It was released on 15 June 2017 through Sony Music as the fourth single from his fifth studio album Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 (2017).
"Feels" has reached number one in Belgium, France, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Poland and the United Kingdom, the top 10 in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Malaysia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland, and the top 20 in Italy, Sweden, and the United States.
"Feels" is a ska and disco-funk song containing elements of dance-hall, hip hop and electronica.
Andy Cush of Spin called the song a little flimsy, but an unimpeachable groove.
Brent Faulkner from The Musical Hype said the song is under-cooked, leaving more to be desired, adding that it's "the type of record that is pleasing more because of the sound than the lyricism."