Feel Good Drag
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| Single by Anberlin | |||||||||||
| from the album New Surrender | |||||||||||
| Released | August 19, 2008 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California | ||||||||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||||||||
| Length | 3:08 | ||||||||||
| Label | Universal Republic | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Christian, Milligan, Anberlin | ||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Neal Avron, A. Marten | ||||||||||
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"Feel Good Drag" (originally released as "The Feel Good Drag") is a song by American alternative rock band Anberlin. The song originally appeared on the band's second album Never Take Friendship Personal and was re-recorded for their fourth album, New Surrender. "Feel Good Drag" became the first single from New Surrender, which was the band's first album on major label Universal Republic. It was intended for release to American radio stations on August 18, 2008, however after a week-long delay it was released on August 26, 2008.
The single spent 29 weeks climbing the Alternative Songs chart before reaching number one. It was the longest rise to the top since the chart's 1988 inception, breaking the previous record set in February 2006 by 10 Years, with their 27-week journey for the song "Wasteland". The record was later overtaken by Phoenix's "1901", which reached number one in early 2010 after 31 weeks. That record was later eclipsed by the song "Animal" by Neon Trees. The song is in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. The song was certified gold (500,000 copies sold) on January 22, 2014.
The song was originally released as "The Feel Good Drag" on Anberlin's second album Never Take Friendship Personal, in 2005. It was re-recorded for New Surrender in early to mid-2008. The recording of "Feel Good Drag" took place at multiple recording studios in Hollywood, California. The song was produced, along with the album, by Neal Avron. The first recording for the album took place at Swing House Recordings in West Hollywood, followed by NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood. They completed recording at The Boat Studio in Silver Lake.
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