What a Feeling

Album: Made in the A.M. (2015)
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Songfacts®:

  • Any of you remember One Direction singing "Flashdance... What a Feeling" during the 2010 X Factor final? It was a group number, performed with the other finalists. Well, don't be fooled by the title, this soft rocker is an entirely different tune than the Irene Cara hit song.
  • Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson wrote the song with regular collaborator Jamie Scott. It was produced by Daniel Bryer and Mike Needle – the same pair also helmed the Perfect EP track "Home."

    Mike Needle also collaborated with Jamie Scott on another former X-Factor contestant's track. They co-wrote Ella Henderson's Chapter One song "All Again."

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