{{Infobox song | name = Feel Every Beat | cover = fac3287.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Electronic | album = Electronic | B-side = {{ubl|"Lean to the Inside",|"Second to None"}} | released = {{Start date|1991|9|9|df=yes}} | recorded = 1991 | studio = | venue = | genre = Madchester | length = | label = Factory (UK) <small>FAC 328</small><br>Virgin (Europe)<br>Warner Bros. (Australia, U.S.) | writer = Bernard Sumner,<br />Johnny Marr | producer = Bernard Sumner,<br />Johnny Marr | prev_title = Tighten Up | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = Disappointed | next_year = 1992 }}
"'''Feel Every Beat'''" was the third single by the English band Electronic. It was released in the UK on 9 September 1991 (see 1991 in music) by Factory Records and was a modest commercial success.
==Composition== The A-side is a combination of rock and house music, and is a favourite of both the two members Johnny Marr and Bernard Sumner.<ref>''Q'', August 2001</ref> Marr began an early version of "Feel Every Beat" with the intention of releasing it on a solo album.<ref>''Q'', September 2007</ref> Sumner's lyrics are about the criminalisation of rave culture in Britain.<ref>''Melody Maker'', 13 April 1991</ref>
The two B-sides, "Lean to the Inside" (an instrumental that used sampled drums from the ABC song "Fear of the World") and "Second to None," are included on the 2013 Special Edition bonus disc of the Electronic album re-release. Both tracks are listed as "2013 edit". The disc also features a "2013 edit" of ''Feel Every Beat''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Electronic-Electronic-/release/4455423|title = Electronic – Electronic (2013, CD)| website=Discogs | date=8 April 2013 }}</ref>
==Artwork== The single was packaged by 3a, and featured a contemporary design with stars and a minimalist colour scheme, which differed subtly from format to format. The shapes are based on the DX coding of 35mm film canisters.<ref>''FAC461 Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album'' (2006)</ref> In Australia the front and back covers were switched, with Donald Christie's portrait of Marr and Sumner used more prominently with the star-motif above it.
==Formats== The single was released on vinyl, CD and cassette in Britain, and as 12" and CD maxi singles in the United States. These two formats included exclusive remixes by Dave Shaw which were not issued anywhere else; the "Downstairs Dub" mix has never been released on CD.
==Music video== A music video for the song was directed by Peter Scammell.<ref>mvdbase.com ([http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=9610 link])</ref> This was later edited when the single was released. There is also a remixed version by the music video subscription service Rockamerica.
==Live== "Feel Every Beat" was first played live at The Haçienda in January 1991.<ref>''Melody Maker'', 19 January 1991</ref> Parts of Danny Rampling's 12" remix were used for live versions that August and December. A performance from the Cities in the Park festival in Manchester was released on video in November 1991.<ref>worldinmotion.net ([http://www.worldinmotion.net/electronic/videography.htm link])</ref>
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" !align="center"|Chart (1991) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/09/week-commencing-30-september-1991.html| title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 30 September 1991|access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref> |align="center"|156 |- |align="left"|Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)<ref>[http://www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=F&ChDate=19910929&ChMode=N Radio Luxembourg Singles. 6 October 1991.]</ref> |align="center"|17 |- {{singlechart|UKsinglesbyname|39|artist=Electronic|accessdate=7 August 2017}} |- |align="left"|UK Airplay (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1991/MW-1991-10-12.pdf|title=Playlist Chart|magazine=Music Week|date=12 October 1991|page=20|access-date=17 October 2025}}</ref> |align="center"|19 |- {{singlechart|Billboardalternativesongs|27|artist=Electronic|accessdate=7 August 2017}} |- |align="left"|US Hot Dance Club Play (''Billboard'') |align="center"|28 |}
==Track listings== {{Col-begin}} {{Col-2}}
===UK 7" and MC=== # "Feel Every Beat" (7" remix) – 3:55 # "Lean to the Inside" – 4:06 * Track 1 was remixed by Stephen Hague.
===UK 12"=== # "Feel Every Beat" (12" remix) – 6:49 # "Feel Every Beat" (Dub Mix) – 6:02 # "Lean to the Inside" – 4:05 * Tracks 1 and 2 were remixed by Danny Rampling and Pete Lorimer.
===UK/EU/AU CD=== # "Feel Every Beat" (7" remix) – 3:57 # "Feel Every Beat" (DNA Mix) – 5:40 # "Second to None" – 4:01 # "Lean to the Inside" – 4:05 {{Col-2}}
===US promo CD=== # Single remix # Album edit
===US 12" maxi single=== # "Feel Every Beat" (Tactile Mix) – 5:54 # "Feel Every Beat" (U.K. 12" remix) – 6:49 # "Feel Every Beat" (Downstairs Dub) – 3:28 # "Feel Every Beat" (Downstairs Mix) – 6:08 # "Lean to the Inside" (instrumental) – 4:05 # "Feel Every Beat" (DNA 12" Remix) – 5:39 * Track 6 was remixed by DNA.
===US CD maxi single=== # "Feel Every Beat" (single remix) – 3:56 # "Feel Every Beat" (Tactile Mix) – 5:54 # "Feel Every Beat" (Downstairs Mix) – 6:08 # "Lean to the Inside" (instrumental) – 4:05 # "Feel Every Beat" (U.K. 12" remix) – 6:49 # "Feel Every Beat" (DNA Remix) – 5:39 # "Second to None" – 4:01 {{Col-end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080112102004/http://www.feeleverybeat.co.uk/ feel every beat (unofficial website)] * [http://www.worldinmotion.net/electronic.htm worldinmotion.net (unofficial website)]
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