FUNK/SOUL
1965
145 BPM
D major
I Got You (I Feel Good)
Features emphasis on the downbeat with tight, snappy snares that defined the funk rhythm template
James Brown
"I Got You (I Feel Good)"
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Original Track
James Brown - "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (1965)
The original track containing the legendary 3.5-second drum break
Break occurs at 0:30 - 0:33.5
The History
Features emphasis on the downbeat with tight, snappy snares that defined the funk rhythm template. One of James Brown's biggest pop hits.
One of James Brown's biggest mainstream pop hits
Proved mainstream funk could provide foundation for underground hip-hop
The tight snare pattern became a funk template
Bridged commercial success with underground sampling culture
Reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, establishing James Brown as a crossover artist
Featured the revolutionary emphasis on 'the one' that would define all future funk music
The recording session established the tight, rhythmic precision that became James Brown's signature
Represents the moment funk emerged as a distinct genre separate from soul and R&B
Who Sampled It
MC Hammer
"U Can't Touch This"
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em
1990
Digital Underground
"Doowutchyalike"
Sex Packets
1989
💡 This breakbeat has been sampled 2 times in our database
Tags
funk
soul
james-brown
pop-hit
mainstream