<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Hooked on a Feeling" (1974) </Td> <Td> "Silly Milly" (1974) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Hooked on a Feeling" (1974) </Td> <Td> "Silly Milly" (1974) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1968 pop song written by Mark James and originally performed by B.J. Thomas . Thomas's version featured the sound of the electric sitar, and reached number five in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100 . It has been recorded by many other artists, including Blue Swede, whose version reached number one in the United States in 1974 . The Blue Swede version made singer Björn Skifs' "Ooga - Chaka - Ooga - Ooga" intro well known (and famous in Sweden at the time), although it had been used originally by British musician Jonathan King in his 1971 version of the song . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <H3> Weekly charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1968--69) </Th> <Th> Peak position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada RPM </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand (Listener) </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Cash Box Top 100 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <H3> Year - end charts (edit) </H3> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Chart (1969) </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 99 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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