I Never Felt Like This Before

1993 single by Mica Paris

"I Never Felt Like This Before"

Single by Mica Paris

from the album Whisper a Prayer

B-side

"Call Me by My Name"

Released

22 March 1993 (1993-03-22)^[1]

Studio

Tarpan (San Rafael, California)^[2]

Length

4:16

Label

Island
4th & Broadway

Songwriter(s)

Narada Michael Walden
Sally Jo Dakota^[2]

Producer(s)

Narada Michael Walden
Mike Mani^[2]

Mica Paris singles chronology

"Young Soul Rebels"
(1991)

"I Never Felt Like This Before"
(1993)

"I Wanna Hold on to You"
(1993)

Music video

"I Never Felt Like This Before" on YouTube

"I Never Felt Like This Before" is a song by British singer-songwriter Mica Paris. Released in March 1993 by Island Records and 4th & Broadway as the lead single from her third studio album, Whisper a Prayer (1993), it became her second top-20 hit on the UK Singles Chart and the highest-placing release from the album. The song was written by Narada Michael Walden and Sally Jo Dakota, and produced by Walden with Mike Mani.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Together with Walden, Paris has "Americanised" her sound considerably. Now we all know who Whitney's main competitor will be." Head of music Clive Dickens at Chiltern Network/UK said, "This is a returning to form by Mica Paris, who always had a lot of credit here. Walden managed to get the very best out of her. It's an exceptional song that should have wide appeal. It should cross over from dance to hot ACE and EHR. It's a really great record to start the hour with."^[3] James Hamilton from Music Week's RM Dance Update described it as a "sultry wailer".^[4]

Track listing

UK 7-inch single^[5]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Never Felt Like This Before" (radio edit)	Narada Michael Walden, Mica Paris, Sally Jo Dakota	Narada Michael Walden, Mike Mani, Monty Seward	4:15

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Call Me by My Name"	Glen Goldsmith, Paul Johnson, Phil Edwards	Glen Goldsmith, Paul Johnson, Phil Edwards, Mica Paris	4:01

UK 12-inch single^[6]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Never Felt Like This Before" (classic club mix)	Narada Michael Walden, Mica Paris, Sally Jo Dakota	Frankie Knuckles	6:38
2.	"I Should've Known Better"	Mica Paris, Omar	Omar	5:38

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Call Me by My Name"	Glen Goldsmith, Paul Johnson, Phil Edwards	Glen Goldsmith, Paul Johnson, Phil Edwards, Mica Paris	5:10
2.	"I Never Felt Like This Before"	Narada Michael Walden, Mica Paris, Sally Jo Dakota

UK CD single^[2]^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Never Felt Like This Before" (radio edit)	Narada Michael Walden, Mica Paris, Sally Jo Dakota	Absolute	4:15
2.	"I Never Felt Like This Before" (classic club mix)	Narada Michael Walden, Mica Paris, Sally Jo Dakota	Narada Michael Walden, Mike Mani	6:38
3.	"I Should've Known Better"	Mica Paris, Omar	Omar	5:38
4.	"Call Me by My Name"	Glen Goldsmith, Paul Johnson, Phil Edwards	Glen Goldsmith, Paul Johnson, Phil Edwards, Mica Paris	4:01

Personnel

Personnel are obtained from the Whisper a Prayer liner notes.^[2]

Performance credits

Lead vocals – Mica Paris
Background vocals – Claytoven Richardson, Kitty Beethoven, Sandy Griffith, Tony Lindsay, Nicole "Darlin' Nikki" Bradin

Instruments

Keyboards – Narada Michael Walden, Mike Mani, Monty Seward
Percussion – Narada Michael Walden

Technical and production

Arrangement – Narada Michael Walden
Songwriters – Narada Michael Walden, Sally Jo Dakota, Mica Paris
Engineering – Marc 'Elvis' Reyburn, Mike Mani, John Poppo (Classic Club Mix), Tim Bran ("I Should've Known Better"), Nick Wollage ("Call Me by My Name")
Engineering assistants – Jeff 'G' Gray
Mastering – Bernie Grundman
Mixing – David 'Frazeman' Frazer
Production – Narada Michael Walden, Mike Mani, Monty Seward, Frankie Knuckles (Classic Club Mix)
Programming – Mike Mani, Monty Seward

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	61
Europe (European Dance Radio)^[9]	4
Europe (European Hit Radio)^[10]	23
Germany (Official German Charts)^[11]	53
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	15
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[13]	4
UK Dance (Music Week)^[14]	9
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[15]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[16]	88

References

^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 20 March 1993. p. 19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Whisper a Prayer (CD booklet). Mica Paris. 4th & B'way Records. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 15. 10 April 1993. p. 13. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ Hamilton, James (3 April 1993). "Djdirectory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 2. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Mica Paris – I Never Felt Like This Before (7")". Discogs. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ "Mica Paris – I Never Felt Like This Before (12")". Discogs. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ "I Never Felt Like This Before". Spotify. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 17. 24 April 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
^ "European Dance Radio" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 18. 1 May 1993. p. 20. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 17. 24 April 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
^ "Mica Paris – I Never Felt Like This Before" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
^ "Mica Paris: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 24 April 1993. p. 16. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 April 1993. p. 18. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 3 April 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "The RM Club Chart 93" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). 25 December 1993. p. 4. Retrieved 3 February 2023.