Divine Emotions

This article is about the song. For the album, see Divine Emotion.

"Divine Emotions" is a 1988 single by Narada Michael Walden, from the album Divine Emotion. A successful producer, Walden billed himself as Narada for his later music releases. After producing acts like Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston in the mid-1980s, Walden released "Divine Emotions," in 1988. The single went to number one on the Billboard dance club play chart for one week.^[1] Although the single did not chart on the Hot 100, it peaked at number twenty-one on the soul singles chart.^[2] Overseas, "Divine Emotions", was a Top Ten hit in the UK, peaking at #8, and in the Netherlands, peaking at #4 in the Dutch Top40.^[3]

"Divine Emotions"
Single by Narada Michael Walden
from the album Divine Emotion
B-side	"Tighter"
Released	March 14, 1988
Genre	R&B, funk
Length	5:13 (album version) 4:12 (single mix) 8:48 (12" version) 4:27 (Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack version)
Label	Reprise Records
Songwriter(s)	Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen
Producer(s)	Narada Michael Walden

Use in media

• The song was featured in the 1988 film, Bright Lights, Big City.
• The song was also on the soundtrack for the video game Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.
• The instrumental for the song was used as the original theme to the Canadian dance music show Electric Circus

Personnel

• Narada Michael Walden: lead vocals, songwriter, producer, arranger, Simmons drums
• Jeffrey Cohen: songwriter
• David Sancious: Fairlight keyboards
• Walter "Baby Love" Afanasieff: Roland Juno keyboards
• Robert "Bongo Bob" Smith: drum sampling, percussion programming
• Randy "The King" Jackson: Spector bass guitar
• Corrado Rustici: Jackson MIDI guitar solo
• Marc Russo: saxophone
• Claytoven Richardson: background vocals

Track listings

7": Reprise (US)/ 9 27967-7

1. "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^
2. "Tighter" - 5:08

^[4]

12": Reprise (US)/ 0-20874

1. "Divine Emotions (Remix)" - 8:48 ^
2. "Divine Emotions (Dub Mix)" - 7:45
3. "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)" - 4:12 ^
4. "Tighter" - 5:08

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3 Inch CD Single: Reprise (Europe)/ 920 955-2, W 7967 CD

1. "Divine Emotions (Remix)" - 8:48 ^
2. "Divine Emotions (Single Mix)"- 4:12 ^
3. "Tighter" - 5:08

^[6]

^Remix created by Shep Pettibone

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1988) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 8 UK Singles (OCC)[10] 8 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 21 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[12] 1 West Germany (GfK)[13] 35

Year-end charts Chart (1988) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 66 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 47 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 90