This Feeling (The Chainsmokers song) explained

This Feeling
Cover:The Chainsmokers This Feeling.png
Type:single
Artist:The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini
Album:Sick Boy
Genre:Synth-pop[1]
Label:
Producer:The Chainsmokers[2]
Chronology:The Chainsmokers
Prev Title:Save Yourself
Prev Year:2018
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Next Year:2018

"This Feeling" is a song by The Chainsmokers featuring Kelsea Ballerini. Written by the Chainsmokers and Emily Warren, with production handled by former, it was released by Disruptor Records and Columbia Records on September 18, 2018, as the seventh single from the Chainsmokers' second studio album, Sick Boy. It is also featured on the deluxe edition of Ballerini's second studio album, Unapologetically.

Live performances

Kelsea Ballerini and The Chainsmokers debuted the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. They also performed the song on November 19, on the ESPN Monday Night Football Genesis Halftime Show between the Los Angeles Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[3] They also performed the song at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2018.[4]

Music video

A music video for "This Feeling" was released on November 12, 2018. The video features both The Chainsmokers and Ballerini participating in a motocross race while facing inner conflicts. The video ends with a mysterious shot of "multiple bikes laid out in what appears to be a crash with sirens blaring in the background".[5] [6]

Commercial performance

The song has sold 145,000 copies in the United States as of March 2019.[7] It has been certified double Platinum by the RIAA for over 2 million units in combined sales and streams.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018–2019)Peak
position
Australia Dance (ARIA)[8] 4
Croatia (HRT)[9] 38
France (SNEP)[10] 197
Greece International Digital Singles (IFPI)[11] 41
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 26
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[13] 5
Lithuania (AGATA)[14] 19
Malaysia (RIM)[15] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 23
Singapore (RIAS)[17] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 30

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[19] 29
Chart (2019)Position
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[20] 6
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 43

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Williams . Dave . Chainsmokers & Kelsea Ballerini - 'This Feeling' . . April 18, 2019 . September 20, 2018.
  2. Web site: Sick Boy The Chainsmokers - Download and listen to the album . February 2, 2019 . Qobuz.
  3. Web site: Chainsmokers to Play Halftime Show at Chiefs/Rams Game Tonight. EDM Sauce. November 19, 2018. November 20, 2018.
  4. Web site: Kelsea Ballerini & The Chainsmokers performance at VS Fashion Show. Hollywood Life. December 4, 2018.
  5. Web site: Ding . Sophie . 2018-11-12 . The Chainsmokers Race Against Their Demons in Intense ‘This Feeling’ Video: Watch . 2023-02-07 . Billboard . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2018-11-15 . The Chainsmokers debut fiery music video for ‘This Feeling’ . 2023-02-07 . We Rave You . en-US.
  7. News: TOP 30 Digital Country Singles: March 4, 2019. RoughStock. Matt . Bjorke . March 4, 2019 . March 15, 2019 .
  8. Web site: ARIA Dance Singles Chart – Week Commencing 5 November 2018. Australian Recording Industry Association. November 3, 2018.
  9. Web site: Croatia ARC TOP 100. HRT. October 15, 2018.
  10. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 39, 2018). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. October 19, 2018.
  11. Web site: Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 41/2018. IFPI Greece. October 22, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181022142716/http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html. October 22, 2018.
  12. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. October 20, 2018.
  13. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Overseas. Japanese. Billboard Japan. October 8, 2018. October 8, 2018.
  14. Web site: 2018 42-os SAVAITĖS (spalio 12-18 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100. lt. AGATA. October 19, 2018. June 3, 2021. October 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191009184512/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-4/. live.
  15. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles in Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. October 26, 2018.
  16. Web site: NZ Top 40 Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. October 22, 2018. October 19, 2018.
  17. Web site: Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming Chart Week 41. Recording Industry Association (Singapore). http://www.freezepage.com/1540881536HNGOEMRTYG?url=http://www.rias.org.sg/chart.pdf. October 30, 2018.
  18. Web site: Sverigetopplistan Sveriges Officiella Topplista . Sverigetopplistan . October 20, 2018.
  19. Web site: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs - Year-End 2018. Billboard. August 31, 2019.
  20. Web site: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.
  21. Web site: Pop Songs – Year-End 2019. Billboard. December 6, 2019.

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