"Feelin' Myself" is a song by American recording artist

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featuring

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. It was released on November 26, 2013, by

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as the

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from the re-release of will.i.am's fourth

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'' #willpower'' (2013). It was written and additional produced by DJ Mustard, and

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, with additional songwriting provided by will.i.am, Khalifa, Montana, and

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. An accompanying music video was premiered on November 26, 2013. The song sounds very similar to "Gettin Tho'd" by fellow American rapper

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, which is also produced by DJ Mustard himself. The song peaked at number ninety-six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside the United States, the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in Belgium, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Feelin' Myself has French Montana rapping the first verse, will.i.am rapping the second verse, Cyrus rapping the third verse and Wiz rapping the last verse. Cyrus and will.i.am perform the chorus together.

Background

"Feelin' Myself" marks the last of three collaborations between will.i.am and Cyrus in 2013. She first appeared on his track " Fall Down" for the original version of his fourth studio album, '' #willpower'' (2013). will.i.am later appeared as a songwriter and producer on the track "Do My Thang" for Cyrus' fourth studio album, ''

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'' (2013). The song was also featured in a commercial for Samsung's Milk Music app, which was later discontinued.

Critical reception

Lewis Corner of ''

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'' gave the song a moderate review stating: "The final result may be devoid of any musical credibility, but it's annoyingly catchy - and much like will.i.am's strange anti-carb diet shoutout, we've got a feeling this is going to be just as hard to give up in 2014." ''

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'' wrote the song features "bleepy, stripped-bare production from ratchet-music man of the hour DJ Mustard". James Shotwell of Under the Gun Review felt that the collaboration with the featured artists "didn't bring anything to the table you haven't heard before, and most of it has been said better on at least a dozen other songs. Will.i.am has gone from being on the forefront of pop music to barely staying on the bandwagon, and it’s getting more disappointing with each release."

Music video

An accompanying music video for "Feelin' Myself," directed by Michael Jurkovac with graphic designer Pasha Shapiro, was premiered through

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on November 26, 2013. All four artists appear in the video.

Track listing

*;Digital download #"Feelin' Myself" (featuring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana and DJ Mustard) (Explicit) #"Feelin' Myself" (featuring Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana and DJ Mustard) (Clean)

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References

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