Make You Feel My Love

"Make You Feel My Love"
Song by Bob Dylan from the album Time out of Mind
Released	September 30, 1997
Genre	Blues rock
Language	English
Length	3:32
Label	Columbia
Writer	Bob Dylan
Composer	Bob Dylan
Producer	Daniel Lanois
Time out of Mind track listing
"Make You Feel My Love" (10) "Can't Wait" (10)
Music sample "Make You Feel My Love"

"Make You Feel My Love", also known as "To Make You Feel My Love" or "Just to Make You Feel My Love", is a song written and recorded by Bob Dylan. It appeared on his 1997 album Time Out of Mind. Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Bryan Ferry and Adele have had success with the song.

Billy Joel version

"To Make You Feel My Love"
Single by Billy Joel
from the album Greatest Hits, Volume III
B-side	"Intro/Summer, Highland Falls"
Released	1997
Format	CD single
Recorded	1996-1997
Genre	Rock
Label	Columbia
Writer(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer	Billy Joel, Danny Kortchmar
Billy Joel singles chronology
"Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" (1994) "To Make You Feel My Love" (1997) "Hey Girl" (1997)

In 1997, Billy Joel covered the song for his compilation album Greatest Hits Volume III. It was released as the first single from the album and reached #50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.^[1] Joel's single was the first recording of the song ever to be released. Dylan's recording was released two months later.

Track listing

CD single

1. "To Make You Feel My Love" - (3:54)
2. "Intro / Summer, Highland Falls" - (4:33)

CD maxi-single

1. "To Make You Feel My Love (Album Version)"
2. "To Make You Feel My Love (Bare Bones Version)"
3. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
4. "A Hard Day's Night"
5. "House Of Blue Light"

Chart positions

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	90
Dutch Singles Chart	99
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	50
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	9
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales	53

Garth Brooks version

"To Make You Feel My Love"
Single by Garth Brooks
from the album Hope Floats soundtrack
Released	May 18, 1998
Format	CD
Recorded	1998
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:54
Label	Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer	Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks singles chronology
"Two Piña Coladas" (1998) "To Make You Feel My Love" (1998) "Burnin' the Roadhouse Down" (1998)

Garth Brooks covered the song in 1997 under the title "To Make You Feel My Love." It appeared on the soundtrack of the 1998 film Hope Floats, along with a cover version by Trisha Yearwood as the first and last tracks. It was included first as the bonus track on Fresh Horses for Garth's first Limited Series box set and then included on all later pressings of that album. Brooks' version resulted in a nomination at 41st Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and a nomination for Bob Dylan for Best Country Song.

Chart positions

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	8
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	7
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary	22

Preceded by "I Can Still Feel You" by Collin Raye

Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single August 1, 1998

Succeeded by "There's Your Trouble" by Dixie Chicks

Adele version

"Make You Feel My Love"
Single by Adele
from the album 19
Released	October 27, 2008
Format	CD single, 7" vinyl, digital download
Recorded	2008
Genre	Soul, pop
Length	3:32
Label	XL Recordings
Writer(s)	Bob Dylan
Producer	Jim Abbiss
Adele singles chronology
"Hometown Glory" (2008) "Make You Feel My Love" (2008) "Rolling in the Deep" (2010)

In 2008, "Make You Feel My Love" was covered by Adele. Adele recorded the song on the recommendation of her manager Jonathan Dickins, who loved the song and played it to her.^[2] It was included on her #1 debut album 19 and was released as the album's fifth and final single on 3 November 2008, both on CD and vinyl, peaking at #26 on the official UK Top 75 singles chart. The song was used in the 11 February 2009 episode of Waterloo Road and in One Tree Hill, Ghost Whisperer, Parenthood, and the pilot of Against the Wall. The song was also used in Hollyoaks on 21 April 2011, in the season 6 finale of the television show Bones and in EastEnders on 7 July 2011.

Although released in 2008, the vast majority of the sales of Adele's version of Make You Feel My Love came after the song was performed numerous times on the seventh series of The X Factor. It reached a new peak of #24 after its first appearance on the series, then peaked again at #4 after it was performed again. The song spent four weeks in the UK top 10, all completely separate of each other, following respectively a third performance on The X Factor (which sent it back to #9), heavy use on the Comic Relief 2010 telethon (also sending it to #9) and finally an appearance on Strictly Come Dancing in early 2011 (which caused it to climb back to #7). Yet another use of the song on the 2011 series of Britain's Got Talent saw it re-entering the top 40 once more at #34, bringing its total number of weeks in the top 40 to 32. It has now spent a cumulative total of 55 weeks on the official UK Top 75, making it the joint 16th longest runner of all time, and 67 weeks on the Top 100.

On the Irish Singles Chart, it originally charted at #26 in 2008 and after the broadcast of The X Factor, re-entered the charts at #8 on 1 October 2010, peaking at #5.^[3]

On August 9th 2011, opening night of the second North American leg of her Adele Live tour in Vancouver BC, Adele dedicated her performance of this song to Amy Winehouse, which was her first performance since Winehouse's passing.

Music video

The video for Adele's version was released on music channels and her website in late September 2008.^[4] In the video, Adele is in a city apartment. According to the clock, it is 4:02 a.m. The room is in darkness as she looks out at the city. She picks up her phone and starts singing while texting. She continues sitting in darkness looking out at the city and checking her phone regularly for a response. The song ends, and she hears the phone "ring" indicating that she's received a text message. The video ends as she sits down to read the message.

Track listing

1. "Make You Feel My Love" 3:32
2. "Painting Pictures" 3:33

Charts

Chart (2008–11)	Peak Position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5]	17
European Hot 100 Singles[6]	17
Ireland (IRMA)[3]	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7]	3
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[8]	4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	44
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[10]	4

Certifications Country Certification United Kingdom Gold[11] United States Gold[12] Year-end charts Chart (2009) Position Dutch Singles Chart[13] 7 Chart (2010) Position UK Singles Chart[14] 48

Preceded by "Focus" by Emma's Imagination "Katy On a Mission" by Katy B "Seek Bromance" by Tim Berg "Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen "Me & You by Nero

UK Indie Chart number-one single 3 October 2010 – 17 October 2010 24 October 2010 – 31 October 2010 13 November 2010 – 12 December 2010 26 December 2010 – 9 January 2011 16 January 2011 – 23 January 2011

Succeeded by "Katy On a Mission" by Katy B "Seek Bromance" by Tim Berg "Turn My Swag On" by Alexa Goddard "Me & You" by Nero "Rolling In the Deep" by Adele

Other versions

"Make You Feel My Love" has also been recorded by Joan Osborne,^[15] Josh Kelley,^[16] Trisha Yearwood,^[17] Neil Diamond,^[18] Shawn Colvin, Luka Bloom,^[19] Timothy B. Schmit,^[20] Ronan Keating,^[21] Winifred Horan (from Solas), Emily Loizeau,^[22] Bryan Ferry, Elkie Brooks, Mary Black,^[23] Ruarri Joseph, Mary Black, Phil Keaggy, Bill Evans,^[24] Taylor Hicks, Jon Peter Lewis, Kris Allen,^[25] Maria Muldaur,^[26] Louise Setara,^[27], actor Jeremy Irons,^[28], Kelly Clarkson and Rebecca Ferguson. The song was also produced by Bob Johnston and recorded by International Popera singer Romina Arena although the record company never released the record.^[29].

References

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4. ^ Adele's video for "Make You Feel My Love"
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6. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-hot-100?begin=1&order=position
7. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Adele search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
8. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
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10. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
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24. ^ Nathan, Dave. "Paul Evans: Roses Are Red, My Love". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/rose-are-red-my-love-r591779. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
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External links

• Lyrics at Bob Dylan.com