Feel It (MJ Cole song)

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"Feel It"
Single by MJ Cole featuring Piri & Tommy Villiers
from the album Froge.mp3
Released20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
GenreUK garage
Length3:12
Label892
Songwriter(s)
  • MJ Cole
  • Piri
  • Tommy Villiers
Producer(s)
  • MJ Cole
  • Tommy Villiers
MJ Cole singles chronology
"You Got Me"
(2022) 		"Feel It"
(2023)
Piri & Tommy Villiers singles chronology
"Soft Spot"
(2021) 		"Feel It"
(2023) 		"Updown"
(2023)

"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 received positive reception.

Background and composition[edit]

Piri met Tommy Villiers in 2020,[1] after matching on Tinder, finding his band on Twitter, finding his Instagram account,[2] and asking him if she could "shoot [her] shot",[3] in that order.[2] He produced Piri's first two singles, "It's a Match" and "Soft Spot".[4] The latter went viral on TikTok and Spotify,[5] prompting EMI to sign them, and re-release "Soft Spot"[6] under the name "Piri & Tommy Villiers",[7] along with a remix from MJ Cole.[8] The following year, they visited Cole's studio, and recorded "Feel It".[9] On 11 January 2023, Clash reported that McBurnie and Villiers had split up, but remained friends, would release previously recorded music, and planned to work together in the future.[10]

On 20 January, the pair released "Feel It" with MJ Cole on 892 Recordings,[11] Cole's own label;[12] the song has been described as "UK garage-oriented",[13] and contains a guitar solo from Villiers.[14] Despite the fact that they had been releasing music for two years, "Feel It" was Piri and Villiers' first song to be recorded in a studio, as they had previously recorded everything in their bedrooms.[9] The song premiered on Radio 1's Dance Party with Danny Howard,[15] and made the Capital Dance playlist.[16] On 13 February 2023, the song was used in a series nine broadcast of Love Island.[17]

Critical reception[edit]

Scoope described the song as "a sugary, bouncy 2-step roller with an edgy hyper-pop appeal",[18] while Indiependent.co.uk described it as a "colli[sion of] old school and new school garage [where] the 2-step beat skitters over piri's light-hearted vocal-lines "keep it up, I know I'll be catching feelings / I can't stop, give me something cos I need it"".[13] Wonderland Magazine described Piri's voice as "angelic",[19] while Matthew Perpetua used his Fluxblog to note that "Piri sings in a tone so relaxed and low-key that it neutralizes the frantic quality of jungle and garage bpms without compromising the velocity of the music", and that this was "like lying down or lounging in a very comfy chair inside a vehicle that's zooming ahead – you can sense the movement but you're just chilling within it"; he also noted that [i]n most respects it feels like most everything else the duo has done", but that Cole brought "a different sort of color to the mix, which contrasts nicely with Piri's voice", and that this felt "literal" to him, describing it as "the musical equivalent of someone showing up with a cool lighting rig and changing the ambiance around something that maintains its form" [sic].[20]

Track listing[edit]

Digital single[11]

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

MJ's VIP Mix (Bandcamp version)[21]

  1. "Feel It" (MJ's VIP Mix) – 4:56

MJ's VIP Mix[11]

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

Personnel and credits[edit]

Recording locations

Personnel

  • Piri – vocals[22]
  • Tommy Villiers – production,[22] guitarist[13]
  • MJ Cole – production[22]
  • Stan Kybert – mixing[22]

Release history[edit]

Release history for "Feel It"
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 20 January 2023
Original version 892 Recordings [11]
6 April 2023 Digital download MJ's VIP Mix [11]
19 May 2023 Streaming MJ's VIP Mix [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Helm, Jake. "Piri and Tommy: meet the rising stars of pop". The Times. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b MistaJam. 8 June 2022. Capital Dance.
  3. ^ "Radio 1's Dance Party with Danny Howard, MK & Paul Woolford Hottest Record". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ "piri". Spotify. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021.
  5. ^ "The Zoomer Embrace of Drum 'n' Bass". Pitchfork. 29 October 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Piri and Tommy Villiers: ambition and reinvention from vibrant drum 'n' bass duo". NME. December 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ^ "piri, Tommy Villiers - Soft Spot Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. ^ "The best tracks of the year 2021 so far - October". Mixmag. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  9. ^ a b c Tinea. 5 April 2023. Kiss.
  10. ^ "piri & Tommy Reveal "Amicable" Break-Up". Clash. 11 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  11. ^ a b c d e f "piri Singles and EPs discography". Spotify. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  12. ^ "The 10 best London anthems, according to MJ Cole". dmy.co. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  13. ^ a b c "Track Review: Feel It // MJ Cole and piri & tommy". Indiependent.co.uk. 23 January 2023. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  14. ^ "MJ Cole has joined forces with piri & tommy for new track, 'Feel It'". Dork. 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  15. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Dance Party with Danny Howard, A very big Ibiza announcement". BBC. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  16. ^ @capitaldance (January 26, 2023). "🆕 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 🤩" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-06-29 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Love Island Winter 2023 soundtrack: What songs were on Love Island tonight?". Popbuzz.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  18. ^ admin (2023-01-26). "MJ Cole, Piri and Tommy Villiers Share Sugary Single "Feel It"". Scoope. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  19. ^ "Rita Ora, Kali Uchis, and Anderson Paak Shine In Wonderlist". Wonderland Magazine. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  20. ^ Perpetua, Matthew (2023-01-27). "Fluxblog #405: Alison Goldfrapp • Piri & Tommy • Caroline Rose • Hank". Fluxblog. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  21. ^ "Feel It - MJ's VIP MIX | MJ Cole feat. Piri and Tommy Villiers | MJ Cole". Bandcamp. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  22. ^ a b c d "Feel It – Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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