I Feel It Coming

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The Weeknd (left) finished the song with Daft Punk (right) in four days.

The Weeknd first met one half of Daft Punk, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, at a party in Los Angeles. He later recalled his desire to work with them:

I just wanted to get into the studio with them — I didn't even care if we made music, I just wanted to be friends. I met Guy-Man first, out partying in L.A., and I actually partied with him more than I worked with him. He'd would [ sic ] tell me, with loud music playing over drinks, how much he liked my work. [24]

At a Paris recording studio, Daft Punk presented him with the song's draft instrumental. After freestyling over it, the Weeknd wrote the song in one hour, and started recording. For the Weeknd's vocals to sound "authentic and retro", Daft Punk directed him through the process, [25] using vintage microphones and signal chains. [26] Work on the song was paused after the Weeknd heard the drum beat for Starboy's title track; [25] both songs were finished in four days. [24] "I Feel It Coming" was initially recorded in Los Angeles with live musicians; the song was later sent to the producers Doc McKinney and Cirkut, where they finished production at Conway Recording Studios. [26]

Critical reception

Critics compared the Weeknd's vocals to the vocals of the American singer Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson in 1988.jpg
Critics compared the Weeknd's vocals to the vocals of the American singer Michael Jackson.

Reviews

Upon its release, music critics likened the Weeknd's vocals of "I Feel It Coming" to Michael Jackson's, with Sam Wolfson of The Guardian stating that it sounded like Jackson singing over a Shalamar beat. [27] PopMatters 's Adriane Pontecorvo wrote that the Weeknd's high notes make him sound more like Jackson than before. [18] Uproxx 's Delenda Joseph opined that the song could have said "featuring Michael Jackson" due to the similarities between the two's voices. [28] The Los Angeles Times likened the song's production to Jackson's 1982 song "Human Nature". [29] Writing for Vice , Angus Harrison attributed the song's success to its simplicity, calling its production "understated and small sounding". [11]

Other reviews noted the song's more positive content from the Weeknd's other tracks. Slant 's Jesse Cataldo stated that the Weeknd lets go of his usual "love 'em and leave 'em" stance to try out a "bid at sexual healing." [30] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called it "tender and dreamy", adding that it serves as a positive reply to the album's more colder tracks. [31] Rolling Stone 's Mosi Reeves noted that "I Feel It Coming" musically contrasts with the title track's dark-techno production, encouraging the Weeknd to abandon the "unrepentant night creature" image. [12]

Rankings

Multiple news outlets placed "I Feel It Coming" on their lists of 2016's best songs; Spin placed it at number 99, Entertainment Weekly ranked it at number 51, [13] and Complex placed the song at number ten on their year-end list. [32] Billboard ranked it at number 9 on their list of the 100 best songs of 2017, writing that it offered hope to people who wanted more from a relationship. [33] Consequence ranked the track as the Weeknd's sixth best song, noting that the song does not take the Weeknd's usual self-indulgent approach to romance, making a case for being more than lovers. [21]

Commercial performance

"I Feel It Coming" peaked within the top five in national record charts, including number two in Israel [34] and Portugal, [35] number three in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia) [36] [37] and Poland, [38] number four in Argentina, [39] Hungary, [40] and the Netherlands, [41] and number five in the Czech Republic, [42] Norway, [43] Slovakia, [44] and Sweden. [45] The song topped the chart in France, [46] and peaked within the top ten in Australia (7), [47] New Zealand (7), [48] the United Kingdom (9), [49] and Canada (10). [50] It received a platinum certification in New Zealand, [51] multi-platinum in Australia (8× Platinum), [52] Canada (5× Platinum), [53] the UK (2× Platinum), [54] and diamond in France. [55]

In the United States, "I Feel It Coming" jumped 26 spots to number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 after the release of Starboy, with an increase to 11.2 million streams in the country. [56] After the Weeknd and Daft Punk's performance at the 2017 Grammy Awards, the track rose seven spots to number nine on the chart dated March 4, 2017. [57] With the release of the song's music video, alongside an iTunes discount, it jumped seven spots to number five on the chart dated April 1, 2017, [58] peaking at the fourth spot two weeks later, and overall spending 26 weeks on the chart. [59] [60] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the single 6× platinum, which denotes six million units based on sales and track-equivalent on-demand streams. [61]

Music video

Development

The Japanese-American model Kiko Mizuhara (pictured in 2015) makes an appearance in the video. Kiko Mizuhara - AOT World Premiere.jpg
The Japanese-American model Kiko Mizuhara (pictured in 2015) makes an appearance in the video.

Warren Fu directed the song's music video, which was shot in a Los Angeles soundstage within one day in Christmas 2016. In an interview with Billboard, Fu stated that his elevator pitch for the video was a "love story in a cursed land." He found inspiration from people entombed in volcano ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, specifically the casting of a man reaching out before being buried in ash, asking the Weeknd to replicate the casting while filming. [62] Fu wanted a more vintage aesthetic compared to his past works, using pink and blue to reinforce it, likening it to the 1980s TV series Knight Rider . For the video to have a "worldwide, non-national feel", he pushed for the Japanese-American model Kiko Mizuhara to be the female lead. [62]

It premiered on March 10, 2017, on the Weeknd's Vevo channel. [62] It stars the Weeknd and Mizuhara as a romantic couple, with Daft Punk appearing at the ending of the video. [62] Writing for iHeartRadio , Trey Taylor noted that some scenes in the video shared similarities to the music videos for Michael Jackson's songs, specifically for the 1982 single, "Billie Jean". Taylor further noted that it takes inspiration from the films 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). [63]

Synopsis

The video features the Weeknd dancing in a deserted planet, as he waits for a woman entombed in stone to return to life. As he dances, she suddenly appears in a glowing form, [62] and they watch sunsets and shooting stars together, [64] until she returns to her stone state following an eclipse. To the Weeknd's horror, she crumbles. After seeing a black snake emerge from the rubble, the Weeknd attempts to reach for it, before turning into stone himself. After he erodes and being covered by snow, Daft Punk appears, playing cloaked explorers who find the Weeknd's remains. [65]

Live performances

The Weeknd performed "I Feel It Coming" for the first time on November 24, 2016, as a medley with "Starboy" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . [66] The song was performed the following night at the iHeartRadio Canada Jingle Ball. [67] On February 12, 2017, he performed the song with Daft Punk at the 2017 Grammy Awards. For the performance, Daft Punk entered a stage which Rolling Stone's Elias Leight described as being "covered with fake ice formations", with the Weeknd using hand gestures, keeping his movements at a minimum. [68] The song was included on the set list for three of the Weeknd's concert tours: the Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour (2017), [69] Asia Tour (2018) [lower-alpha 1] and the After Hours til Dawn Tour (2022–2023). [74]

On November 4, 2017, the Weeknd performed the song at the NRJ Music Awards. [75] The song was included on the set list for his headlining performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on 2018 and 2022. [76] [77] He performed it during his festival appearances throughout 2018, such as the Mawazine Music Festival, [78] the Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival, [79] and the Global Citizen Festival. [80] On February 7, 2021, the song was included in the set list of the Weeknd's Super Bowl LV halftime show. [81]

Accolades

"I Feel It Coming"
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Single by the Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
from the album Starboy
ReleasedNovember 17, 2016 (2016-11-17)
Recorded2016 (2016)
Studio
  • Gang (Paris, France)
  • Conway, Henson (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length4:29
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Daft Punk
  • Doc McKinney
  • Cirkut
  • The Weeknd
The Weeknd singles chronology
"False Alarm"
(2016)
"I Feel It Coming" / "Party Monster"
(2016)
"Some Way"
(2017)
Daft Punk singles chronology
"Starboy"
(2016)
"I Feel It Coming"
(2016)
"The Writing of Fragments of Time"
(2023)
Awards and nominations for "I Feel It Coming"
OrganizationYearCategoryResultRef.
ASCAP Pop Music Awards 2018Award Winning SongsWon
Billboard Music Awards 2017 Top R&B CollaborationNominated
BMI Film & TV Awards 2018BMI R&B/Hip Hop Song of the YearWon
Juno Awards 2018 Single of the Year Nominated
NRJ Music Awards 2018International Song of the YearNominated
SOCAN Music Awards 2018Pop Music AwardWon

Credits

Adapted from the liner notes of Starboy. [88]

Recording and management

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "I Feel It Coming"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [52] 8× Platinum560,000
Belgium (BEA) [163] Platinum20,000
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [164] 2× Diamond500,000
Canada (Music Canada) [53] 5× Platinum400,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [165] 3× Platinum270,000
France (SNEP) [55] Diamond233,333
Germany (BVMI) [166] Platinum400,000
Italy (FIMI) [167] 3× Platinum150,000
Mexico (AMPROFON) [168] Gold30,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [51] Platinum30,000
Norway (IFPI Norway) [169] Platinum40,000
Poland (ZPAV) [170] 3× Platinum150,000
Portugal (AFP) [171] 3× Platinum30,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [172] 2× Platinum120,000
Sweden (GLF) [173] 3× Platinum120,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [174] 2× Platinum1,200,000 [54]
United States (RIAA) [175] 6× Platinum6,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "I Feel It Coming"
RegionDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
WorldwideNovember 17, 2016 Digital download [7]
United StatesDecember 6, 2016 Rhythmic contemporary [9]
ItalyDecember 9, 2016 Radio airplay Universal [8]
United StatesJanuary 3, 2017Contemporary hit radio
  • XO
  • Republic
[10]

Notes

  1. Attributed to Billboard for the show in Japan, [70] The Korea Times for South Korea, [71] The National for Abu Dhabi, [72] and The Straits Times for Singapore. [73]

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