Feels Like Summer (Childish Gambino song)


"Feels Like Summer" 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. 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. It is featured on the FIFA 19 soundtrack. It later appeared on his fourth album 3.15.20 under the title "42.26". The song received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Song at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

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. 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 :
Animator Andrew Onorato claimed on Instagram that an animated rendition of comedian Eric Andre was supposed to appear: "Initially was meant to be walking alongside the entire video but we must have had the layer turned off when we rendered it out." He posted a still image revealing that Andre would have worn a greenscreen bodysuit with a bird perched on his shoulder, a costume he notably wears during the "Bird Up!" segments of The Eric Andre Show.
A follow-up video shows the animated Gambino walking into his house 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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.

Certifications

Release history