Untitled (How Does It Feel)

Infobox Single
Name = Untitled (How Does It Feel)


Caption =
Artist = D'Angelo
from Album = Voodoo
A-side =
B-side = Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Released = February 11, 2000
Format = Maxi-single, promo.
Recorded = 1999
Electric Lady Studios
(New York, New York)
Genre = Neo soul
Length = 7:10 (Album version)
4:22 (Single edit)
Label = Virgin/EMI
Writer = D'Angelo, Raphael Saadiq
Producer =
Certification =
Chart position =
Last single = "Left & Right"
(1999)
This single = "Untitled (How Does It Feel)"
(2000)
Next single = "Send It On"
(2000)
Misc = Audiosample
Upper caption = Music sample
Name = Untitled (How Does It Feel)
Audio file= Untitled Sample.ogg

"Untitled (How Does It Feel)" is the third single by neo soul musician D'Angelo's from his critically acclaimed 2000 album "Voodoo". It is a tribute to legendary Soul and R&B artist Prince. The song was the album's most successful single, reaching #25 on the Hot 100. It was also notable for its controversial music video, which featured a muscular and naked D'Angelo singing.

Music video

The song "Untitled (How Does It Feel)", co-written by Raphael Saadiq, was intended as a tribute to Prince, and evoked the artist's earlier work. It is often cited as "Voodoo"'s best recording.cite web |url=http://digital.spin.com/spin/200808/?pg=68 |title=Spin magazine - August 2008 - Body & Soul article by David Peisner (pgs. 64-72) |publisher=www.spin.com |accessdate=2008-08-09] cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/d/dangelo-voodoo.shtml |title=D'Angelo: Voodoo - PopMatters Music Review |publisher=PopMatters.com |accessdate=2008-08-09] On the song, music critic Mark Anthony Neil of PopMatters.com noted that "Prince has never sounded better channeled through D'Angelo."

As the album's lead single, "Untitled"'s infamous music video, directed by Paul Hunter, [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0402995/otherworks IMDb: Paul Hunter (I) - Other works] . IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved on 2008-08-16.] became a massive hit, consisting entirely of a naked D'Angelo singing, and exposed him as a sex icon in the public's mind. The video was shot by Hunter in one day and, as he later commented:

The music video received a significant amount of airplay on television networks, such as MTV and BET. On September 7, 2000, the music video earned three nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year and Best R&B Video. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/915759.stm BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | MTV Video Music Awards: The winners] . BBC. Retrieved on 2008-08-16.] In 2001, the video was ranked #44 on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Videos. [ [http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2001/vh1videos.htm Rock On The Net: VH1: 100 Greatest Videos] . Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2008-08-19.]

Chart history

References

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ULZuCK_fgo Untitled (How Does It Feel?) music video] at You Tube