Feenin'

{{Infobox song | name = Feenin' | cover = JodeciFeenin'Single.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Jodeci]] | album = [[Diary of a Mad Band]] | released = March 8, 1994 | recorded = 1993 | studio = | genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] | length = 5:10 | label = [[Uptown Records|Uptown]]/[[MCA Records|MCA]] | writer = [[DeVante Swing]] | producer = DeVante Swing | prev_title = [[Cry for You (Jodeci song)|Cry for You]] | prev_year = 1993 | next_title = [[What About Us (Jodeci song)|What About Us]] | next_year = 1994 }}

"'''Feenin''''" is a song by American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] group [[Jodeci]], recorded for their second album, ''[[Diary of a Mad Band]]'' (1993). It was released as the second [[Single (music)|single]] from the album in March 1994, by [[Uptown Records|Uptown]] and [[MCA Records]]. It was both written and produced by [[DeVante Swing]], and peaked at number 25 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]] and number 18 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].

==Critical reception== Andy Beevers from ''[[Music Week]]'' gave the song a score of four out of five, naming it a "mellow track".<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Andy|last=Beevers|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-06-25.pdf|title=Market Preview: Dance|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=June 25, 1994|page=18|access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> [[James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)|James Hamilton]] from the ''[[Record Mirror]]'' Dance Update called it a "strangely spelt whining slow US urban lurcher" in his weekly dance column.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=James|last=Hamilton|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-07-02.pdf#page=25|title=DJ directory|magazine=[[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=July 2, 1994|page=7|access-date=June 8, 2025|author-link=James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}</ref>

==Music video== The accompanying music video for "Feenin'", filmed in a mental asylum, was directed by American director [[Hype Williams]] and featured cameo appearances by Williams himself, [[Snoop Dogg|Snoop Doggy Dogg]] and [[Treach (rapper)|Treach]] from [[Naughty by Nature]].{{citation needed|date=July 2013}}

==Track listing== * '''US promo Vinyl and 12"''' #"Feenin'" (Radio Version) - 4:14 #"Feenin'" (E Double Gets Bizzy Mix) - 4:59 #"Feenin'" (E Double Gets Bizz-e-r Mix) - 6:29 #"Feenin'" (Get Bizzy Instrumental) - 4:06 #"Feenin'" (Acapella) - 3:51

==Personnel== Information taken from [[Discogs]].<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|url=http://www.discogs.com/Jodeci-Feenin/release/1927979|title=Jodeci - Feenin' (12", Promo) at Discogs|format=|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=2010-04-19}}</ref> *Producer: DeVante Swing *Remixer: Erick Sermon *Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey - Lead and Background vocals *Joel "JoJo" Hailey - Lead and Background vocals *DeVante Swing - Background vocals *Mr. Dalvin - Background vocals

==Charts== {{col-start}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1994) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) | 18 |- ! scope="row"|[[UK Dance Chart|UK Dance]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]]) | 1 |- ! scope="row"|UK Dance (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-07-16.pdf |title= Dance Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= July 16, 1994 |page= 24 |accessdate= April 26, 2021}}</ref> | 1 |- ! scope="row"|[[Record Mirror Club Chart|UK Club Chart]] (''[[Music Week]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1994/Music-Week-1994-06-25.pdf|title=The ''RM'' Club Chart|magazine=[[Music Week]], in [[Record Mirror]] (Dance Update Supplemental Insert)|date=June 25, 1994|page=6|accessdate=May 17, 2023}}</ref> | 2 |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|25|artist=Jodeci|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 30, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|2|artist=Jodeci|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 30, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|16|artist=Jodeci|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 30, 2021}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1994) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1994/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1994|work=Billboard|accessdate=March 30, 2021}}</ref> | 25 |} {{col-end}}

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[[Category:1994 singles]] [[Category:Jodeci songs]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by DeVante Swing]] [[Category:Songs written by DeVante Swing]] [[Category:Music videos directed by Hype Williams]] [[Category:Uptown Records singles]] [[Category:MCA Records singles]] [[Category:1993 songs]] [[Category:Music Week number-one dance singles]]