the feeling Lyrics

"the feeling" is the lead single from Steve Lacy's third album, Oh yeah? — the first piece of a record he has framed as the product of four years of self-discovery, a period when, as he has put it, he felt more at home in unfamiliar places than in the comfort of his own surroundings. As the album's opening single, it carries that reintroduction.

A detailed, line-by-line reading of "the feeling" is not yet documented from reliable sources, so rather than guess at specifics we will publish a full interpretation once the verified lyrics are on this page. What is confirmed is its context: released on 5 June 2026 with a video directed by Matt Castellanos, ahead of an album featuring Erykah Badu, SZA and Cecile Believe.

"the feeling" was released on 5 June 2026 as the first single from Oh yeah?, an album Steve Lacy has said was crafted over roughly four years. Its official music video was directed by Matt Castellanos.

The wider album features guest appearances from Erykah Badu, SZA and Cecile Believe, and was previewed further by the single "is it cool?", a collaboration with SZA.

"the feeling" marked Steve Lacy's return after Gemini Rights, the 2022 album that turned him from a respected cult figure into a mainstream name on the back of the number-one single "Bad Habit" and a Grammy win. A lead single after that kind of breakthrough carries real weight, and this one opened a deliberately personal record.

By framing Oh yeah? around four years of self-discovery and lining up collaborators like Erykah Badu and SZA, Lacy signalled a continued commitment to the loose, genre-blurring approach that set him apart — R&B and soul touched by rock, funk and indie, built around his guitar.

"the feeling" is a song by Steve Lacy, released on 5 June 2026 as the lead single from his third studio album, Oh yeah?

The album was released on 17 July 2026 through RCA Records and features guest appearances from Erykah Badu, SZA and Cecile Believe. A second single, "is it cool?" with SZA, followed.