Feel It Still
{{short description|2017 single by Portugal. The Man}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Feel It Still
| B-side = Is It Coming
| image = FeelItStill.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Portugal. The Man
| album = Woodstock
| released = {{start date|2017|03|03}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = * Psychedelic pop{{cite web |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/03/portugal-the-man-share-swinging-new-single-feel-it-still-listen/ |title=Portugal. The Man share swinging new single "Feel It Still" – listen |work=Consequence of Sound |last=Kaye |first=Ben |date=March 4, 2017 |access-date=July 7, 2017 |archive-date=March 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330130141/http://consequenceofsound.net/2017/03/portugal-the-man-share-swinging-new-single-feel-it-still-listen/ |url-status=live }}
- funk
- alternative rock{{cite web |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-11-22-30-alternative-rock-songs-that-defined-the-2010s/ |title=30 Alternative Rock Songs That Defined the 2010s|publisher=iHeartMedia |last=Nattress |first=Katrina|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=May 11, 2022}}
- soul{{cite web|last= Rolling Stone Staff |title= 50 Best Songs of 2017 |website= Rolling Stone |date= November 29, 2017 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-songs-of-2017-116129/|quote= “Feel It Still” reaches back to the frantic mod sweat of vintage Detroit soul...|accessdate= November 6, 2022}}
| length = {{duration|m=2|s=43}}
| label = Atlantic
| writer = * Robert Bateman
- Zachary Scott Carothers
- Freddie Gorman
- John Baldwin Gourley
- John Hill
- Brian Holland
- Eric Andrew Howk
- Kyle O'Quin
- Jason Wade Sechrist
- Asa Taccone
| producer = * John Hill
- Asa Taccone
| prev_title = Noise Pollution
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Live in the Moment
| next_year = 2017
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|pBkHHoOIIn8|"Feel It Still"}} }}
}}
"Feel It Still" is a song by American rock band Portugal. The Man. The song draws on the melody from the Marvelettes' 1961 hit "Please Mr. Postman";{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2017/05/02/526605157/portugal-the-man-on-world-cafe|title=Portugal. The Man On World Cafe|last=Schlanger|first=Talia|date=May 2, 2017|website=NPR.org|publisher=NPR|access-date=June 20, 2017|quote=Then there's the song itself, which bears a certain resemblance to the old Marvelettes song "Please Mr. Postman." And while Portugal. The Man certainly didn't try to pull one over on anybody, and even warned its team about the similarities between the two songs, the band explains why it had to get lawyers involved.|archive-date=June 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618234304/http://www.npr.org/sections/world-cafe/2017/05/02/526605157/portugal-the-man-on-world-cafe|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7866213/portugal-the-man-feel-it-still-hot-100-interview|title=Portugal. The Man Explain How Bernie Sanders Inspired Surprise Hit 'Feel It Still'|magazine=Billboard|last=Havens|first=Lyndsey|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209005559/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7866213/portugal-the-man-feel-it-still-hot-100-interview|url-status=live}} written by the band along with producers John Hill and Asa Taccone, "Feel It Still" also includes a credit for Motown songwriter Brian Holland. It serves as the second single and first radio single off their eighth studio album, Woodstock. The song reached number one on the US Alternative Songs, Mexican and Russian Tophit airplay chart. It was also their first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming a sleeper hit, as it took eight months to peak at number four in November 2017.
The track reached the top 10 in 18 countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
In January 2018, the song won the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
Composition
Sheet music for the song "Feel It Still" is published in C♯ Minor in common time signature with a suggested tempo of "quick with zest" at 158 beats per minute.{{Cite web |last=Georgia |first=Dobbins |last2=Kyle |first2=O'Quin |last3=Brian |first3=Holland |last4=John |first4=Gourley |last5=Zachary |first5=Carothers |last6=Asa |first6=Taccone |last7=Eric |first7=Howk |last8=Freddie |first8=Gorman |last9=Robert |first9=Bateman |date=2017-08-08 |title=Feel It Still |url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0176840 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Musicnotes.com |language=en}}
Music video
The music video was released on March 6, 2017. An interactive version was also released, powered by technology from WIREWAX. The interactive video contained "Easter eggs" that a viewer could click on to build their #resist toolkit to learn and support 30 different social and political causes.{{cite web|url=http://radio.com/2017/03/06/portugal-the-man-release-political-feel-it-still-video/|title=Portugal. The Man Release Political 'Feel It Still' Video|publisher=Radio.com|date=March 6, 2017|access-date=May 23, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061738/http://radio.com/2017/03/06/portugal-the-man-release-political-feel-it-still-video/|archive-date=March 12, 2017}}
Commercial performance
The song became the band's first to top both the Billboard Alternative Songs and the Adult Alternative Songs charts. Taking six weeks to do so, it is the fastest an artist has achieved their first chart-topper on the latter chart since Mumford & Sons' "I Will Wait" took three weeks to reach number one.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7775273/portugal-the-man-feel-it-still-adult-alternative-number-one|title=Portugal. The Man Lands First Adult Alternative Songs No. 1 With 'Feel It Still'|magazine=Billboard|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|date=April 26, 2017|access-date=May 23, 2017|archive-date=June 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602192405/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7775273/portugal-the-man-feel-it-still-adult-alternative-number-one|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7849191/portugal-the-man-first-alternative-songs-number-1-feel-it-still|title=Portugal. The Man Earns First Alternative Songs No. 1 With 'Feel It Still'|magazine=Billboard|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|date=June 27, 2017|access-date=June 29, 2017|archive-date=June 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170628031802/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7849191/portugal-the-man-first-alternative-songs-number-1-feel-it-still|url-status=live}} "Feel It Still" also climbed to number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first entry on the chart. The song also peaked at number one on the Russian and Mexican airplay charts and in the top 20 in France and Switzerland. "Feel It Still" spent 20 weeks at number one on the Alternative Songs chart, becoming the longest-running number-one song on that chart, beating out "Madness" by Muse, which spent 19 weeks at the top from 2012 to 2013.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8053726/portugal-the-man-feel-it-still-alternative-songs-number-one-breaks-record|title=Portugal. The Man's 'Feel It Still' Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Alternative Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|date=November 28, 2017|access-date=May 14, 2018|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423024631/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8053726/portugal-the-man-feel-it-still-alternative-songs-number-one-breaks-record|url-status=live}} In February 2021, for the 25th anniversary of Adult Alternative Songs, Billboard ranked "Feel It Still" at number 4 on its list of the 100 most successful songs in the chart's history;{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531232100/https://www.billboard.com/pro/adult-alternative-airplay-25th-anniversary-recap/|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/adult-alternative-airplay-25th-anniversary-recap/|title=Dave Matthews Band & The Wallflowers' 'One Headlight' Top Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Charts|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|magazine=Billboard|date=February 18, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2023|access-date=November 29, 2023}}{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011155120/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-adult-alternative-songs/|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-of-all-time-adult-alternative-songs/|title=Greatest of All Time Adult Alternative Songs|archive-date=October 11, 2023|access-date=November 29, 2023|url-status=live|magazine=Billboard}} in September 2023, the magazine ranked the song at number 5 on a similar retrospective list for the 35th anniversary of Alternative Songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/alternative-airplay-chart-35th-anniversary-foo-fighters-all-time-low-rule-1235408126/|title=Alternative Airplay Chart's 35th Anniversary: Foo Fighters Remain No. 1 Act, 'Monsters' New Top Song|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|magazine=Billboard|date=September 7, 2023|access-date=November 29, 2023}}{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006001750/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-alternative-songs/|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-alternative-songs/|title=Greatest of All Time Alternative Songs|archive-date=October 6, 2023|access-date=November 29, 2023|url-status=live|magazine=Billboard}}
In Billboard{{'}}s November 11, 2017 issue, "Feel It Still" joined the list of songs since 2003 to have reached number one on six of the major airplay charts: Radio Songs, Pop Songs, Adult Pop Songs, Alternative Songs, Adult Alternative Songs and Dance/Mix Show Airplay. Portugal. The Man is the first act to accomplish this feat since Gotye and Kimbra with "Somebody That I Used to Know" in 2012; they are the only artists to have a number-one Alternative and Adult Alternative single also reach number one on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay since the chart's launch in August 2003. They are now also one of twelve acts to have achieved the feat of having reached number one on six or more airplay charts.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8021979/portugal-the-man-feel-it-still-rock-radio-crossover|title=Portugal. The Man's 'Feel It Still' Is Biggest Rock Crossover Hit in Five Years|magazine=Billboard|date=October 31, 2017|access-date=November 1, 2017|archive-date=November 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101022904/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8021979/portugal-the-man-feel-it-still-rock-radio-crossover|url-status=live}} The YouTube video has more than 362,000,000 views.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBkHHoOIIn8|title=Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still (Official Music Video)|date=March 6, 2017|work=Portugal. The Man|access-date=January 1, 2024}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+2024 weekly chart performance for "Feel It Still" !scope="col"|Chart (2024) !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"| Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/kz/weekly/20241213-20241219|title=Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Weekly Chart: Dec 19, 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=December 23, 2024}}
| 61 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2024 year-end chart performance for "Feel It Still" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Belarus Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/by/annual/2024|title=Top Radio Hits Belarus Annual Chart: 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=January 23, 2025}}
| 187 |
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=Decade-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2010–2019)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-rock-songs|title=Decade-End Charts: Hot Rock Songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 10, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216120649/https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/hot-rock-songs|url-status=live}}
| 8 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Platinum|number=8|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|access-date=February 5, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2018|certyear=2020|id=8854|access-date=January 9, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|certmonth=03|access-date=March 27, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Gold|number=3|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2020|access-date=June 18, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|access-date=March 12, 2018|id=5353}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Platinum|number=6|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2024|id=2024-11-29|source=newchart|access-date=November 29, 2024|certref={{cite web |title=Official Catalogue Singles 29–05 December 2024 |url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/catalogue-singles/2024-11-29 |website=aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz |access-date=29 November 2024 |language=en}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2021|certmonth=3|access-date=March 10, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2020|id=file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf|access-date=October 3, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Feel it still|artist=Portugal. The man|certyear=2024|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|id=portugal-the-man-feel-it-still|relyear=2017|access-date=12 April 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2018|access-date=April 27, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2024|id=14688-4550-1|access-date=May 24, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Portugal. The Man|title=Feel It Still|award=Platinum|number=7|type=single|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|access-date=November 23, 2022}}
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Release history
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! Date ! Format ! Label ! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
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| scope="row"| Various
|March 3, 2017 |rowspan="2"| Atlantic |
| scope="row"| United States
|August 1, 2017 |
See also
References
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{{Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance}}
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Category:Portugal. The Man songs
Category:Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Category:Songs written by John Hill (record producer)
Category:Songs written by Robert Bateman (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Freddie Gorman
Category:Songs written by Brian Holland
Category:Number-one singles in Iceland
Category:Number-one singles in Russia