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Feel So Good

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"Feel So Good"
Single by Mase featuring Kelly Price
from the album Harlem World and Money Talks soundtrack
B-side"Feel So Good"
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1997 (1997-09-09)
Length3:24
LabelBad Boy
Songwriters
Producers
Mase singles chronology
"You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)"
(1997)
"Feel So Good"
(1997)
"Been Around the World"
(1997)
Music video
"Feel So Good" on YouTube

"Feel So Good" is a song by American rapper Mase, released by Bad Boy Records on September 9, 1997, as both his debut single and the lead single from his debut album, Harlem World (1997). The song also acted as lead single for the soundtrack to the Chris Tucker film Money Talks. Its production – which samples Kool & the Gang's "Hollywood Swinging" and interpolates the Miami Sound Machine's "Bad Boy" – was handled by Bad Boy's in-house producer Deric Angelettie, as well as label boss Sean "Puffy" Combs. The latter provides backing vocals, while R&B singer Kelly Price performs the chorus.

"Feel So Good" brought Mase the most commercial success as a lead artist. It peaked at number five on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, as well as number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. Internationally, it entered the top 10 in Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Chris Tucker, Mase and Combs appear in the music video, which was directed by Hype Williams. It depicts the trio driving around Las Vegas in a Mercedes-Benz, as a group of female dancers are also shown dancing with them.

Music video

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The music video was filmed at Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was released for the week ending on October 12, 1997.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 86
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[2] 3
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[3]1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 47
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5]31
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]9
Scottish Singles Sales (Official Charts)[8]29
UK Singles (Official Charts)[9]10
UK Dance (Official Charts)[10]5
UK Hip Hop/R&B (Official Charts)[11]3
US Billboard Hot 100[12]5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13]5
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[14]1
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[15]36
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[16]4

Year-end charts

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Chart (1997) Position
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[17] 86
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)[18] 26
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 83
Chart (1998) Position
UK Urban (Music Week)[20] 34
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 44
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[22] 53
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 45

Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States September 9, 1997 Rhythmic contemporary radio Bad Boy [27]
United Kingdom December 15, 1997
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
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The music video was spoofed in a scene in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut where Terrance and Phillip do a hip hop remix of their song Uncle Fucka.[29] The song was used at the beginning of the Ms. Marvel episode "Crushed".[30]

References

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  1. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 178.
  2. ↑ "Hits of the World: Canada". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 50. December 13, 1997. p. 50. See last week column.
  3. ↑ "Dance/Urban. Volume 66, Issue 13 (1997-12-01)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 15, no. 1–3. January 17, 1998. p. 12.
  5. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ma-e" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Ma$e – Feel So Good" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ma$e – Feel So Good". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 21/12/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 21/12/1997 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  10. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart on 21/12/1997 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart on 21/12/1997 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Mase Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Mase Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Mase Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Mase Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Mase Chart History (Rhythmic Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  17. ↑ "1997 The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-40.
  18. ↑ "1997 The Year in Music: Hot Rap Singles". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 52. December 27, 1997. p. YE-42.
  19. ↑ "Best of '97: Rhythmic Top 40 Singles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 5, no. 52. December 26, 1997. p. 42.
  20. ↑ "The Urban Top 40 Tracks of 1997" (PDF). Music Week. January 10, 1998. p. 6. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  21. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  22. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 1998". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 6, no. 52. December 25, 1998. p. 46.
  24. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Mase – Feels So Good". Radioscope. Retrieved May 1, 2025. Type Feels So Good in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  25. ↑ "British single certifications – Mase – Feels So Good". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 31, 2024. Select singles in the Formats field. Type Feels So Good Mase in the "Search:" field.
  26. ↑ "American single certifications – Mase – Feels So Good". Recording Industry Association of America.
  27. ↑ "Selected New Releases". Radio & Records. No. 1213. September 5, 1997. p. 45.
  28. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. December 13, 1997. p. 35.
  29. ↑ Mr. Cartoon Lover (September 13, 2022). Uncle F***er Rap (South Park). Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via YouTube.
  30. ↑ "Every Song In Ms Marvel Episode 2". ScreenRant. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.