Feelin' Myself (will.i.am song)

"Feelin' Myself" is a song by American recording artist will.i.am featuring Miley Cyrus, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa & DJ Mustard. It was released on November 26, 2013, by Interscope Records as the lead single from the re-release of will.i.am's fourth studio album #willpower (2013). It was written and additional produced by DJ Mustard, and Mike Free, with additional songwriting provided by will.i.am, Khalifa, Montana, and Jean-Baptiste. An accompanying music video was premiered on November 26, 2013. The song sounds very similar to "Gettin Tho'd" by fellow American rapper Paul Wall, which is also produced by DJ Mustard himself. The song peaked at number ninety-six on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside the United States, the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

"Feelin' Myself"
Single by will.i.am featuring Miley Cyrus, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa and DJ Mustard
from the album #willpower
ReleasedNovember 26, 2013
Genre
Length4:13
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • DJ Mustard
will.i.am singles chronology
"Something Really Bad"
(2013)		 "Feelin' Myself"
(2013)		 "It's My Birthday"
(2014)
Miley Cyrus singles chronology
"Real and True"
(2013)		 "Feelin' Myself"
(2013)		 "Adore You"
(2013)
French Montana singles chronology
"I Swear"
(2013)		 "Feelin' Myself"
(2013)		 "Loyal"
(2013)
Wiz Khalifa singles chronology
"Think About It"
(2013)		 "Feelin' Myself"
(2013)		 "Or Nah"
(2014)
DJ Mustard singles chronology
"This D"
(2013)		 "Feelin' Myself"
(2013)		 "Left, Right"
(2013)
Music video
"Feelin' Myself" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Digital Spy [1]
Rolling Stone [2]

Feelin' Myself has French Montana rapping the first verse, will.i.am rapping the second verse, Cyrus rapping the third verse and Wiz rapping the last verse. Cyrus and will.i.am perform the chorus together.

Background

"Feelin' Myself" marks the last of three collaborations between will.i.am and Cyrus in 2013. She first appeared on his track "Fall Down" for the original version of his fourth studio album, #willpower (2013). will.i.am later appeared as a songwriter and producer on the track "Do My Thang" for Cyrus' fourth studio album, Bangerz (2013).

The song was also featured in a commercial for Samsung's Milk Music app, which was later discontinued.

Critical reception

Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a moderate review stating: "The final result may be devoid of any musical credibility, but it's annoyingly catchy - and much like will.i.am's strange anti-carb diet shoutout, we've got a feeling this is going to be just as hard to give up in 2014." [3] Spin wrote the song features "bleepy, stripped-bare production from ratchet-music man of the hour DJ Mustard".[4] James Shotwell of Under the Gun Review felt that the collaboration with the featured artists "didn't bring anything to the table you haven't heard before, and most of it has been said better on at least a dozen other songs. Will.i.am has gone from being on the forefront of pop music to barely staying on the bandwagon, and it’s getting more disappointing with each release." [5]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Feelin' Myself," directed by Michael Jurkovac with graphic designer Pasha Shapiro, was premiered through Vevo on November 26, 2013.[6][7] All four artists appear in the video.

Track listing
  • Digital download[8]
  1. "Feelin' Myself" (featuring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana and DJ Mustard) (Explicit)
  2. "Feelin' Myself" (featuring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana and DJ Mustard) (Clean)

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 34
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] 2
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 12
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[12] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 36
France (SNEP)[14] 50
Germany (Official German Charts)[15] 55
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 3
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[17] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 16
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[19] 2
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 2
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[21] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 96
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] 29
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[24] 19

Year-end charts
Chart (2014) Position
France (SNEP)[25] 198
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 49
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27] 86

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Platinum 600,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Corner, Lewis (December 21, 2013). "will.i.am ft. Miley Cyrus: 'Feelin' Myself' - Single review". Digital Spy. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  2. Dolan, Jon (November 15, 2013). "Will.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus, French Montana and Wiz Khalifa, Feelin' Myself". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
  3. Corner, Lewis (December 21, 2013). "will.i.am ft. Miley Cyrus: 'Feelin' Myself' - Single review". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  4. "NEXT Miley Cyrus Is 'Feelin' Myself' With French Montana, Wiz Khalifa in Will.i.am Video". Spin. November 26, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  5. Shotwell, James (November 5, 2013). "SINGLE REVIEW: will.i.am Featuring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, and French Montana – "Feeling Myself"". Under the Gun Review. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  6. Blistein, John (November 26, 2013). "Will.i.am and Miley Cyrus Keep it Classy in 'Feelin' Myself': Wiz Khalifa and French Montana join pop hit-makers for simple, sharp new video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  7. Lee, Ashley (November 26, 2013). "Miley Cyrus Raps for Will.i.am's 'Feelin' Myself' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  8. "Feelin' Myself (feat. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana & DJ Mustard) - Single by will.i.am". iTunes.
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  17. "Archive Chart". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
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  24. "will.i.am Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
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  27. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2014". Billboard. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  28. "British single certifications – Will I Am/Cyrus/Khalifa – Feelin' Myself". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
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