"Feel This Moment" received generally positive reviews from music critics. According to the sheet music at, the song is written in common time with a tempo of 136 beats per minute. With the chord progression of Am-D-G-C-G/B, the song is written in the key of G major. James's best-selling erotic novel, 50 Shades of Grey, when he raps, "She read books, especially about red rooms and tie-ups." According to Jason Lipshut of Billboard, "Feel This Moment" is structured much like Pitbull's " Get It Started," which in turn featured Shakira. Set to a thumping club beat, the rapper spits, "Let's stop time and enjoy this moment," followed by Aguilera belting, "One day when my light is glowing, I'll be in my castle golden But until the gates are open, I just wanna feel this moment." Pitbull makes reference to E.L. The song is a dance-pop song about stopping to take a moment to appreciate life. It interpolates the hook from Norwegian synthpop band A-ha's famous 1985 hit " Take On Me," and the band members themselves, who wrote "Take On Me," received writing credits for "Feel This Moment." "Feel This Moment" was written by Nasri Atweh, Chantal Kreviazuk, Adam Messinger, Sir Nolan, DJ Buddha, Pitbull and Aguilera, while production was handled by Adam Messinger, Nasri Atweh, Sir Nolan and DJ Buddha. Problems playing this file? See media help. It was released as the fourth single from Global Warming. On top of that, when I say 'Feel this Moment' is basically, 'feel life, don't live life for a moment, live life for life, that is your moment.'" Composition Ī 22-second sample of "Feel This Moment," with Aguilera singing vocals in the chorus. "'Feel This Moment' is a special record, and to work with Christina Aguilera is an honor, a blessing, someone that I highly respected, as far as her talent, her voice, her range that she can take it, and I think 'Feel This Moment' is gonna be a great record, because it's got a very powerful sample and everybody's gonna dance too. Pitbull spoke about the collaboration with Aguilera in an interview, stating:
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A 1-minute, 37-second snippet of the track, leaked online on October 23, 2012, while the full track leaked on November 13, 2012. On October 16, 2012, Pitbull's official website gave a list of possible collaborators who were expected to appear on the album, with Christina Aguilera being one of them. The duo performed "Feel This Moment" on a number of occasions, including at the 2012 American Music Awards, 2013 Kids' Choice Awards, and the 2013 Billboard Music Awards in this last, Morten Harket himself, the lead-singer of A-ha, was featured as a guest star. At the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, the video was nominated for Best Collaboration. The clip garnered positive feedback, who praised Aguilera's new figure in it. The video was shot in a black and white scene, featuring several shots from Pitbull's Planet Pit World Tour and Aguilera with big curly hair. It garnered multiple certifications in many regions, including by the Australia and the United Kingdom.Īn accompanying music video for "Feel This Moment" was directed by David Rousseau and was released on March 15, 2013. Outside of the United States, "Feel This Moment" peaked within the top ten of the charts in many countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. "Feel This Moment" was a commercial success, peaking at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified quadruple platinum in October 2020. "Feel This Moment" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised Aguilera's appearance and the ”Take On Me” interpolation used on the song, and some of whom compared the song's theme to songs by Ludacris, David Guetta, Usher and Kesha. The song interpolates " Take On Me" by A-ha, written and composed by Morten Harket, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, and Magne Furuholmen. "Feel This Moment" was written by Nasri Atweh, Chantal Kreviazuk, Adam Messinger, Sir Nolan, DJ Buddha, Pitbull, and Aguilera, while production was handled by Adam Messinger, Sir Nolan, Nasri Atweh and DJ Buddha. It is a dance-pop number that talks about stopping to take a moment to appreciate life. 305, Polo Grounds Music and RCA Records Global Warming, which was released in 2012. The song was released on February 22, 2013, as the fourth single from the album by Mr. " Feel This Moment" is a song by the American rapper Pitbull, featuring American singer Christina Aguilera.
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