This Is How It Feels

"This Is How It Feels" is a song by English rock band Inspiral Carpets. Written by Clint Boon, it was their first single to enter the UK Top 40, where it peaked at number 14.[1] It also reached number 149 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.[2]

"This Is How It Feels"
Single by Inspiral Carpets
from the album Life
Released5 March 1990
Length3:09
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Clint Boon, Craig Gill, Tom Hingley, Graham Lambert, Martyn Walsh
Inspiral Carpets singles chronology
"Move"
(1989)		 "This Is How It Feels"
(1990)		 "She Comes in the Fall"
(1990)

The song was later covered by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine on their 1992 – The Love Album, appearing on Disc 2 of the Deluxe edition, and the compilation album You Fat Bastard.

The song tells the story of a working class mother, involved in an extramarital affair, which resulted in her lover’s suicide. Meaning, she is unable reveal the reason for her grief, without also revealing the affair.

The second verse of this song was changed for the radio edit. The original lyrics for the first and third line were: "There's a funeral in the town" and "Seems they found him under a train" respectively. However, in the radio version, they are as follows: "Black car drives through the town" and "Left a note for a local girl." The edit was most likely made because the original version's lyrics were in reference to suicide.

Track listings

7-inch

  1. This Is How It Feels
  2. Tune for a Family

12-inch and CD

  1. This Is How It Feels (extended)
  2. Tune for a Family
  3. This is How it Feels (radio edit)
  4. Seeds of Doubt

Cassette

  1. This Is How It Feels (extended)
  2. Tune for a Family
  3. This is How it Feels (radio edit)
  4. Whiskey

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Silver 200,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Music Videos

The music video was made by Anton Corbijn and was filmed on the Snake Pass between Sheffield and Manchester during a very cold January.[4]

References
  1. "Official Charts > Inspiral Carpets". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-06-05". Imgur. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. "British single certifications – Inspiral Carpets – This Is How It Feels". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. "'After gigs, we'd drop off our drummer to do his paper round': how Inspiral Carpets made This Is How It Feels".
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