It has been recorded by many other artists, including Blue Swede, whose version reached No. Thomas's version featured the sound of the electric sitar (played by Reggie Young) and reached No. 'Hooked on a Feeling' is a 1968 pop song, written by Mark James and originally performed by B. 'Hooked on a Feeling'Īmerican Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee For the albums, see Hooked on a Feeling (Blue Swede album) and Hooked on a Feeling (David Hasselhoff album).