I'm Doin' Fine Now

Album: I'm Doin' Fine Now (1973)
Charted: 20 17
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Songfacts®:

  • "I'm Doin' Fine Now" was the biggest hit for the American R&B vocal group New York City, reaching #17 on the Hot 100 chart. It also charted well on other Billboard listings, peaking at #8 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #20 on the R&B chart. Internationally, it reached the Top 40 in the UK and Canada.
  • Thom Bell and Sherman Marshall wrote the song. "I'm Doin' Fine Now" is a classic example of early 1970s R&B with strong Philly soul influences. It incorporates smooth harmonies, soulful vocals, and a silky, upbeat rhythm.
  • The lyrics convey a message of moving on following a breakup. Though the singer was originally hurt when she left, now he's met somebody else and is "doing fine now."
  • "I'm Doin' Fine Now" shows up in the 2011 heist comedy movie Tower Heist.
  • In 1992, a cover version by the British group The Pasadenas peaked at #4 in the UK and also reached the Top 10 in Belgium, Greece, and Ireland.

    Group member Andrew Banfield revealed in Channel 5's Greatest Pop Videos 1992, "When we made the video for 'I'm Doing Fine' we had a black-and-white retro look, haircut, sharp suit, the boys just dressed up to different vibe and it just all worked."

    Irish boy band Boyzone also covered the song for their 2014 album Dublin to Detroit.

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