Feel (Kendrick Lamar song)

"Feel"
Song by Kendrick Lamar
from the album Damn
Recorded 2017
Genre Jazz rap
Length 3:35
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Sounwave
Damn track listing
"Element"
(4)		 "Feel"
(5)		 "Loyalty"
(6)

"Feel" (stylized as "FEEL.") is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, from his fourth studio album Damn, released on April 14, 2017. The fifth track on the album, the song was written by Lamar and Mark Spears, aka Sounwave, and produced by Sounwave. The song features bass from bass guitarist Thundercat and vocals from Chelsea Blythe.

Lyrics

The song sees Lamar taking a deeper look into the void and isolation caused by fame and success, specifically how he feels detached from his family and friends.[2]

A common recurrence in "Feel" is the phrase "Ain't nobody prayin' for me", a sentiment that Lamar "revisits elsewhere".[3]

Critical reception

In a positive review, writers of Rolling Stone magazine said "with round, textured notes from the Grammy-winning bass virtuoso Thundercat and a rickety, rim-shot drum pulse, "Feel" nods to the live-musician inflections of To Pimp a Butterfly – or the sixth track from last year's untitled unmastered.[4] Ann Powers of NPR Music also gave a positive review, saying "Feel" was the first song that "jumped out" at her on Damn. Powers also commented that the song is reminiscent of To Pimp a Butterfly.[5]

Samples

The song contains a sample of the song "Stormy" by American musician O. C. Smith from the album For Once in My Life.[6] It also contains interpolations from "Don't Let Me Down" by Fleurie from the album Love and War.[7][8]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the official Damn digital booklet.[1]

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 66
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 30
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11] 80
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 82
Portugal (AFP)[13] 28
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[14] 41
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 46
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 35

References

  1. 1 2 "Digital Booklet - DAMN. copy.pdf" (PDF). DocDroid. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar - 'DAMN.': First-listen track-by-track review - NME". NME. April 14, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (April 16, 2017). "Review: Kendrick Lamar’s Anxiety Leads to Joy and Jabs on New Album". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's 'Damn.': A Track-by-Track Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Basking In Sin: Some Initial Thoughts On Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.'". NPR.org. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's 'FEEL.' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Every Sample On Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’". YouTube. Genius. April 17, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Listen to the Samples From Kendrick Lamar's New Album 'DAMN.'". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Kendrick Lamar – Feel." (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Kendrick Lamar. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201716 into search. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kendrick Lamar – Feel.". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Kendrick Lamar – Feel.". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  14. ↑ "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201716 into search. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Kendrick Lamar. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
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