 1995 ) `` You Must Love Me '' Music : Andrew Lloyd Webber Lyrics : Tim Rice ( 1996 ) `` My Heart Will Go On '' Music : James Horner Lyrics : Will Jennings ( 1997 ) `` When You Believe '' Music and lyrics : Stephen Schwartz ( 1998 ) `` You 'll Be in My Heart '' Music and lyrics : Phil Collins ( 1999 ) `` Things Have Changed '' Music and lyrics : Bob Dylan ( 2000 ) 2001 -- 2010 `` If I Did n't Have You '' Music and lyrics : Randy Newman ( 2001 ) `` Lose Yourself '' Music : Eminem, Jeff Bass and Luis Resto Lyrics : Eminem ( 2002 ) `` Into the West '' Music and lyrics : Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox ( 2003 ) `` Al otro lado del río '' Music and lyrics : Jorge Drexler ( 2004 ) `` It 's Hard out Here for a Pimp '' Music and lyrics : Juicy J, Frayser Boy and DJ Paul ( 2005 ) `` I Need to Wake Up '' Music and lyrics : Melissa Etheridge ( 2006 ) `` Falling Slowly '' Music and lyrics : Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová ( 2007 ) `` Jai Ho '' Music : A.R. Rahman Lyrics : Gulzar ( 2008 ) `` The Weary Kind '' Music and lyrics : Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett ( 2009 ) `` We Belong Together '' Music and lyrics : Randy Newman ( 2010 ) 2011 -- present `` Man or Muppet '' Music and lyrics : Bret McKenzie ( 2011 ) `` Skyfall '' Music and lyrics : Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth ( 2012 ) `` Let It Go '' Music and lyrics : Kristen Anderson - Lopez and Robert Lopez ( 2013 ) `` Glory '' Music and lyrics : John Stephens and Lonnie Lynn ( 2014 ) `` Writing 's on the Wall '' Music and lyrics : James Napier and Sam Smith ( 2015 ) `` City of Stars '' Music : Justin Hurwitz Lyrics : Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( 2016 ) Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ( 1980s ) `` Fame '' Lyrics by Dean Pitchford, Music by Michael Gore ( 1980 ) `` Arthur 's Theme ( Best That You Can Do ) '' Music & Lyrics by Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, Christopher Cross, & Carole Bayer Sager ( 1981 ) `` Up Where We Belong '' Lyrics by Wilbur Jennings, Music by Jack Nitzsche & Buffy Sainte - Marie ( 1982 ) `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' Lyrics by Irene Cara, Keith Forsey, Music by Giorgio Moroder ( 1983 ) `` I Just Called to Say I Love You '' Music & Lyrics by Stevie Wonder ( 1984 ) `` Say You, Say Me '' Music & Lyrics by Lionel Richie ( 1985 ) `` Take My Breath Away '' Lyrics by Tom Whitlock, Music by Giorgio Moroder ( 1986 ) `` ( I 've Had ) The Time of My Life '' Lyrics by Franke Previte, Music by John DeNicola & Donald Markowitz ( 1987 ) `` Let the River Run '' Music & Lyrics by Carly Simon / `` Two Hearts '' Lyrics by Phil Collins, Music by Lamont Dozier ( 1988 ) `` Under the Sea '' Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Music by Alan Menken ( 1989 ) Complete List ( 1960s ) ( 1970s ) ( 1980s ) ( 1990s ) ( 2000s ) ( 2010s ) Irene Cara Studio albums Anyone Can See ( 1982 ) What a Feelin ' ( 1983 ) Carasmatic ( 1987 ) Singles `` Fame '' ( 1980 ) `` Out Here on My Own '' ( 1980 ) `` Flashdance... What a Feeling '' ( 1983 ) `` Why Me ? '' ( 1983 ) `` Breakdance '' ( 1984 ) `` You Were Made for Me '' ( 1984 ) Book : Irene Cara Marcia Hines Discography Studio albums Marcia Shines ( 1975 ) Shining ( 1976 ) Ladies and Gentlemen ( 1977 ) Ooh Child ( 1979 ) Take It from the Boys ( 1981 ) Jokers and Queens ( with Jon English ) ( 1982 ) Love Sides ( 1983 ) Right Here and Now ( 1994 ) Time of Our Lives ( 1999 ) Hinesight ( 2004 ) Discothèque ( 2006 ) Life ( 2007 ) Marcia Sings Tapestry ( 2010 ) Amazing ( 2014 ) Live albums Marcia Hines Live Across Australia ( 1978 ) Compilation albums Greatest Hits ( 1981 ) Greatest Hits Volume 2 ( 1982 ) With All My Love ( 1983 ) Marcia Hines Collection ( 1984 ) Complete Marcia Hines 1975 -- 1984 ( 1985 ) Queen of Pop ( 2000 ) Diva ( 2001 ) Marcia : Greatest Hits 1975 -- 1983 ( 2004 ) The Essential Marcia Hines ( 2007 ) Notable singles `` Fire and Rain '' `` From the Inside '' / `` Jumpin ' Jack Flash '' `` I Just Do n't Know What to Do with Myself '' `` ( Until ) Your Love Broke Through '' `` What I Did for Love '' `` You '' `` Music Is My Life '' `` Something 's Missing ( In My Life ) '' `` Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees '' `` What a Bitch Is Love '' `` Many Rivers to Cross '' `` The Lord 's Prayer '' `` Rain ( Let the Children Play ) '' `` What a Feeling '' `` Ai n't Nobody '' `` Stomp ! 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Question: who sings what a feeling from the movie flashdance
Answer: Irene Cara