"Feel Something" (stylized in

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) is a song by American singer

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. The single was released by

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on June 21, 2019, following the release of previous single " It's Not U, It's Me" with

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. In 2020, the song was later included on the compilation EPs ''Quarantine'', on September 4, and ''Sad Boy Hours'', on September 18. It was also included on the vinyl release of Miller's EP titled, ''elated!'' released in October 2020. After nearly a year of being released, the song started gaining traction on the social media platform,

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, after being included in a fan-made mashup along with the song "Still Don't Know My Name" by British musician

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. Consequently, the song later received playlist support on streaming services such as

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and

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, with the song being added to the biggest playlist on the latter's platform, "''Today's Top Hits''". "Feel Something" was serviced to American

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and

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radios on September 15, 2020.

Promotion

On June 18, 2019, Miller announced the song's release date. On June 20, 2019, Miller announced that the song would be released at midnight and revealed the song's official cover art. The song officially impacted American

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and

radios on September 15, 2020.

Composition and lyrics

"Feel Something" is a

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song written by Miller, Mike Sabath, Kennedi Lykken and

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, and produced by Mike Sabath. Miller talked about the song: "When you're experiencing pain of any kind, all you want is for it to go away. But weirdly that pain is kind of what makes you feel like a real person, so when nothing is going wrong but it's also not going right and you’re just in the middle, you feel empty. And that's almost worse. That's what I wrote this song about."

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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– composer, lyricist *Mike Sabath – composer, lyricist, producer, mixer, studio personnel *

– composer, lyricist *Kennedi Lykken – composer, lyricist *Will Quinnell – assistant recording engineer, studio personnel

Release history

Certifications

References

External links

* 2019 singles 2019 songs Hollywood Records singles Bea Miller songs Songs written by Justin Tranter Songs written by Bea Miller Songs written by Kennedi Lykken Songs written by Mike Sabath Futurepop songs {{2019-single-stub