This Is What It Feels Like


"This Is What It Feels Like" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It features vocals and lyrics from Canadian singer and songwriter, and former soulDecision frontman Trevor Guthrie. The song was released in the Netherlands by Armada Music as a digital download on 29 April 2013 as the second single from van Buuren's fifth studio album Intense. It became a top 10 hit in ten countries. In the Netherlands, the song peaked at number 3 on the Dutch Top 40. "This Is What It Feels Like" became van Buuren's first top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
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 neighbor who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. "This Is What It Feels Like" was nominated for the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. 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 onto YouTube on 17 March 2013. The video also has a guest appearance from Ron Jeremy. As of September 2017, it has received over 100 million views, making it the fifth most viewed video on Armada Music's YouTube channel.

Track listing

  1. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 3:25
  2. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 5:16
  3. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 6:16
  4. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 5:28
  5. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 5:44
  6. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 3:34
  7. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 6:38
  8. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 3:55
  9. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 3:12
  1. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 3:25
  2. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 5:16
  3. "This Is What It Feels Like" – 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" – 5:28

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Release history

Jason Benoit version

"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. His rendition reached number 46 on the Billboard Canada Country chart. It received positive reviews for Benoit's "strong vocal performance" was also included on the compilation album, Country Heat 2014.

Music video

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

Chart performance