Feel It (MJ Cole song) explained

Feel It
Type:single
Cover:MJ Cole - Feel It.png
Artist:MJ Cole featuring Piri & Tommy Villiers
Genre:UK garage
Length: (original mix)
(VIP mix)
(VIP extended mix)
Label:892
Producer:
  • MJ Cole
  • Tommy Villiers
Chronology:MJ Cole
Prev Title:You Got Me
Prev Year:2022
Next Title:Business As Usual
Next Year:2024

"Feel It" is a 2023 single by MJ Cole featuring Piri & Tommy Villiers. Released on 20 January 2023 on 892 Recordings, the song was Piri & Tommy's first since splitting up and contained a guitar solo from Villiers. The song received positive reception, with many reviewers highlighting Piri's vocals for praise, and the track received airplay by BBC Radio 1 and Capital Dance.

Background

In 2020, just before the second United Kingdom COVID-19 lockdown,[1] Piri matched on Tinder with Tommy Villiers.[2] A couple of weeks later, one of the band's photographers retweeted one of their photo shoots, prompting her to find his Instagram account and ask him out.[3] The pair released "Soft Spot" in June 2021, which went viral on TikTok and Spotify, prompting EMI to sign the pair, re-release the track,[4] and release a remix by MJ Cole,[5] a garage producer who had collaborated with Wiley, AJ Tracey, Dizzee Rascal,[6] and Stormzy.[7]

Recording and release

"Feel It" was recorded in early 2022 at MJ Cole's studio and contains a guitar solo from Villiers. It was the band's first trip to a studio, as all of their previous recordings had been conducted in their bedrooms. The track was released on 20 January 2023 on 892 Recordings, Cole's own label,[8] and has been described as "UK garage-oriented".[9] "Feel It" was the band's first track to be released after breaking up, having announced the end of their romantic relationship in January 2023[10] but having actually done so a week after the end of Froge.tour[11] in November 2022.[12]

Reception

The song was premiered on Radio 1's Dance Party with Danny Howard[13] and made the Capital Dance playlist.[14] Joren Van der Plas of Dancing Bears described the track as "a perfect feel-good song to start the weekend with". Many reviewers highlighted Piri's vocals for praise; Caradoc Gayer of Indiependent.co.uk described Piri's vocals as "light-hearted" and wrote that the beat "skitters" over them, while Wonderland Magazine described her voice as "angelic" and asked "what better way" there was "to send them off than with this absolute meeting of minds".[15] Matthew Perpetua used his Fluxblog to note that Piri's tone was "so relaxed and low-key" that it neutralised the "frantic quality" of the music "without compromising [its] velocity" and likened Cole's contribution to "someone showing up with a cool lighting rig and changing the ambiance".[16] On 13 February 2023, the song was used in a series nine broadcast of Love Island.[17]

Track listing

Digital single[18]

  1. "Feel It" (MJ Cole, Piri & Tommy Villiers) – 3:12

MJ's VIP Mix

  1. "Feel It" (MJ's VIP Mix) – 4:56

MJ's VIP Mix (streaming version)[18]

  1. "Feel It" (MJ's VIP Mix) – 3:06
  2. "Feel It" (MJ's VIP Extended Mix) – 4:56

Personnel and credits

Recording locations

Personnel

Release history

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DateFormatVersionLabel
Various20 January 2023Original version892 Recordings
6 April 2023Digital downloadMJ's VIP Mix
19 May 2023StreamingMJ's VIP Mix

Notes and References

  1. Web site: J . Trixie . 4 April 2023 . Piri and Tommy Rose from Viral Rookies to UK Dance's Next Big Ace . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230722235107/https://nexus.radio/news/piri-and-tommy-rose-from-viral-rookies-to-uk-dances-next-big-ace . 22 July 2023 . 22 July 2023 . Nexus Radio . en-US.
  2. News: Helm . Jake . Piri and Tommy: meet the rising stars of pop . https://archive.today/20221108175213/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/piri-and-tommy-meet-the-rising-stars-of-pop-xbsjrwl8t . 8 November 2022 . The Times.
  3. Web site: The Daisy Adams Show w/ Piri and Tommy Villiers 27th October 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230213093946/https://www.mixcloud.com/reformradio/the-daisy-adams-show-w-piri-and-tommy-villiers-27th-october-2021/ . 13 February 2023 . 13 February 2023 . Reform Radio.
  4. Web site: 29 October 2021 . The Zoomer Embrace of Drum 'n' Bass . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230310111143/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/drum-n-bass-pinkpantheress-tiktok-column/ . 10 March 2023 . 10 March 2023 . Pitchfork.
  5. Web site: December 2021 . Piri and Tommy Villiers: ambition and reinvention from vibrant drum 'n' bass duo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209194257/https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/piri-and-tommy-villiers-soft-spot-tiktok-interview-2021-3108691 . 9 December 2022 . 15 January 2023 . NME.
  6. Web site: Plas . Joren Van der . 2023-01-20 . Nieuwe single MJ Cole - "Feel It" (feat. piri & tommy) . 2024-10-09 . Dansende Beren . nl-NL.
  7. 20 January 2023 . MJ Cole has joined forces with piri & tommy for new track, 'Feel It' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230307141558/https://readdork.com/news/mj-cole-has-joined-forces-with-piri-tommy-for-new-track-feel-it/ . 7 March 2023 . . 7 March 2023.
  8. Web site: The 10 best London anthems, according to MJ Cole . 2023-06-29 . dmy.co . en-GB.
  9. Web site: 23 January 2023 . Track Review: Feel It // MJ Cole and piri & tommy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123205907/https://www.indiependent.co.uk/track-review-feel-it-mj-cole-and-piri-tommy/ . 23 January 2023 . 24 January 2023 . Indiependent.co.uk.
  10. Web site: 11 January 2023 . piri & Tommy Reveal "Amicable" Break-Up . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115182951/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/piri-tommy-reveal-amicable-break-up/ . 15 January 2023 . 15 January 2023 . Clash.
  11. Web site: 20 September 2023 . Piri – Going Viral, Sustaining A Career in Music and Making OnlyFans Content . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016093708/https://open.spotify.com/episode/6oM9yoF8JlHxprs9CzRpje . 16 October 2023 . 11 October 2023 . Utopia Talks.
  12. 21 September 2022 . piri & tommy have announced their debut project, 'froge.mp3' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230304081850/https://readdork.com/news/piri-tommy-announce-debut-project-froge-mp3/ . 4 March 2023 . . 4 March 2023.
  13. Web site: BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Dance Party with Danny Howard, A very big Ibiza announcement . 2023-06-29 . BBC . en-GB.
  14. playlist is looking stunning! ft. @VintageCulture @IzzyBizu @mistajam @GlasgowKissMe @GorgonCity @Flirta_D @mjcole @piri_io_ @VilliersTommy @themcfinchy @billented1 @wearepunctual @MattSassari & our JAM HOT 'Hectic' by our fav @jodieharsh . capitaldance . 1618640028665528324 . 2023-06-29.
  15. Rita Ora, Kali Uchis, and Anderson Paak Shine In Wonderlist. 27 January 2023 . Wonderland Magazine. 8 June 2023.
  16. Web site: Perpetua . Matthew . 2023-01-27 . Fluxblog #405: Alison Goldfrapp • Piri & Tommy • Caroline Rose • Hank . 2023-07-08 . Fluxblog.
  17. Web site: Love Island 2023 soundtrack: What songs were on Love Island tonight? . 2024-10-20 . Capital . en.
  18. Web site: piri Singles and EPs discography. Spotify. 4 February 2023. 4 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204123745/https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DpmPt7gfAAq7WEx0E1X8s/discography/single. live.
  19. Tinea . 5 April 2023 . Taylor . Tinea . Radio broadcast . .
  20. Web site: Feel It – Credits . 29 June 2023 . Tidal.

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