Good Feeling (Kelly Clarkson song)

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 "Good Feeling" on YouTube

"**Good Feeling**" is a song recorded by American singer Kelly Clarkson. The song, written by Kara DioGuardi, Greg Wells and Max Martin, was released as the first single from the soundtrack of Warner Bros./Cartoon Network's *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie* on March 27, 2007. Additionally, the song serves as the lead single for Clarkson's fourth studio album *All I Ever Wanted* (2008) and was reissued as the second single from her first greatest hits album *Greatest Hits – Chapter One* on October 30, 2012. Clarkson performed two other songs along with this on the soundtrack, "Once a Genius, Always a Genius" and "Go Dexter Go."

"Good Feeling" received positive reviews from music critics. It was considered more of a teen-oriented pop song, incorporating electric guitars and synth drums which are interspersed with Clarkson's controlled voice. "Good Feeling" was a commercial success in the United States, where it peaked at number one on the *Billboard* Hot 100 chart and became her first top ten song in the chart in seven years. Elsewhere, it also reached the top of the Canadian and UK charts, and the top ten in over ten countries.

Directed by Wayne Isham, the accompanying music video for "Good Feeling" features Clarkson as she explores the virtual world of a science lab. It also contained scenes interspersed from *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie*. Critics responded positively to the music video for being faithful to the main theme shared by the song, and the film. Clarkson performed the song in a series of live appearances such as the 2007 Cartoon Network Summer Kickoff Awards.

## Background and release

Kara DioGuardi added that it was Niki Sherrod, the Vice President of Music for Warner Bros. Pictures, who secured "Good Feeling" as one of the soundtracks of *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie*. The song was officially released to radio stations on March 27, 2007 as the first single of *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie* soundtrack.

## Chart performance

"Good Feeling" debuted at number 97 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 the week of April 14, 2007, and went to number one in its second week, setting the record for the furthest jump to number one in history. This is the second time Clarkson has set this record, after her debut single "A Moment Like This" went from number 52 to number one in 2002. "Good Feeling" and Clarkson's own "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" are also the only songs by an *American Idol* alum to top the Hot 100 chart that were not associated with the show. The song also advanced to number three on *Billboard*'s Mainstream Top 40 chart, giving her her first top ten airplay hit since "Because of You". "Good Feeling" is also the successful chart-topper to come from a film in *Billboard* Hot 100 history. The song was dethroned from the top of the Hot 100 chart by Eminem's "Crack a Bottle" after two weeks. As of September 10, 2017, the song has sold over 2,855,000 copies in the United States.

In Australia, "Good Feeling" debuted at number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart and later peaked at number five on the chart.

In the United Kingdom, "Good Feeling" debuted at the top of the UK Singles Chart on June 17, 2007 – for the week ending date June 23, 2007 – becoming Clarkson's first number one song in Britain, selling 51,114 copies in its first week as a digital release.

## Music video

The music video, directed by Wayne Isham, was shot in two days from February 17 to February 18, 2007. In the video, Clarkson, who was digitally de-aged to match her 21 year old appearance, takes a tour of the science museum. As the tour guide instructs her and the rest of her college classmates to move onwards, Clarkson stumbles near a door to a restricted area. She then finds a pair of VR headset on the VR chair, and puts it on while sitting down, thus entering the virtual world of a science lab and morphing into a futuristic outfit. Throughout the video, Clarkson explores that world, and stumbles upon a universal remote control which she used to turn on the laser projector, showing scenes from *Dexter's Laboratory: The Movie*. Clarkson later aborts the world by taking off the VR headset just in time, as she continues to dance throughout the science museum with everyone joining her, while more scenes from the film are shown. At the very end, with the picture zooming out, Dexter is shown zooming by in his robot suit.

A preview of the video was shown during a commercial break for *Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends* on April 9, 2007 as a way to help widely promote the film. The full video was then uploaded to Cartoon Network's website directly after the broadcast.

## Live performances

Clarkson first performed "Good Feeling" during the 2007 Cartoon Network Summer Kickoff Awards. To further promote both the film, and her album, Clarkson performed "Good Feeling" on the sixth season of *American Idol* on May 2, 2007.

## Certifications

*Digital single*
 United States
 \* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## See also

* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 (U.S.)
* List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 (Canada)
* List of number-one singles from the 2000s (UK)