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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
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| genre = [[Psychedelic rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Craig |last= Shutko |title= Tame Impala: Sasquatch Stage, George WA, May 25 |date= 27 May 2015 |magazine= [[Exclaim!]] |url= http://exclaim.ca/music/article/tame_impala-sasquatch_stage_george_wa_may_25 |access-date= 20 July 2016}}</ref>
| genre = [[Psychedelic rock]],<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Craig |last= Shutko |title= Tame Impala: Sasquatch Stage, George WA, May 25 |date= 27 May 2015 |magazine= [[Exclaim!]] |url= http://exclaim.ca/music/article/tame_impala-sasquatch_stage_george_wa_may_25 |access-date= 20 July 2016}}</ref> [[psychedelic pop]], [[neo-psychedelia]]
| length = 3:12
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| label = [[Modular Recordings|Modular]]
| label = [[Modular Recordings|Modular]]
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"'''Feels Like We Only Go Backwards'''" is a song by Australian [[psychedelic rock]] band [[Tame Impala]]. It is the seventh track on their 2012 album ''[[Lonerism]]'', and was released as its second single on 1 October 2012. The single features artwork from Australian artist [[Leif Podhajsky]], who also created the artwork for their first album, ''[[Innerspeaker]]''. In an interview with [[Rick Rubin]] on the podcast Broken Record, Kevin Parker said he wrote "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" after being inspired by "[[Teen Dream|Walk in the Park]]" by [[Beach House]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/|title=Broken Record|website=Broken Record}}</ref>
"'''Feels Like We Only Go Backwards'''" is a song by Australian [[psychedelic rock]] band [[Tame Impala]]. It is the seventh track on their 2012 album ''[[Lonerism]]'', and was released as its second single on 1 October 2012. The single features artwork from Australian artist [[Leif Podhajsky]], who also created the artwork for their first album, ''[[Innerspeaker]]''. In an interview with [[Rick Rubin]] on the podcast ''Broken Record'', Kevin Parker said he wrote "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" after being inspired by "[[Teen Dream|Walk in the Park]]" by [[Beach House]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/|title=Broken Record|website=Broken Record}}</ref>


At the 2013 [[West Australian Music Industry Awards]], the song won Single of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/tame-impala-boost-trophy-cabinet-scoop-2013-wam-awards/|title=Tame Impala Boost Trophy Cabinet, Scoop 2013 WAM Awards|website=tonedeaf|date=8 November 2013|access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wam.org.au/591/|title=WAM Award Winners 2013|website=WAM|date=February 2014|access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>
At the 2013 [[West Australian Music Industry Awards]], the song won Single of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/tame-impala-boost-trophy-cabinet-scoop-2013-wam-awards/|title=Tame Impala Boost Trophy Cabinet, Scoop 2013 WAM Awards|website=tonedeaf|date=8 November 2013|access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wam.org.au/591/|title=WAM Award Winners 2013|website=WAM|date=February 2014|access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref>


==Music video==
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Joseph Pelling and Becky Sloan,<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wycjnCCgUes|title=YouTube - Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beckyandjoes.com/tame-impala|title=Tame Impala|website=BECKY AND JOE}}</ref> best known as creators of [[Don't Hug Me I'm Scared]] [[web series]]. The music video consists of [[psychedelia|psychedelic]] [[visual arts|visuals]] [[animated]] using [[clay animation|clay]].
The music video was directed by Joseph Pelling and Becky Sloan,<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wycjnCCgUes|title=YouTube - Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards|via=YouTube|access-date=12 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beckyandjoes.com/tame-impala|title=Tame Impala|website=Becky and Joe}}</ref> best known as creators of ''[[Don't Hug Me I'm Scared]]'' [[web series]]. The music video consists of [[psychedelia|psychedelic]] [[clay animation]].


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
The song was voted on many year end best of lists in 2012. Pitchfork named it the 7th best song of 2012, and said of the track; "it will blow your brain back to its most purely joyous and least cynical recesses."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9015-the-top-100-tracks-of-2012/?page=10|title=The Top 100 Tracks of 2012 - Page 10|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> The same website also ranked it #192 on their list of the 200 best songs of the 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-songs-of-the-2010s/|title=The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> It placed ninth on the [[Triple J Hottest 100]] of 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/12/countdown/9.htm|title=#9: Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards &#124; Hottest 100 - 2012 &#124; triple j|date=January 26, 2012|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
The song was voted on many year end best of lists in 2012. Pitchfork named it the 7th best song of 2012, and said of the track; "it will blow your brain back to its most purely joyous and least cynical recesses."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9015-the-top-100-tracks-of-2012/?page=10|title=The Top 100 Tracks of 2012 - Page 10|website=Pitchfork|date=17 December 2012 }}</ref> The same website also ranked it #192 on their list of the 200 best songs of the 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-songs-of-the-2010s/|title=The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s|website=Pitchfork|date=7 October 2019 }}</ref> It placed ninth on the [[Triple J Hottest 100]] of 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/12/countdown/9.htm|title=#9: Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards &#124; Hottest 100 - 2012 &#124; triple j|date=January 26, 2012|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>


==Usage in media==
==Usage in media==
"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" was used in the promotion of [[Via X]]'s Chilean TV program ''Moov''.<ref>{{YouTube|UMmFjTeysQc}}</ref>
"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" was used in the promotion of [[Via X]]'s Chilean TV program ''Moov''.<ref>{{YouTube|UMmFjTeysQc}}</ref>


The Irish sports podcast [[Second Captains]] used the song as the theme music for its [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] coverage.
The Irish sports podcast ''[[Second Captains]]'' used the song as the theme music for its [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] coverage.


The collaboration version of the song (with [[Kendrick Lamar]]) was featured in the movie ''[[Divergent (film)|Divergent]]''.
The collaboration version of the song (with [[Kendrick Lamar]]) was featured in the movie ''[[Divergent (film)|Divergent]]''.

The song was used in the Netflix show [[The Imperfects]].

The song plays over the credits of the film [[Shimmer Lake]], which features a narrative told in reverse.


==Charts==
==Charts==
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{{Single chart|Flanders Tip|67|artist=Tame Impala|song=Feels Like We Only Go Backwards|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 December 2014}}
{{Single chart|Flanders Tip|67|artist=Tame Impala|song=Feels Like We Only Go Backwards|rowheader=true|accessdate=22 December 2014}}
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Top}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|artist=Tame Impala|title='Cause I'm a Man|award=Platinum|relyear=2012|certyear=2020|accessdate=26 April 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Australia|artist=Tame Impala|title=Feels Like We Only Go Backwards|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2012|certyear=2024|access-date=11 August 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2012|certyear=2020|type=single|award=Silver|artist=Tame Impala|title=Feels Like We Only Go Backwards|accessdate=22 May 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Brazil|artist=Tame Impala|title=Feels Like We Only Go Backwards|award=Platinum|relyear=2012|certyear=2024|access-date=14 July 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Tame Impala|title=Feels Like We Only Go Backwards|award=Gold|type=single|digital=true|relyear=2012|certyear=2020|accessdate=May 22, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2012|certyear=2023|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Tame Impala|title=Feels Like We Only Go Backwards|access-date=27 October 2023|id=16403-3868-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Tame Impala|title=Feels Like We Only Go Backwards|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2022|access-date=15 October 2022}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true|noshipments=true}}


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[[Category:Songs written by Kevin Parker (musician)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Kevin Parker (musician)]]
[[Category:Tame Impala songs]]
[[Category:Tame Impala songs]]
[[Category:Songs involved in plagiarism controversies]]
[[Category:Animated music videos]]
[[Category:Animated music videos]]

Latest revision as of 20:32, 11 August 2024

"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"
Single by Tame Impala
from the album Lonerism
Released1 October 2012
GenrePsychedelic rock,[1] psychedelic pop, neo-psychedelia
Length3:12
LabelModular
Songwriter(s)Kevin Parker
Producer(s)Kevin Parker
Tame Impala singles chronology
"Elephant"
(2012) 		"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"
(2012) 		"Mind Mischief"
(2013)

"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" is a song by Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala. It is the seventh track on their 2012 album Lonerism, and was released as its second single on 1 October 2012. The single features artwork from Australian artist Leif Podhajsky, who also created the artwork for their first album, Innerspeaker. In an interview with Rick Rubin on the podcast Broken Record, Kevin Parker said he wrote "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" after being inspired by "Walk in the Park" by Beach House.[2]

At the 2013 West Australian Music Industry Awards, the song won Single of the Year.[3][4]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Joseph Pelling and Becky Sloan,[5][6] best known as creators of Don't Hug Me I'm Scared web series. The music video consists of psychedelic clay animation.

Critical reception

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The song was voted on many year end best of lists in 2012. Pitchfork named it the 7th best song of 2012, and said of the track; "it will blow your brain back to its most purely joyous and least cynical recesses."[7] The same website also ranked it #192 on their list of the 200 best songs of the 2010s.[8] It placed ninth on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2012.[9]

Usage in media

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"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" was used in the promotion of Via X's Chilean TV program Moov.[10]

The Irish sports podcast Second Captains used the song as the theme music for its 2014 FIFA World Cup coverage.

The collaboration version of the song (with Kendrick Lamar) was featured in the movie Divergent.

The song was used in the Netflix show The Imperfects.

The song plays over the credits of the film Shimmer Lake, which features a narrative told in reverse.

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[11] 67
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[12] 37

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[14] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[15] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Shutko, Craig (27 May 2015). "Tame Impala: Sasquatch Stage, George WA, May 25". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Broken Record". Broken Record.
  3. ^ "Tame Impala Boost Trophy Cabinet, Scoop 2013 WAM Awards". tonedeaf. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ "WAM Award Winners 2013". WAM. February 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. ^ "YouTube - Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards". Retrieved 12 March 2014 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Tame Impala". Becky and Joe.
  7. ^ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2012 - Page 10". Pitchfork. 17 December 2012.
  8. ^ "The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s". Pitchfork. 7 October 2019.
  9. ^ "#9: Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards | Hottest 100 - 2012 | triple j". www.abc.net.au. 26 January 2012.
  10. ^ Video on YouTube
  11. ^ "Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Tame Impala Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  13. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  15. ^ "British single certifications – Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  16. ^ "American single certifications – Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
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