Something to Feel

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Something to Feel
Teeks - Something to Feel.jpg
Studio album by
Teeks
Released26 March 2021 (2021-03-26)
Genre Soul
Length50:00
Label Sony
Producer Simon Gooding, Teeks
Teeks chronology
II
(2020)		Something to Feel
(2021)
Singles from Something to Feel
  1. "Without You"
    Released: 14 August 2020
  2. "Remember Me"
    Released: 30 October 2020
  3. "First Time"
    Released: 5 March 2021
  4. "Oil & Water"
    Released: 5 November 2021

Something to Feel is the debut studio album by New Zealand soul musician Teeks. Released in three parts, first as the extended plays I and II in 2020, the album was released in full in March 2021. The album was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the Official New Zealand Music Chart. In November 2021, the album was re-released, featuring the single "Oil & Water".

Contents

Production

The album's was written as an encouragement for people to express their emotions, especially men who had been taught by society to repress feelings. [1] [2] Teeks believed it was important to break up the album into smaller pieces, to ensure each song on the record had exposure. The first third, released as the extended play I, was thought of by Teeks as the invitation to the project, inviting people into the story of the album. Part two, released as the EP II, was thought of by Teeks as listeners "surrendering to that process of vulnerability", and listeners allowing listeners to grow and mature. The final third, which Teeks referred to as "The Reveal, was an amalgamation of everything together in the project. [1]

"Without You" written about Teeks " truly long for someone" for the first time. [3] The song "Oil & Water" was written in 2017 as a part of APRA Songhubs, in collaboration with Dave Baxter from Avalanche City, Emily Warren and Josh Fountain, and was written expressing Teeks' processing what was happening in his life, and finding solace in the ocean. [4]

Release and promotion

The first single from the album, "Without You", was released in early August 2020. [3] This was followed later in the month by the release of an extended play, I, which featured "Without You" along with three songs from Something to Feel: "Just for Tonight", "Waves" and "These Hands". [5] This was followed by "Remember Me" in October, which featured a music video directed by Teeks himself, [6] and in November Teeks released II, a second EP featuring "Remember Me" and three more album tracks, "Into You", "If You Were Mine" and "Here Before". [7] [8]

Teeks toured New Zealand in December 2020, with the Invitation Tour. [9] On 5 March, Teeks released "First Time", three weeks before the release of the album, [10] and toured New Zealand in June. [7] Teeks released the single "Oil & Water" on 5 November 2021. [4] "Oil & Water" was bundled with a re-issued version of Something to Feel, released on digital and streaming platforms. [11]

Critical reception

Something to Feel was nominated for the Album of the Year award at the 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards. At the awards show, Teeks won the awards for Best Solo Artist, Best Soul/RnB Artist and Best Māori Artist. [12]

Track listing

Something to Feel track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just for Tonight"
3:14
2."Waves"Toi4:09
3."These Hands"
  • Fountain
  • Toi
3:18
4."Without You"Toi3:45
5."Into You"
  • Hope Tuisaua
  • Toi
4:55
6."If You Were Mine"
  • M Basa
  • Toi
4:34
7."Here Before"Toi4:29
8."Remember Me"
  • Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper
  • Nick Dow
  • Toi
4:43
9."Younger"
  • M Basa
  • Toi
3:48
10."Powers"
  • Dan Diggas
  • M Basa
  • Dow
  • Toi
3:38
11."Through It All"
  • Bridgeman-Cooper
  • Dow
  • Toi
4:17
12."First Time"
  • Devin Abrams
  • Toi
5:10
Total length:50:00
Something to Feel re-release track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Oil & Water"
3:12
Total length:53:12

Credits and personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Something to Feel
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [15] 2× Platinum30,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Something to Feel
RegionDateEditionFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
Various26 March 2021Standard Sony [16]
5 November 2021Re-release
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 [11]

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