Feel It All Around

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"Feel It All Around"
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Single by Washed Out
from the album Life of Leisure
ReleasedJuly 2009
Genre Chillwave
Length3:12
Label Self-released
Songwriter(s) Ernest Greene
Producer(s) Ernest Greene
Washed Out singles chronology
"You'll See It"
(2009)		"Feel It All Around"
(2009)		"Eyes Be Closed"
(2011)
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"Feel It All Around"
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"Feel It All Around" is a song by the American musician Washed Out. It was first released in July 2009 [1] and later appeared in his debut EP Life of Leisure . It also was later released on vinyl. Pitchfork named it "Best New Track". [2] Multiple publications named it one of the best songs of the year. [3] [4] The track samples "I Want You" by Gary Low. [5]

Contents

"Feel It All Around" was Washed Out's breakout song, [6] and it is generally considered the definitive track of the chillwave genre. [5] [7] It is considered the genre's best known song, [8] and it set the template for chillwave. [9] [10] "Feel It All Around" was used as the theme song for the Portlandia TV series. [11]

Chart performance

Chart performance for "Feel It All Around"
Chart (2010)Peak
position
Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] 13

Certifications

Certifications for "Feel It All Around"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (July 22, 2009). "New Washed Out – 'Feel It All Around'". Stereogum . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Washed Out: 'Feel It All Around' track review". Pitchfork . August 24, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ "The top 100 tracks of 2009". Pitchfork . December 14, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  4. ↑ "NME's best albums and tracks of 2009". NME . October 10, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "The beginner's guide to: chillwave". MusicRadar. June 3, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Benson, Stephanie (August 12, 2013). "Washed Out's Paracosm Drifts into the Undertow of His Own New Age-Disney Dream World". Spin . Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ Cohen, Ian (June 25, 2019). "Chillwave at 10: The essential tracks". Stereogum . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  8. ↑ Merchant, Brian (January 30, 2015). "The Last Relevant Blogger". Vice .
  9. ↑ Cohen, Ian (August 6, 2013). "Washed Out". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (December 18, 2015). "Tame Impala, Chillwave, and Other Dispatches from the Vibe Generation". Vice .
  11. ↑ Fitzmaurice, Larry (October 14, 2019). "How Chillwave's Brief Moment in the Sun Cast a Long Shadow Over the 2010s". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Washed Out: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ "American single certifications – Washed Out – Feel It All Around". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
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