Mariah recorded a song titled “When I Feel It” with producer Mahogany for her 2005 album, The Emancipation Of Mimi. The song contains a sample of The Dynamic Superiors' “Here Comes That Feeling” which was denied clearance by the original songwriters. As a result, “When I Feel It” was replaced by “Joy Ride” on the album and remained unreleased until 2025, when it was included as a bonus track on the 20th anniversary edition of The Emancipation Of Mimi. “‘When I Feel It’ was just a track that Mahogany had,” Mariah told Billboard in 2020. “I just tried to do an arrangement that would work for me as a vocalist on top of that track because it was already so laid out.”
Here we go again
I don't wanna let you in
But you know what happens
When I, when I, when I feel it
I feel it deep inside
I feel it come alive
Here comes that feeling again
I feel it deep inside
I feel it come alive
Here comes that feeling again
Keep telling you it's over but boy here we go again
You say: I'm coming over 'cause you know I'll let you in
So sly and so persuasive, I don't wanna let you win
But my restrain's diminishing and then I go
When I, when I, when I feel it
I feel it deep inside
I feel it come alive
Here comes that feeling again
I feel it deep inside
I feel it come alive
Here comes that feeling again
Keep trying to convince myself you ain't no good for me
Make futile resolutions that I'm gonna let you be
But every time you come back my defenses start to wane
And I can hardly break away and then I go
When I, when I, when I feel it
I feel it deep inside
I feel it come alive
Here comes that feeling again
I feel it deep inside
I feel it come alive
Here comes that feeling again
When I, when I, when I
When I feel your love
Here comes that feeling again
Here it comes again, boy
And I feel it
And I feel it
Here comes that feeling again
And I feel it
Oh baby
Here it comes and here it comes and here it comes again
Written by Mariah Carey, Imsomie Leeper, Harold Beatty, Brian Holland, Edward Holland, Marcia Woods.
Produced by Mahogany Beats.
