John Paul Young has released his first new single in fifteen years, a slice of Motown-style rock and pop, ‘Felt Like Love’.
JPY has been recording hit singles since 1972. His career started with ‘Pasadena’ – which led to a long and fruitful career with songwriters Harry Vanda and George Young. As the years rolled by, JPY stacked up hits all over the globe with songs such as ‘Love Is In The Air’, ‘Standing In The Rain’, ‘I Hate The Music’, ‘Yesterday’s Hero’ and more. Now he’s back with what sounds like an instant classic, ‘Felt Like Love’. Written by Sean Sennett and recent Ted Albert Award recipient John Field, the song is a rollicking three and half minutes that recalls everything from the heights of sixties pop to John Paul Young’s own golden years. Recorded with his incredible band including an added brass section, ‘Felt Like Love’ shows that John Paul Young is still in possession of what we’ve known he’s always had … a killer voice.
“It’s big and brassy,” explains JPY of the song, “just like some of the old time screen HEART throbs (laughs) … and it gives me a chance to revisit some hard vocals from my earlier days.”
The former King Of Pop has sold over 4 million records and clocks up a million plus streams in the digital world every month. His music has been used by the likes of Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom) and sung on soccer terraces. His influence can be heard in modern bands that fuse disco with rock.
John Paul Young is currently touring the country with his own 50 Years Young Anniversary Tour and as part of Rock The House alongside Glenn Shorrock, Ross Wilson, Russell Morris, Brian Cadd and Ella Hooper.
John Paul Young’s new single ‘Felt Like Love’ is streaming everywhere now.