Feel Good (The Internet album)

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Feel Good
Feelsgoodtheinternet.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2013
Genre
Length66:00
Label Odd Future Records, Sony Music Entertainment
Producer
The Internet chronology
Purple Naked Ladies
(2011)
Feel Good
(2013)
Ego Death
(2015)
Singles from Feel Good
  1. "Partners In Crime Part Two"
    Released: September 4, 2013 [1]
  2. "Dontcha"
    Released: September 11, 2013 [2]

Feel Good is the second studio album by hip hop soul band, The Internet. After releasing a few tracks early on SoundCloud, the album was released on iTunes on September 24, 2013, and released physically four days later.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Now Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork Media 6.4/10 [6]
PopMatters 7/10 [7]

Feel Good received generally positive reviews, much better than the reviews for their previous effort, Purple Naked Ladies . Bruce Smith of HipHopDX gave the album a 4/5 rating, stating it "is an upgrade from the group's debut album, Purple Naked Ladies across the board, resulting in an album that needs to be heard." [4]

It also peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums charts. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tellem (Intro)"
3:06
2."Sunset" (featuring Yuna)
Midtown Pat4:05
3."Dontcha"
  • Matt Martians
  • Syd Tha Kyd
  • Midtown Pat
  • Einziger
  • Chad Hugo
3:21
4."You Don't Even Know" (featuring Tay Walker)
  • Bennett
  • Walker
  • Trevon Trapper
  • Tradessa Willis
  • Matt Martians
  • Midtown Pat
  • Smith
4:57
5."Pupil | The Patience"
  • Bennett
  • Martin
  • Terence Brown
  • Matt Martians
  • Brown
8:14
6."Red Balloon"
Bruner2:25
7."Cloud of Our Own"
  • Bennett
  • Martin
  • Paige II
  • Smith
  • Walker
  • Matt Martians
  • Midtown Pat
  • Smith
  • Walker
7:10
8."Runnin'" (featuring Tay Walker)
  • Bennett
  • Martin
  • Walker
Matt Martians2:57
9."Matt's Apartment"
  • Martin
  • Einziger
Matt Martians5:37
10."Shadow Dance"
  • Bennett
  • Alia Rose Brockert
  • Martin
  • Paige II
  • Smith
  • Walker
Syd Tha Kid3:59
11."Wanders of the Mind" (featuring Mac Miller)
Matt Martians4:27
12."Partners in Crime, Part Two"
  • Bennet
  • Martin
  • Paige II
  • Smith
  • Walker
  • Midtown Pat
  • Smith
  • Walker
5:26
13."Higher Times" (featuring Jesse Boykins III)
  • Bennett
  • Martin
  • Patrick Paige II
  • Walker
  • Jesse Boykins III
  • Syd Tha Kyd
  • Matt Martians
  • Midtown Pat
  • Smith
  • Walker
10:16
Total length:66:00

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References

  1. Martins, Chris. "Odd Future's the Internet Become a Band on Chad Hugo-Assisted 'Feel Good' LP". Spin. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. Sargent, Jordan. "The Internet Groove to Smooth Pharrell Beats in Dont' cha Video". Spin. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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