Gotta Get That Feeling

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Disc 1 track 2 of The Promise, 2010.

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Credits

• The Promise (2010)
  • Bruce Springsteen: vocals, guitar
  • Roy Bittan: piano, backing vocals
  • Clarence Clemons: saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
  • Barry Danielian: trumpet
  • Danny Federici: organ, glockenspiel
  • Stan Harrison: tenor saxophone
  • Dan Levine: trombone
  • Ed Manion: baritone saxophone
  • Curt Ramm: trumpet
  • Garry Tallent: bass
  • Steven Van Zandt: guitar, backing vocals
  • Max Weinberg: drums
  • Horn section is probable but uncredited

Performances

Performed live 4 times (not including snippet performances). 2013-07-24 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England 2011-01-29 Stone Pony (The), Asbury Park, NJ 2010-12-07 Carousel House, The Casino, Asbury Park, NJ

Performances broken down by tour (not including rehearsals and snippet performances) Performed at 0 show(s) of 130 on the 2023-25 International Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 266 on the Springsteen On Broadway run. Performed at 0 show(s) of 14 on the Summer '17 Tour. Performed at 0 show(s) of 75 on the The River Tour 2016. Performed at 0 show(s) of 33 on the High Hopes Tour. Performed at 1 show(s) of 133 on the Wrecking Ball Tour. Performed at 2 known other show(s), plus 0 public tour rehearsal(s).

Multiples

Performed multiple times during the following shows:

• 2010-12-07 Carousel House, The Casino, Asbury Park, NJ

Released on Album

Released on The Promise (2010).

A live version is released on Gotta Get That Feeling (Single, 2011) (recorded December 7, 2010).

Released as Live Download

Live versions are available on the following 1 official live downloads:

• 2013-07-24 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England

On The Tracks

GOTTA GET THAT FEELING - V1	3:21	DDITV / AM / UP
GOTTA GET THAT FEELING - V2	3:07	LM-2 / DDO / DO-2 / MT1 / AM / UP
GOTTA GET THAT FEELING - V3	3:15	PROMISE

Note: Studio documentation indicate takes were recorded at Atlantic Studios or Record Plant studios on August 9, 11, and 12, 1977. A recording from August 9 was transferred to a cassette, and a reproduction of the tape inlay can be found in the facsimile book included with The Promise box set. In V1 Bruce is teaching the song to the band, probably on the first day, and V2 was recorded on August 12. Logs show another date, August 30, 1977, which was either a final session, or transfer of the master to comp. reel. V1 has a "baby just come dry your eyes" theme, which is gone by V2. The officially released V3 contains a modern vocal take and horns, recorded on July 12, 2010, along with elements of the V2 recording. First two versions were bootlegged for years under the title "Get That Feeling".

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^{Studio Sessions: Darkness On the Edge of Town}

Lyrics

Gotta Get That Feeling

Yeah girl, now won't you come on out tonight
Yeah girl, where the stars are shining bright
Gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Yeah we gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Whoa-oh back again
Yeah back again

Tonight, you know there's something in the air
Tonight, we ain't got money but we don't care
Just gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Yeah I wanna get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Before the night is through
I want you to get that feeling too

Hold me in your arms, the night will take care of us
Come the rain or the storm love will be there with us
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Sha la la la)
(Sha la la la)
(Sha la la la)
(Sha la la la)
(Sha la la la)
(Sha la la la)
(Sha la la la)
(Sha la la la)

Tonight, you know there's something in the air
Tonight, we ain't got money but we don't care
We just gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Yeah we gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Whoa-oh back again
Yeah back again
Gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Now I wanna get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Gotta get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
Now I wanna get that feeling (gotta get that feeling)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo) yeah yeah yeah
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo) come on darling
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo)
(Doo doo doo doo doo doo) whoa whoa yeah
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