Feelin' Myself (will.i.am song)

"Feelin' Myself"
Single by will.i.am featuring Miley Cyrus, French Montana and Wiz Khalifa
from the album #willpower
Released	November 26, 2013
Format	Digital download
Genre	Electro-hop
Length	4:13
Label	Interscope
Writer(s)	William Adams Jean-Baptiste Dijon McFarlane Karim Kharbouch Mike Free Cameron Jibril Thomaz
Producer(s)	DJ Mustard^[a]
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) "We Dem Boyz" (2014) DJ Mustard singles chronology "How to Be the Man" (2013) "Feelin' Myself" (2013) Music video "Feelin' Myself" on YouTube

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Digital Spy	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

"Feelin' Myself" is a song by American recording artist will.i.am featuring Miley Cyrus, French Montana and Wiz Khalifa. 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, and produced by SARE.^[3] 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.

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).

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." ^[4] Spin wrote the song features "bleepy, stripped-bare production from ratchet-music man of the hour DJ Mustard".^[5] 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." ^[6]

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Feelin' Myself," directed by Michael Jurkovac with graphic designer Pascha Shapiro, was premiered through Vevo on November 26, 2013.^[7][8] All four artist appear in the video.

Track listing

• Digital download^[9]

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

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[10]	34
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[11]	2
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[25]	Gold	0^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Gold	400,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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. "will.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa & DJ Mustard - Feelin' Myself". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
4. Corner, Lewis (December 21, 2013). "will.i.am ft. Miley Cyrus: 'Feelin' Myself' - Single review". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
5. "NEXT Miley Cyrus Is 'Feelin' Myself' With French Montana, Wiz Khalifa in Will.i.am Video". Spin. November 26, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
6. Shotwell, James (November 5, 2013). "SINGLE REVIEW: will.i.am Featuring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, and French Montana – “Feeling Myself”". Under the Gun Review. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
7. Blistein, John (2013-11-26). "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 2013-11-27.
8. Lee, Ashley (2013-11-26). "Miley Cyrus Raps for Will.i.am's 'Feelin' Myself' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
9. "Feelin' Myself (feat. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana & DJ Mustard) - Single by will.i.am". iTunes.
10. "ARIA Top 50 Singles". January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
11. "Ultratop.be – will.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa & DJ Mustard – Feelin' Myself" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
12. "Ultratop.be – will.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa & DJ Mustard – Feelin' Myself" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
13. "Danishcharts.com – will.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa & DJ Mustard – Feelin' Myself". Tracklisten. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
14. "Lescharts.com – will.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa & DJ Mustard – Feelin' Myself" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
15. "Officialcharts.de – will.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus / Wiz Khalifa / French Montana / DJ Mustard – Feelin' Myself". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
16. "Chart Track: Week 05, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
17. "Archive Chart". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
18. "Charts.org.nz – will.i.am feat. Miley Cyrus, French Montana, Wiz Khalifa & DJ Mustard – Feelin' Myself". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
19. "Archive Chart: 2014-02-08". Scottish Singles Top 40.
20. "Archive Chart: 2014-02-08" UK Singles Chart.
21. "Archive Chart: 2014-02-08" UK R&B Chart.
22. "will.i.am – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for will.i.am. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
23. "will.i.am – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for will.i.am. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
24. "will.i.am – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for will.i.am. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
25. "Danish single certifications – will.i.am – Fall Down". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
26. "British single certifications – will.i.am – Feelin' Myself". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 5, 2014. Enter Feelin' Myself in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics