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Written by: Tom Scholz, John Boylan
Produced by: Scholz
Released: Sept. '76 on Epic
Charts: 19 weeks
Top spot: No. 5

Inspired by the heart-tugging mood of the Left Banke's "Walk Away Renee," Polaroid engineer Scholz tinkered with this anthem for five years in his basement studio. Driven by an epochal riff and Brad Delp's skyscraper vocals, "Feeling" helped Boston sell more than 17 million copies -- and inspired the riff for Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit."

Appears on: Boston (Epic)

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