"Feel What You Want" is a 1994 song by American club music singerKristine W. It was released as the first single from her debut album, Land of the Living. The song was produced by British producer Rollo and became a huge number 1 club hit in the US. "Feel What You Want" also reached number 4 in the Netherlands and number 22 in Belgium. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song peaked at number 83. It also charted in the UK twice, first at number 33 when it was first released in 1994, then at number 40 with a 1997 remix by Peter Ries. "Feel What You Want" was also featured on the soundtrack of on the Rise FM radio station.
Background
Kristine wrote "Feel What You Want" with Rollo and Rob Dougan. When asked in an interview about how she came up with this song, she said:
Critical reception
editor John Bush said that on "Feel What You Want", Kristine W. proves that she probably is "the most soulful vocalist in dance music, period." Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that "after being the center of a fierce major-label bidding war, this European dance/pop smash is finally available domestically—and the odds are mighty good that it will meet with similar success here both on dancefloors and over radio airwaves. Kristine has a striking voice, and she turns in an urgent performance that transforms the house-rooted song into an anthem to be reckoned with. Will sound great on boom-boxes on the beach." William Stevensen from Entertainment Weekly described "Feel What You Want" as a "infectious anthem". Music & Media commented that "a keyboard and a voice alone usually lead to a ballad. Dance has its own rules though. If there was a prize for the most sparsely arranged pop dance record, this track would win." Michael Morley from Muzik described the song as "storming". The Network Forty noted that it is "displaying a unique dance groove". Ben Wener from Orange County Register called it "irresistible". People Magazine picked it as "the standout cut" on the Land of the Living album, and noted "the thumping house rhythm, exuberant keyboard motif and her whopping vocal" on the track. Frank Own for Vibe choose it as the Vocal House Cut of the Year and said that "the former Vegas lounge singer moved the muscle boys this year with this sparse, smoldering floor filler."
