<P> `` More Than a Feeling '' is a song written by Tom Scholz and first released by American rock band Boston as the lead single from their self - titled debut album on Epic Records in September 1976 , with `` Smokin ' '' on the flipside . The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 . The track is now a staple of classic rock and in 1999 it was named the 39th best hard rock song of all time by VH1 . It was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll , and was also ranked at Number 500 on Rolling Stone 's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time , though it was dropped from the 2010 update . </P>
<P> `` More Than a Feeling '' is a song written by Tom Scholz and first released by American rock band Boston as the lead single from their self - titled debut album on Epic Records in September 1976 , with `` Smokin ' '' on the flipside . The single peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 . The track is now a staple of classic rock and in 1999 it was named the 39th best hard rock song of all time by VH1 . It was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll , and was also ranked at Number 500 on Rolling Stone 's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time , though it was dropped from the 2010 update . </P>
who had a hit with more than a feeling in 1976
who had a hit with more than a feeling in 1976
American rock band Boston
American rock band Boston