"Make You Feel My Love" is a song written by Bob Dylan that appeared on
his 1997 album Time Out of Mind. It was first released commercially by Billy
Joel, under the title "To Make You Feel My Love", before Dylan's version
appeared later that same year. It has since been covered by numerous
performers and has proved to be a commercial success for recording artists
such as Adele, Garth Brooks, Bryan Ferry and Kelly Clarkson. Two covers of the
song were featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 film Hope Floats. Dylan
eventually released the song as a single.
Billy Joel version In 1997, Billy Joel covered the song as
"To Make You Feel My Love" for his compilation album Greatest Hits Volume
III. It was released as the first single from the album and reached number 50 on
the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Joel's single pre-dated Dylan's release of the
song by two months. = Chart positions =
Garth Brooks version Garth Brooks covered the song as "To
Make You Feel My Love" in 1998. 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 =
= Year-end charts = Adele version
In 2008, English recording artist Adele recorded "Make You Feel My Love" for her
debut studio album 19. It was released as the album's fifth and final single on
October 27, 2008, both on CD and vinyl, peaking at number 4 on the UK Singles
Chart. The largest sales of her recording, however, came during
2010–2011. After the song was performed on the
seventh series of The X Factor, it re-entered the UK charts at number 24.
The song then surged to number four after a second performance. Following a
third X Factor performance and heavy use in the Comic Relief 2010 telethon, it
spent three more non-consecutive weeks in the UK top 10. In early 2011 the song
returned to the top 40 again, at number 34, after it appeared in the 2011 series
of Britain's Got Talent. In all the cover spent a total of 55 weeks on the
official UK Top 75, making it the joint 16th longest runner of all time.
Adele's version features in the soundtrack of the 2010 romantic comedy
film When in Rome. Her cover version was also featured in the compilation album
for the benefit of those affected by Supertyphoon Haiyan in the Philippines
entitled Songs for the Philippines. In October 2013 the song was used in the
third week of Strictly Come Dancing as part of the "Love Week" theme. In
January 2013, Heart Radio listed Adele's recording as the UK's number one song of
all time in its Hall of Fame Top 500. = Other television appearances =
In other television appearances in the UK and US, the song was used in Waterloo
Road, One Tree Hill, Ghost Whisperer, Parenthood, The Bold and the Beautiful,
General Hospital, Bones, Hollyoaks, EastEnders, Glee and the pilot of
Against the Wall. In addition, Adele's video of the song, directed by Mat
Kirby, was released on music channels in late September 2008 and continues to be
featured on her website. = List of recordings =
Digital download "Make You Feel My Love" – 3:32
"Make You Feel My Love" – 3:32 CD single
"Make You Feel My Love" – 3:32 "Painting Pictures" – 3:33
19 version "Make You Feel My Love" – 3:32
19 Deluxe version "Make You Feel My Love" – 3:52
Chimes of Freedom live version "Make You Feel My Love" – 4:04
Live at the Royal Albert Hall live version
"Make You Feel My Love" - 3:48 Other versions
"Make You Feel My Love" has also been recorded by Joan Osborne, Josh Kelley
whose version appeared on A Cinderella Story: Original Soundtrack, Trisha
Yearwood, Neil Diamond,Danny Bowes, Shawn Colvin, Luka Bloom, Timothy B.
Schmit, Ronan Keating, Winifred Horan, Emily Loizeau, Bryan Ferry, Elkie
Brooks, from her 2010 album "Powerless" Mary Black, Ruarri Joseph, Phil Keaggy,
Paul Evans, Taylor Hicks, Jon Peter Lewis, Kris Allen, Maria Muldaur, Louise
Setara, actor Jeremy Irons, Kelly Clarkson, Rebecca Ferguson and Aaron
Tveit. In 2000, the song also was produced by
Bob Johnston and recorded by International Popera singer Romina Arena
although the record company never released the record.
In April 2011, Prince added the song into his setlist rotation as a showcase
for his backing vocalists. A version was recorded for the daytime
drama The Bold and the Beautiful by artist Bianca Moon, and that version was
used in multiple episodes in late 2011. A Czech version with significantly
different lyrics by Oskar Petr was also released in 2011 by Alžběta Kolečkářová.
Glee stars Lea Michele and Darren Criss sang it at a Taste for a Cure event in
April 2012 and for the second time at Big Brothers Big Sisters event in
October 2012. Lea Michele also performed the song as her character Rachel Berry
in the 2013 Glee tribute episode "The Quarterback" in honour of Cory Monteith,
who portrayed Finn Hudson on the show. Boy George recorded a version that
appears on his 2013 album This Is What I Do.
Bryan Ferry recorded a version that appears on his 2007 album Dylanesque.
Jazz singer Jane Harvey recorded a version for her 2012 covers album All Of
You. That same year, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea sampled Harvey's backing
track for a demo entitled "I Don't Love Us Anymore". Azalea's version reworks
the track and features brand new rap lyrics, although keeping in tune with
the feel of the music itself, the track is a sad song about a former lover.
References External links
Lyrics at Bob Dylan.com