Released that same year on their album Hooked on a Feeling, Blue Swede's version was adapted from British pop eccentric Jonathan King, using his ooga-chaka .

Hooked on a Feeling is an album by Swedish Rock band Blue Swede recorded in 1973 and released in 1974. They became known internationally recognized largely due to their 'ooga chaka' cover of Jonathan King's 1971 version of the 1968 Mark James song "Hooked on a Feeling". All tracks written by Bengt Palmers and Björn Skifs, except where noted. Björn Skifs - lead vocals. Hinke Ekestubbe - tenor saxophone, backing vocals, flute. Tom Berger - trumpet, backing vocals, flugelhorn. Michael Areklaw - guitars.

Produced by Bengt Palmers. Album Hooked on a Feeling. Hooked on a Feeling Lyrics. Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga. About Hooked on a Feeling. This song was written in 1968 by Mark James and originally performed by . Thomas. But this version of the song, with the earwiggy Ooga Chaka, was actually based on a fairly successful 1971 cover by English performer Jonathan King where the intro was first created. Blue Swede’s version also had slight lyrical changes to remove even a hint of drug use. Not only was it the main background music of the Dancing Baby meme, which was a 3D animation of . ancing baby, it was also used in the great Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy

Artist: Blue Swede Album: Hooked On A Feeling Genre: Funk, Soul Origin: Sweden Released: 1974 Quality: mp3, 128 kbps Tracklist: Hooked On A Feeling (2:59). Pinewood Rally (3:10). They became known internationally largely due to their 'ooga chaka' cover of Jonathan King's 1971 version of the 1968 B. J. Thomas song "Hooked on a Feeling".

Blue Swede:Hooked On A Feeling. BJ Thomas had a hit with this in '69. Blue Swede had a hit again with it in '74. Capo 1st fret Ooga Chuka Ooga Ooga Ooga Chuka Ooga Ooga Ooga Chuka Oo.

Lead singer Bjorn Skifs collaborates with producer Bengt Palmers (he changed his name to Ben Palmers for the next disc) on a strange attempt at the Philly sound. Gotta Have Your Love" doesn't work, but what is intriguing is "Lonely Sunday Afternoon," a strange blend of Sonny Bono meets Lee Hazelwood on the other side of the world. It is so totally different from the other originals on side one that the band surprises with sparks of creativity - chameleon moves that give a hint they could have been capable of more