Make Me Feel by Janelle Monáe Song Info
“Make Me Feel” is the lead single from Janelle Monáe’s third studio album Dirty Computer. The song was premiered by Zane Lowe on his Beats 1 radio show. Regarding the track, Monae told Lowe: "I actually had this title on this concept before my first album The ArchAndroid, and it scared me because a lot of the things that I knew that I needed to say were very deep, very personal, from the heart. You know, this is an extremely vulnerable album and it took me a while to make it because I’m a self editor." The song is vaguely reminiscent of “Kiss” by the late Prince who was both a friend to and a heavy influence on Janelle, appearing on her previous album The Electric Lady. Janelle also told The Guardian Prince was helping her with this album prior to his death. A music video for the song was released the same day as the single. The song was an instant critical darling, with Pitchfork naming it a “Best New Track” mere hours after its release.
