I Feel It Coming

"I Feel It Coming" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd from his third studio album, Starboy (2016), featuring the French duo Daft Punk.

Written in an hour and conceived during separate sessions in Paris and Los Angeles, "I Feel It Coming" is a disco-pop and funk track where the Weeknd convinces a woman to not be scared of falling in love again.

In the United States, it reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, spent 26 weeks on the chart, and received an 8× platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

[1] In an interview with Billboard on July 15, the executive vice president for Republic Records revealed that the Weeknd and the French electronic duo Daft Punk were set to have a session two days from then.

[4] In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on November 4, the Weeknd revealed that along with the title track, another song between him and the duo was made for the album.

[5] On November 16, the Weeknd announced Starboy's third and fourth singles, "I Feel It Coming" and "Party Monster", which were released the following day through ITunes simultaneously.

[16] The track's production is understated, featuring a bass line described by GQ as "funky", alongside prickly rhythm guitars[17] and percolating, gleaming synths.

For the Weeknd's vocals to sound "authentic and retro", Daft Punk directed him through the process,[25] using vintage microphones and signal chains.

"[30] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called it "tender and dreamy", adding that it serves as a positive reply to the album's more colder tracks.

[31] Rolling Stone's Mosi Reeves noted that "I Feel It Coming" musically contrasts with the title track's dark-techno production, encouraging the Weeknd to abandon the "unrepentant night creature" image.

[55] In the United States, "I Feel It Coming" jumped 26 spots to number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 after the release of Starboy, with an increase to 11.2 million streams in the country.

[56] After the Weeknd and Daft Punk's performance at the 2017 Grammy Awards, the track rose seven spots to number nine on the chart dated March 4, 2017.

[59][60] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the single 8× platinum, which denotes eight million units based on sales and track-equivalent on-demand streams.

[62] Fu wanted a more vintage aesthetic compared to his past works, using pink and blue to reinforce it, likening it to the 1980s TV series Knight Rider.

For the performance, Daft Punk entered a stage which Rolling Stone's Elias Leight described as being "covered with fake ice formations", with the Weeknd using hand gestures, keeping his movements at a minimum.

Critics compared the Weeknd's vocals to the vocals of the American singer Michael Jackson .
The Japanese-American model Kiko Mizuhara (pictured in 2015) makes an appearance in the video.