"I Feel It Coming" is a song by Canadian singer

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featuring French electronic duo

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, from his third studio album, '' Starboy'' (2016). It was written by the trio alongside

Doc McKinney Martin "Doc" McKinney (born August 27, 1971) is a Canadian-American record producer and songwriter. McKinney is a Grammy-award-winning producer. He was formerly one half of the duo (now solo act) Esthero. His work with fellow Toronto artist The ...

Cirkut Henry Russell Walter (born April 23, 1986), known professionally as Cirkut, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has co-produced and co-written for Dr. Luke, Katy Perry, Becky G, Ava Max, Nicki Minaj, R. City, The Weeknd, Kesha, Ciar ...

and Eric Chedeville, being produced by Daft Punk, with the Weeknd, McKinney and Cirkut serving as co-producers. The song was released for digital download on November 18, 2016, alongside " Party Monster", as promotional singles. It was first sent to British

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on November 24, 2016, and it was released to US

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radio on December 6, 2016, through XO and

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, serving as the album's second single, following their previous collaboration " Starboy". It is also Daft Punk's final single before their breakup in 2021. It was named Song of the Year at the 2018 BMI R&B/Hip Hop Awards.

Composition

The song is composed in the key of

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with a tempo of 93

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. It follows a chord progression of Gm7/Cm7/A♭(add9)/E♭. In an interview with

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for

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, the Weeknd stated that he and Daft Punk member

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had been mutual friends long before the recording of ''Starboy''. When he visited a recording studio in Paris, France, Daft Punk presented the Weeknd with the draft instrumental for "I Feel It Coming". He claims that he wrote the lyrics in one hour. Additional production was done by

and

Critical reception

The song received acclaim from critics. In ''

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''s review of '' Starboy'', Mosi Reeves commended the track, stating that, ""I Feel It Coming," is a gem of Ibiza disco love... tis surprisingly sunny and fresh". Reviewing the album for ''

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'', Mehan Jayasuriya wrote that "both of the Daft Punk collaborations are satisfying, if hardly groundbreaking", describing the song as "a slowed-down version of ' Get Lucky'". Reviewing the album track-by-track, ''

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''s Christopher Hooten praised the song and said, "the Daft Punk-featuring track initially fall in with

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and Toto on a Venn diagram but, crucially, sthrown off kilter by a melancholy keyboard line low in the mix in the chorus. tcould definitely become an iconic track".

Chart performance

The song peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the date ending April 15, 2017. As of April 2022, "I Feel It Coming" has sold 6,000,000 copies in the United States.

Music video

Directed by

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, the music video for "I Feel It Coming" premiered on March 9, 2017, on the Weeknd's

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channel. As of June 2022, it has surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. The video was made with intent to appear as though it was transferred shot footage, and reminiscently edited on

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, like most music videos had been — prior to the digital age of formatting. Evidence of this can be seen on the slight overall softness to the image and edge bleed as the image transitions to the black bars. The video features the Weeknd meeting a "Stargirl", portrayed by

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, on a rocky, barren planet in outer space that shares similarities to

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. The video also features an appearance by Daft Punk after the song ends.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Notes

References

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