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This article is about the song. For the video album, see Jennifer Lopez: Feelin’ So Good.

“Feelin’ So Good” is a song by American singer Jennifer Lopez featuring rappers Big Pun and Fat Joe, recorded for her debut studio album, On the 6 (1999). A midtempo R&B and hip hop song, it was written by Lopez, Cory Rooney, Sean “Puffy” Combs, Steven Standard, George Logios, Christopher Rios and Joseph Cartagena, and produced by Combs. The song contains a sample of Strafe‘s 1984 single “Set It Off”. It was released by Work and Epic on January 25, 2000, as the fourth single from On the 6.

“Feelin’ So Good” received positive reviews from music critics, with reviewers highlighting Combs’s production and the song’s more overtly R&B- and hip hop-oriented sound in comparison to Lopez’s earlier singles. Commercially, it reached number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100, while peaking within the top 20 in several international markets, including Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. The song’s promotion coincided with the death of Big Pun in February 2000; its Paul Hunter-directed music video was later described as a tribute to the rapper and an homage to Lopez’s Bronx upbringing.

Background and composition

With On the 6, Jennifer Lopez said she wanted to establish a sound that reflected both her influences and her upbringing. In a 1999 interview with the Los Angeles Times, she said she entered the studio wanting to combine pop music with Latin, R&B and urban influences, and noted that the album’s title referred to the subway line she rode from the Bronx into Manhattan.[2] Discussing “Feelin’ So Good”, Lopez said Sean Combs had given her the “set-it-off track” after executive producer Cory Rooney got in touch with him.[2] She described the song as a look back at her life in the Bronx after high school, recalling a time when “you don’t have a care in the world”, and said she wrote it during a difficult point in the album sessions, when she had to remind herself that making music was what she had “always wanted”.[2]

A midtempo R&B and hip hop song, “Feelin’ So Good” was written by Lopez, Rooney, Christopher Rios, Joseph Cartagena, Combs, Steven Standard and George Logios, with Combs producing the track.[3] It features guest verses from Big Pun and Fat Joe and contains a sample of Strafe‘s 1984 single “Set It Off”.[3] Lopez recorded the song at Daddy’s House Recording Studios and Sony Music Studios in New York City; Jim Janik edited it and Prince Charles Alexander mixed it.[3]

Release

“Feelin’ So Good” was serviced by Work and Epic in the United States on January 25, 2000.[4] During March and April 2000, Music & Media recorded playlist additions for the single at radio stations across Europe, including outlets in Spain and Germany, reflecting its broader international rollout.[5][6]

The single’s promotion coincided with the death of featured rapper Big Pun in February 2000. In its obituary of Pun, the Los Angeles Times reported that he appeared on Lopez’s “new single” and had been scheduled to perform with Lopez and Fat Joe on Saturday Night Live, but withdrew after feeling unwell.[7] Lopez told MTV News that Pun had been “a source of pride for the Latin community” and said that “we will miss him terribly”.[8]

Critical reception

In a review of On the 6, Richard Torres of Newsday wrote that Sean “Puffy” Combs showed “a deft studio touch” on “Feelin’ So Good”, adding that Lopez performed well on a track he felt was “tailor-made for the talents of Mary J. Blige“.[9]

Reviewing the single for Billboard, Chuck Taylor wrote that it “abruptly changes gears” from Lopez’s earlier releases, describing it as “less Latin, more R&B-coated”. He added that the song was “pumped with enough bass to bend steel” and singled out its “sunny chorus” as one of its commercial strengths.[10]

In a 2019 retrospective on On the 6, Billboard described “Feelin’ So Good” as the album’s “most heavily hip-hop-indebted song”.[11]

Promotion

Music video

The music video for “Feelin’ So Good” was directed by Paul Hunter.[12] In a retrospective ranking of Lopez’s videos, Remezcla wrote that the clip “became a tribute to the late Big Pun” and “an homage to J.Lo’s life in her Bronx neighborhood before she became famous”; the publication also noted a cameo by Lopez’s mother.[12] Vogue similarly described “Feelin’ So Good” as “another anthem to the Bronx”, highlighting Lopez’s black puffer jacket, jeans and Timberland boots, as well as a shopping sequence in the video.[13] Writing in The New Yorker in 2024, Lauren Michele Jackson cited “Feelin’ So Good” as one of the strongest examples of Lopez’s Bronx-rooted video work, and wrote that her performance in the clip recalled the influence of Janet Jackson.[14]

Live performances

Lopez promoted “Feelin’ So Good” with a performance at the 2000 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.[15] She also appeared as the musical guest on the February 5, 2000 episode of Saturday Night Live.[16] Writing shortly after Big Pun‘s death, the Los Angeles Times reported that he had been scheduled to join Lopez and Fat Joe for the Saturday Night Live performance, but withdrew after feeling unwell.[17]

Formats and track listings

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States[51] January 25, 2000 Urban radio
Germany[52] March 20, 2000 CD single Columbia
United States[53] May 2, 2000 Epic

See also

References

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