I Feel the Earth Move - wikipedia I Feel the Earth Move For other uses, see I Feel the Earth Move ( disambiguation ). `` I Feel the Earth Move '' Artwork for U.S. vinyl single, also used for the other side of the release Single by Carole King from the album Tapestry A-side `` It 's Too Late '' Released April 1971 Format 7 '' Length 3 : 00 Label Ode Records Songwriter ( s ) Carole King Producer ( s ) Lou Adler Carole King singles chronology `` He 's a Bad Boy '' ( 1964 ) `` It 's Too Late '' / `` I Feel the Earth Move '' ( 1971 ) `` So Far Away '' / `` Smackwater Jack '' ( 1971 ) `` He 's a Bad Boy '' ( 1964 ) `` It 's Too Late '' / `` I Feel the Earth Move '' ( 1971 ) `` So Far Away '' / `` Smackwater Jack '' ( 1971 ) `` I Feel the Earth Move '' is a song written and recorded by pop singer - songwriter Carole King, which first appeared on her album Tapestry ; additionally, the song is one half of the double A-sided single, the flip side of which was `` It 's Too Late ''. Together, both `` I Feel the Earth Move '' and `` It 's Too Late '' became among the biggest mainstream pop hits of 1971. Jon Landau 's review of the album Tapestry ( 1971 ) for Rolling Stone praised King 's voice on this track, saying it negotiates turns from `` raunchy '' to `` bluesy '' to `` harsh '' to `` soothing '', with the last echoing the development of the song 's melody into its chorus. Landau describes the melody of the refrain as `` a pretty pop line. '' 40 years later, Rolling Stone stated the King 's `` warm, earnest singing '' brought `` earthy joy '' to the song. Music journalist Harvey Kubernik wrote that `` I Feel the Earth Move '' was `` probably the most sexually aggressive song on the Tapestry album '' and a `` brave '' opening to an album whose mood is mostly `` mellow confessionality. '' Allmusic critic Stewart Mason describes the song as `` the ultimate in hippie - chick eroticism '' and writes that it `` sounds like the unleashing of an entire generation of soft - spoken college girls ' collective libidos. '' Author James Perone praised the way the lyrics and music work together. As a prime example, he notes the syncopated rhythm to the melody on which King sings `` tumbling down. '' This rhythm, putting the accent at the end of the word `` tumbling '' rather than at the beginning, produces a `` musical equivalent of a tumble. '' Perone also notes that the fast tempo allows the listener to feel the singer 's excitement over being near her lover, and that the lyrics also express sexual tension even though that tension is left implicit. Perone attributes some of the song 's success to producer Lou Adler 's decision to highlight King 's piano playing in the mix, giving it a different feel from the guitar - based singer - songwriter approach King took in her prior album. Mason also attributes the song 's success to the `` piano - led groove '' and to King 's vocal delivery. King 's version of `` I Feel the Earth Move '' peaked at # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated June 19, 1971. It remained there for five consecutive weeks. It also peaked at # 6 in the United Kingdom. Given its upbeat nature, Ode Records selected `` I Feel the Earth Move '' as the A-side to Tapestry 's first single. It achieved airplay, but then disc jockeys and listeners began to prefer the slower, lamenting B - side `` It 's Too Late ''. Both sides received airplay for a while, but eventually `` It 's Too Late '' dominated. In fact, on the concurrent Cash Box singles chart, which still tracked the progress of both sides of a single separately, `` It 's Too Late '' spent four weeks at number one while `` I Feel the Earth Move '' did not chart at all. Regardless, since Billboard had declared the record a double A-side and their chart gradually became seen by many as the `` official '' singles chart, it is generally listed in books and articles that both `` I Feel the Earth Move '' and `` It 's Too Late '' reached # 1. Together with `` It 's Too Late '', `` I Feel the Earth Move '' was named by the RIAA as number 213 of 365 Songs of the Century. Contents 1 Covers 2 Personnel 3 Martika version 3.1 Track listing 4 Usage 5 References 6 External links Covers In 2013 the song was played live and recorded by Shinedown at the Henson Recording Studios, for their performance of Warner Music 's series `` The Live Room ''. In 2015 the song was featured in an episode of the American television series Glee, `` Jagged Little Tapestry '', covered by Naya Rivera and Heather Morris. In 2018, Glim Spanky included a cover of the song on their single `` Orokamono - tachi ''. Carole King briefly covers the song herself while playing the recurring character of Sophie Bloom on Gilmore Girls : A Year in the Life episode 3 ( `` Summer '' ). Personnel Carole King -- keyboards, vocals Additional musicians Danny Kootch -- electric guitar Charles Larkey -- electric bass Joel O'Brien -- drums Martika version `` I Feel the Earth Move '' Single by Martika from the album Martika Released August 1989 Length 4 : 12 Label Columbia Records Songwriter ( s ) Carole King Producer ( s ) Martika, Michael Jay Martika singles chronology `` Toy Soldiers '' ( 1989 ) `` I Feel the Earth Move '' ( 1989 ) `` Water '' ( 1990 ) `` Toy Soldiers '' ( 1989 ) `` I Feel the Earth Move '' ( 1989 ) `` Water '' ( 1990 ) Released in summer 1989, `` I Feel the Earth Move '' was the third single from Martika 's self - titled debut, Martika. `` I Feel the Earth Move '' reached number 7 in the UK and number 2 in Australia. The high energy music video was shot during the promotional tour for this album. The single also reached number 25 on the pop charts in the U.S., but quickly fell down the chart after radio stations pulled it from their playlists in the wake of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake. Track Listing For the cassette or 7 '' single : Side A -- `` I Feel the Earth Move '' Side B -- `` Quiero Entregarte Mi Amor '' ( Spanish version of `` More Than You Know '' ) Usage The first 22 seconds of the Carole King version is used for the earthquake room exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry ( OMSI ) in Portland, Oregon. Loretta Swit performs a cover of the song in a Season 5 episode of The Muppet Show in a `` salute to the San Andreas fault ''. Phish has teased the song in multiple improvisational jams. The song is featured prominently in the film Slow Dancing in the Big City, but does not appear on its soundtrack. The song was used in Japan for a Toyota RAV4 commercial in 2001. The choral refrain and title 's namesake is used in the refrain of Amon Amarth 's `` Tattered Banners and Bloody Flags '' with the accompanying variation or the melody. `` The Earth moves under our feet the sky comes tumbling down (... ) trembles to its knees ''. The entire chorus is aso a melodic reinterpretation of the original 's chorus. The melody is reused in the same band 's track `` For Victory or Death ''. The first 47 seconds was played during the documentary Batas Militar ( 1997 ). References ^ Jump up to : Landau, Jon ( April 29, 1971 ). `` Carole King : Tapestry ''. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Jump up ^ `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time : Tapestry ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 13. Jump up ^ Kubernik, H. `` Troubadours : Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise of the Singer - Songwriter : Carole King 's Monumental Tapestry Album ''. pbs.org. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 06. ^ Jump up to : Mason, S. `` I Feel the Earth Move ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 2014 - 04 - 17. ^ Jump up to : Perone, J.D. ( 2006 ). The Words and Music of Carole King. Greenwood Publishing. pp. 33 -- 34. ISBN 9780275990275. Jump up ^ `` The Hot 100 : June 19, 1971 ''. Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2013. Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgFCfcty3FY Jump up ^ `` GLIM SPANKY ニュー シングル に キャロル ・ キング の カバー 収録 ''. Natalie ( in Japanese ). 2017 - 12 - 08. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Tease Listing ''. Phish.net. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 03. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Want Ads '' by The Honey Cone Billboard Hot 100 number - one single ( Carole King version ) double A-side with `` It 's Too Late '' June 19, 1971 ( five weeks ) Succeeded by `` Indian Reservation '' by The Raiders Carole King Studio albums Writer Tapestry Music Rhymes & Reasons Fantasy Wrap Around Joy Thoroughbred Simple Things Welcome Home Touch the Sky Pearls : Songs of Goffin and King One to One Speeding Time City Streets Colour of Your Dreams Love Makes the World Compilations Her Greatest Hits : Songs of Long Ago The Legendary Demos Live albums In Concert The Carnegie Hall Concert : June 18, 1971 The Living Room Tour Live at the Troubadour Other albums A Holiday Carole Singles `` It Might as Well Rain Until September '' `` It 's Too Late '' / `` I Feel the Earth Move '' `` So Far Away '' / `` Smackwater Jack '' `` You 've Got a Friend '' / `` Beautiful '' ( Scandinavia only ) `` Sweet Seasons '' `` Been to Canaan '' `` Jazzman '' `` Nightingale '' `` Only Love Is Real '' `` One Fine Day '' `` Now and Forever '' Other songs `` Was n't Born to Follow '' `` Goin ' Back `` I Ca n't Hear You No More '' `` Up on the Roof '' `` Where You Lead '' `` Will You Love Me Tomorrow '' `` It 's Going to Take Some Time '' `` Some Kind of Wonderful '' `` ( You Make Me Feel Like ) A Natural Woman '' Related articles Discography Troubadour Reunion Tour A Natural Woman : A Memoir Tapestry Revisited : A Tribute to Carole King Beautiful : The Carole King Musical Book Martika Discography Studio albums Martika ( 1988 ) Martika 's Kitchen ( 1991 ) Compilation albums Best Of : More Than You Know ( 1997 ) I Feel the Earth Move ( 1998 ) Toy Soldiers : The Best Of ( 2005 ) Love... Thy Will Be Done ( 2005 ) Singles `` More Than You Know '' `` Toy Soldiers '' `` I Feel the Earth Move '' `` Water '' `` Love... Thy Will Be Done '' `` Martika 's Kitchen '' `` Coloured Kisses '' `` Safe in the Arms of Love '' `` Spirit '' `` Mi Tierra '' Related articles Oppera j8ded Prince associates Prince Twelve Inch Mixes ( 1992 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Feel_the_Earth_Move&oldid=836191425 '' Categories : 1971 singles 1989 singles Carole King songs Martika songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Songs written by Carole King Song recordings produced by Lou Adler Ode Records singles Columbia Records singles 1971 songs Hidden categories : CS1 Japanese - language sources ( ja ) Articles with hAudio microformats All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from August 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 13 April 2018, at 06 : 53. 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Question: who wrote the song i feel the earth move under my feet
Answer: Carole King