Feels Like Summer (Childish Gambino song) explained

Feels Like Summer
Cover:Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer.jpg
Type:Promotional single
Artist:Childish Gambino
Ep:Summer Pack and the album 3.15.20
Genre:R&B[1]
Length:
  • (EP version)
  • (album version)
Label:
  • Wolf+Rothstein
  • Liberator Music
  • RCA
Producer:
  • Glover
  • Göransson

"Feels Like Summer", also known as "42.26", is a song by American recording artist Childish Gambino. The song was released by Wolf+Rothstein, Liberator Music and RCA Records on July 11, 2018.[2] It was written and produced by Gambino and his longtime collaborator Ludwig Göransson. The song was made available for digital download and streaming along with "Summertime Magic" as a part of the extended play Summer Pack.[3] It is featured on the FIFA 19 soundtrack.[4] It later appeared on his fourth album, 3.15.20, under the title "42.26".[5] The song received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[6]

Music video

A music video for "Feels Like Summer" was released on September 1, 2018. It was directed by Glover, Ivan Dixon and Greg Sharp.[7] In the animated video, Gambino walks calmly through a neighborhood watching all of his neighbors playing during the summer as well as stopping to have dream sequences. The neighbors are all famous rappers or modern black figures that consist of (in order and group):[8] [9] [10]

The large amount of celebrities featured in the music video is juxtaposed against the environmentally-focused lyrics of the song, a contrast seen by some as deliberate; the video distracts from the song, in similar fashion to how some are so focused on celebrities and their personal lives that they forget more pressing issues in the world, such as climate change.[11] This is not too dissimilar from the music video to Gambino's earlier 2018 hit, ‘This Is America’, where Gambino and a crew of backup dancers perform distracting, choreographed dances while the background of the video and lyrics to the song are loaded with political commentary and carnage.

A follow-up video shows the animated Gambino walking into his house (which seems to partially resemble, or at least invoke, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood) and taking off his shoes to a new pair of Adidas. This was used to announce Glover's role as an ambassador and "brand co-creator" for the corporation.

Covers

French musician Sébastien Tellier released a cover of "Feels Like Summer" on July 2, 2020, exclusively for the French streaming service Deezer.[12] [13]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[14]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[16] 79
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[17] 9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 25

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Childish Gambino Has Dropped 'Summer Pack' To Soundtrack The Heatwave. Esquire. Ovenden. Olivia. July 11, 2018. July 12, 2018.
  2. Web site: Childish Gambino Releases Two-Tune 'Summer Pack' EP. Grammys. Merrill. Philip. July 11, 2018. July 12, 2018.
  3. News: Aswad. Jem. July 11, 2018. Childish Gambino Drops Two New Summer-Themed Songs (Listen). Variety. July 12, 2018.
  4. Web site: FIFA 19 SOUNDTRACK, FEATURING CHILDISH GAMBINO, GORILLAZ, LOGIC, AND MORE. EA. December 8, 2018.
  5. Web site: 03.15.20 by Childish Gambino. Apple Music. March 22, 2020.
  6. Web site: 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards. 2018-12-06. GRAMMY.com. en. 2018-12-14.
  7. Web site: Childish Gambino Drops New 'Feels Like Summer' Animated Video. Lewis. Philip. September 2, 2018. Complex. September 2, 2018.
  8. Web site: Childish Gambino's Feels Like Summer video: All the cameos, from Drake to Kanye West and Michelle Obama. Independent. O'Connor. Roisin. September 2, 2018. September 2, 2018.
  9. Web site: all the cameos in childish gambino's new rapper-filled 'feels like summer' music video. MTV. Beach. Alex. September 3, 2018. September 3, 2018.
  10. Web site: All 62 Cameos in Childish Gambino's New 'Feels Like Summer' Video, Identified. Dessem . Matthew . Wickman . Forrest . . September 4, 2018 . September 4, 2018 .
  11. Web site: We tried to explain all the celebrity cameos in Childish Gambino's 'Feels Like Summer' video. . 4 September 2018. 8 August 2020.
  12. Web site: Sébastien Tellier : Feels Like Summer - Souvenirs d'été - Musique en streaming - À écouter sur Deezer. Deezer. 2 July 2020 . July 3, 2020.
  13. Tellier . Sebastien . Sebastien Tellier . SebTellier . 1278733062084481024 . July 2, 2020 . Découvrez ma reprise de "Feels Like Summer" de Childish Gambino exclusivement sur @DeezerFR pour #SouvenirsDÉté ! ✌️☀️ https://t.co/i7VGXbT2iS https://t.co/ExzBk09Za1 . fr . July 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200702170627/https://twitter.com/SebTellier/status/1278733062084481024 . July 2, 2020 . live.
  14. Web site: Summer Pack / Childish Gambino TIDAL. Tidal. 10 July 2018 . July 12, 2018.
  15. Colgrave . Felix . Felix Colgrave . FelixColgrave . 1036421373747318784 . September 2, 2018 . Check out the new MV I worked on for Childish Gambino! I did all the storyboards, and most of the animatic. I was also part of the anim crew, and did all of these hand-drawn shadow fx in the choruses! Directed by @IvanRDixon, made by a lot of cool friends https://t.co/nwTggZrbvY https://t.co/OGBHB8Hd4o . en . July 12, 2021.
  16. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #490. auspOp. September 15, 2018. September 15, 2018. January 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190123063251/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/9/aria-chart-watch-490/. dead.
  17. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. September 17, 2018. September 14, 2018.
  18. Childish Gambino Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs). Billboard. September 10, 2018.
  19. Web site: Feels Like Summer – Single. iTunes Store. 11 July 2018 . July 11, 2018.
  20. Web site: Summer Pack – Single. iTunes Store. 11 July 2018 . July 11, 2018.

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