"Feel It Still" | ||||
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Single by Portugal. The Man | ||||
from the album Woodstock | ||||
B-side | "Is It Coming" | |||
Released | March 3, 2017 | |||
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Length | 2:43 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
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"Feel It Still" on YouTube |
"Feel It Still" is a song by American rock band Portugal. The Man. The song draws on the melody from the Marvelettes' 1961 hit "Please Mr. Postman";[4][5] written by the band along with producers John Hill and Asa Taccone, "Feel It Still" also includes a credit for Motown songwriter Brian Holland. It serves as the second single and first radio single off their eighth studio album, Woodstock. The song reached number one on the US Alternative Songs, Mexican and Russian Tophit airplay chart. It was also their first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming a sleeper hit, as it took eight months to peak at number four in November 2017.
The track reached the top 10 in 18 countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
In January 2018, the song won the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, the latest group to win the award as of 2024.
"Feel It Still" reaches back to the frantic mod sweat of vintage Detroit soul...
Then there's the song itself, which bears a certain resemblance to the old Marvelettes song "Please Mr. Postman." And while Portugal. The Man certainly didn't try to pull one over on anybody, and even warned its team about the similarities between the two songs, the band explains why it had to get lawyers involved.