The Way You Make Me Feel (Ronan Keating song)

"The Way You Make Me Feel"
Single by Ronan Keating
from the album Ronan
B-side	"Song To..." "Fairytale of New York" "In Love, There Is No Pride"
Released	20 November 2000 (2000-11-20)
Studio	Swamp (London, England)
Length	3:53 (album version) 3.38 (single mix)
Label	Polydor
Songwriters	Phil Thornalley Bryan Adams
Producer	Phil Thornalley
Ronan Keating singles chronology
"Life Is a Rollercoaster" (2000) "The Way You Make Me Feel" (2000) "In This Life" (2000)

"The Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating from his debut solo album, Ronan . The song was written by English songwriter Phil Thornalley and Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, who both provide backing vocals on the track. It was released as the third single from Ronan on 20 November 2000 and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart. In 2004, the song was re-recorded for Keating's greatest hits album, 10 Years of Hits , featuring vocals from Adams.

Track listings

• UK and Australian CD1; Japanese CD single ^{[1] [2]}

1. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (single mix)
2. "Song To..."
3. "Fairytale of New York" (featuring Máire Brennan)
4. "Once Upon a Lifetime"

• UK and Australian CD2 ^[3]

1. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (single mix)
2. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Euro mix)
3. "In Love, There Is No Pride"
4. "Life Is a Rollercoaster" (alternate acoustic version)

• UK cassette single ^[4]

A. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (single mix)

B. "Song To..."

• European CD single ^[5]

1. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (single mix)
2. "The Way You Make Me Feel" (Euro mix)

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Ronan album booklet. ^[6]

Studios

• Recorded at Swamp Studios (London, England)
• Mastered at 777 Productions (London, England)

Personnel

• Phil Thornalley – writing, backing vocals, guitars, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, production, mixing
• Bryan Adams – writing, backing vocals
• Dave Munday – guitars, flute
• Chuck Sabo – drums, percussion
• Arun Chakraverty – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000–2001) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [7] 27 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [8] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [9] 26 Germany (GfK) [10] 65 Ireland (IRMA) [11] 8 Italy (FIMI) [12] 50 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [13] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100) [14] 69 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [15] 8 Poland ( Music & Media ) [16] 9 Scotland Singles (OCC) [17] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 52 UK Singles (OCC) [19] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2000) Position UK Singles (OCC) [20] 157

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	20 November 2000	CD cassette	Polydor	[21]
Japan	6 December 2000	CD		[22]

References

1. The Way You Make Me Feel (UK & Australian CD1 liner notes). Polydor Records. 2000. 587895-2.
2. The Way You Make Me Feel (Japanese CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 2000. UICP-5002.
3. The Way You Make Me Feel (UK & Australian CD2 liner notes). Polydor Records. 2000. 587896-2.
4. The Way You Make Me Feel (UK cassette single sleeve). Polydor Records. 2000. 587885-4.
5. The Way You Make Me Feel (European CD single liner notes). Polydor Records. 2000. 587894-2.
6. Ronan (UK CD album booklet). Polydor Records. 2000. 549 103-2.
7. "Ronan Keating – The Way You Make Me Feel". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
8. "Ronan Keating – The Way You Make Me Feel" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 17, no. 50. 9 December 2000. p. 15. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
10. "Ronan Keating – The Way You Make Me Feel" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Way You Make Me Feel". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
12. "Ronan Keating – The Way You Make Me Feel". Top Digital Download.
13. "Tipparade-lijst van week 1, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 20 March 2023.
14. "Ronan Keating – The Way You Make Me Feel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
15. "Ronan Keating – The Way You Make Me Feel". Top 40 Singles.
16. "Major Market Airplay – Week 51/2000" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 51. 16 December 2000. p. 23. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
18. "Ronan Keating – The Way You Make Me Feel". Swiss Singles Chart.
19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
20. Zywietz, Tobias (September 2001). "The Top 200 Singles of 2000" (PDF). Chartwatch. Ilminster, Somerset. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 2 August 2025– via Zobbel.
21. "New Releases – For Week Starting November 20, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 18 November 2000. p. 25. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
22. "ウェイ・ユー・メイク・ミー・フィール | ローナン・キーティング" [Way You Make Me Feel | Ronan Keating] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 30 August 2023.