"How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten" is a song by American singer Selena Gomez and American record producer Benny Blanco. It appears as the ninth track on Gomez and Blanco's collaborative studio album, I Said I Love You First. The song was written by Gomez, Benny Blanco, Mikky Ekko, Justin Tranter, and William Fly, and produced by Benny Blanco, and Bart Schoudel. A live Vevo performance version appears on the album's deluxe edition.[2]
In the narrated edition of Gomez and Blanco's album, I Said I Love You First, made available through Gomez's official store on March 23, 2025,[3] Gomez introduces "How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten", saying the album draws on "experiences [we've] had together" in the past and present; she pushes back against readings that tie the song to her past, stating it is "not [my] past" and was meant simply as "an honest" statement.[4]
Critical reception
Jason Lipshutz of Billboard called "How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten" "enlightened", writing that Gomez is "diving in to Lana Del Rey's sonic territory" as "sparse verses slide into booming, full-throated choruses".[5] Olivia Horn of Pitchfork highlighted her "heavy-lidded" delivery and "deliciously bitchy" lyrics, adding that Blanco's production "cleans up Dan Auerbach's from Ultraviolence".[6] Georgia Evans of NME described the "basic production" as "an intimate backdrop" for a "gleaming diss track" delivered in the whisper-pop style Blanco credits to Gomez, noting that such direct moments reveal "chemistry between the duo".[7]
Charts
Chart performance for "How Does It Feel to Be Forgotten"
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