Can You Feel the Force?

"Can You Feel the Force?" is a song by British soul group The Real Thing, released as a single on 26 January 1979.^[1] It was written by band members Chris Amoo and his brother Eddie Amoo, and produced by Ken Gold for Tony Hall Productions and mastered at Sterling Sound. The song was the group's biggest disco hit, reaching number five in the UK Singles Chart and spending 11 weeks in the top 75,^[2] and also charting in a number of other countries. In March 1979 it was certified silver by the BPI for shipments of 250,000 copies.^[3]

"Can You Feel the Force?"
Single by The Real Thing
from the album Can You Feel the Force?
B-side	"Children of the Ghetto"
Released	26 January 1979 (1979-01-26)
Genre	Disco, soul
Label	Pye Records
Songwriter(s)	Chris Amoo Eddie Amoo
Producer(s)	Ken Gold
The Real Thing singles chronology
"Rainin' Through My Sunshine" (1978) "Can You Feel the Force?" (1979) "Boogie Down (Get Funky Now)" (1979)

In 1986 the song was remixed by Bob Mallett and charted again in the UK and Ireland.^[2][4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Original version

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5]	15
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]	11
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]	17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	24
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	5

'86 Mix

Chart (1986)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)[4]	17
UK Singles (OCC)[2]	24

Year-end charts

Original version

Chart (1979)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[9]	86
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10]	87

References

1. Discogs.com listing for the single; retrieved September 9, 2022.
2. "Real Thing: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
3. "BPI Awards – Certified Awards Search". BPI. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2018. Type "Can You Feel the Force" into the "Search BPI Awards" box and press "Enter".
4. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Real Thing". Irish Singles Chart.
5. "The Real Thing – Can You Feel the Force" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1979" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
7. "The Real Thing – Can You Feel the Force" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
8. "The Real Thing – Can You Feel the Force". Top 40 Singles.
9. "Jaaroverzichten 1979". Ultratop. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
10. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1979". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 January 2022.