This Is What It Feels Like

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"This Is What It Feels Like"
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Single by Armin van Buuren featuring Trevor Guthrie
from the album Intense
Released1 January 2013
Recorded2012
Studio Armada Studios, Amsterdam
Genre
Length
  • 3:25 (radio edit)
  • 5:20 (original mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Armin van Buuren
  • Benno de Goeij
  • Jenson Vaughan
Armin van Buuren singles chronology
"D# Fat"
(2013)		"This Is What It Feels Like"
(2013)		"Beautiful Life"
(2013)
Trevor Guthrie singles chronology
"This Is What It Feels Like"
(2013)		"Soundwave"
(2014)

"This Is What It Feels Like" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren, featuring Canadian singer, songwriter and former soulDecision frontman Trevor Guthrie, released in the Netherlands by Armada Music on 1 January 2013 as the second single from van Buuren's fifth studio album, Intense (2013).

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"This Is What It Feels Like" peaked at number three on the Dutch Top 40. Outside the Netherlands, "This Is What It Feels Like" peaked within the top ten of the charts in ten countries, including Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Israel and the United Kingdom.

The song was written by Armin van Buuren, Benno de Goeij, Jenson Vaughan, Trevor Guthrie and John Ewbank. Van Buuren wrote the instrumental with de Goeij and Ewbank in 2012. Trevor Guthrie wrote the lyrics with Jenson Vaughan, and it was inspired by Guthrie's neighbour who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. [1] "This Is What It Feels Like" was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. [2] The song was featured in the intro for a 2019 episode of America's Got Talent .

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "This is What It Feels Like" was first released on YouTube on 17 March 2013. [3] The video also features a guest appearance by American porn actor Ron Jeremy.

Track listing

  1. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 3:25
  2. "This Is What It Feels Like" (extended mix) – 5:16
  3. "This Is What It Feels Like" (W&W remix) – 6:16
  4. "This Is What It Feels Like" (David Guetta remix) – 5:28
  5. "This Is What It Feels Like" (Antillas and Dankann remix) – 5:44
  6. "This Is What It Feels Like" (Antillas and Dankann radio edit) – 3:34
  7. "This Is What It Feels Like" (Giuseppe Ottaviani remix) – 6:38
  8. "This Is What It Feels Like" (Giuseppe Ottaviani radio edit) – 3:55
  9. "This Is What It Feels Like" (John Ewbank classical remix) – 3:12
  1. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 3:25
  2. "This Is What It Feels Like" (extended mix) – 5:16
  3. "This Is What It Feels Like" (W&W remix) – 6:16
  4. "Waiting for the Night" – 3:03
  1. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 3:25
  2. "This Is What It Feels Like" (David Guetta remix) – 5:28
  1. "This Is What It Feels Like" (Maddix remix) – 3:50
  2. "This Is What It Feels Like" (Maddix extended mix) – 4:50

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [55] Platinum70,000^
Belgium (BEA) [56] Gold15,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [57] 3× Platinum189,000 [58]
Germany (BVMI) [59] Gold150,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [60] Platinum30,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI) [61] 2× Platinum40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [62] Platinum600,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Netherlands29 April 2013 [63] Digital download Armada
United Kingdom3 May 2013 [64]
6 May 2013 CD single
Germany31 May 2013

Jason Benoit version

"This Is What It Feels Like"
Single by Jason Benoit
Released10 September 2013 (2013-09-10)
Genre Country
Length3:47
Label Sky Hit
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Brandon DeMarco
  • Dave Thompson
Jason Benoit singles chronology
"This Is What It Feels Like"
(2013)		"Crazy Kinda Love"
(2014)

"This Is What It Feels Like" was covered by Canadian country music artist Jason Benoit and released through Sky Hit Records, under license to Sony Music Canada, as Benoit's debut single on 10 September 2013. [65] His rendition reached number 46 on the Billboard Canada Country chart. [66] It received positive reviews for Benoit's "strong vocal performance" [67] was also included on the compilation album, Country Heat 2014. [68]

Music video

An official lyric video was uploaded to Benoit's Vevo channel on 4 October 2013. [69]

Chart performance

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Canada Country ( Billboard ) [70] 46

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