I Feel for You

"I Feel for You" is a song written by Prince that originally appeared on his 1979 self-titled album. It became a hit single in 1984 for female R&B singer Chaka Khan, appearing on her album, which was also called I Feel For You. The repetition of Khan's name by rapper Melle Mel at the beginning of the song was originally a mistake made by producer Arif Mardin, who then decided to keep it. Khan's version featured an all-star supporting cast, with rapping from Melle Mel, keyboard and guitar by The System, and harmonica playing and sampled vocals by Stevie Wonder. Also, samples from Wonder's "Fingertips Part 2" are used. This version of the song became a million-selling smash in the U.S. and UK, and it helped to relaunch Khan's career. The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1984, matching her previous highest pop chart position from ten years prior (the 1974 hit single, "Tell Me Something Good", which she recorded with the band Rufus). The single reached #1 on both the U.S. dance and R&B charts in late 1984, remaining atop both for three weeks apiece. In addition, the song also reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart. While touring with Prince in 1998 in support of her collaborative album, Come 2 My House, Khan and Prince performed "I Feel for You" as a duet.

MELLE MEL: Chaka, Chaka, Chaka, Chaka Khan Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan Chaka Khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chaka Khan Let me rock you, that's all I wanna do Chaka Khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chaka Khan Let me rock you, let me feel for you Chaka Khan let me tell you what I wanna do Do you feel for me, the way I feel for you Chaka Khan let me tell you what I wanna do I wanna love you, wanna hug you, wanna squeeze you too Let me take you in my arms Let me fill you with my charms, Chaka Cause you know that I'm the one to keep you warm Chaka, I'll make you more than just a physical dream I wanna rock you, Chaka Baby, cause you make me wanna scream Let me rock you, rock you Baby, baby, when I look at you I get a warm feeling inside There's something about the things you do That keeps me satisfied I wouldn't lie to you, baby It's mainly a physical thing This feeling that i got for you, baby Makes me wanna sing CHORUS: I feel for you I think I love you I feel for you I think I love you MELLE MEL: Chaka Khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chaka Khan Let me rock you, that's all I wanna do Chaka Khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chaka Khan Let me rock you, let me feel for you Feel for you Baby, baby, when I lay with you There's no place I'd rather be I can't believe, can't believe it's true The things that you do to me I wouldn't lie to you, baby I'm physically attracted to you This feeling that I got for you, baby There's nothing that I wouldn't do CHORUS Yes sir, one more time Say yeah I feel for you (I think I love you) I feel for you (I, I, I think I love you) MELLE MEL: Chaka Khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chaka Khan Let me rock you, that's all I wanna do Chaka Khan, let me rock you Let me rock you, Chaka Khan Let me rock you, let me feel for you Chaka Khan won't you tell me what you wanna do Do you feel for me, the way I feel for you Chaka Khan let me tell you what I wanna do I wanna love you, wanna hug you, wanna squeeze you too Let me take you in my arms Let me fill you with my charms, Chaka Cause you know that I'm the one to keep you warm Chaka, I'll make you more than just a physical dream I wanna rock you, Chaka Baby, cause you make me wanna scream Feel for you I feel for you (Oooh, feel for you) I feel it too (Oooh, feel for you) I feel for you (Oooh, feel for you) CHORUS