This Is How I Feel

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This Is How I Feel
Studio album by Tank
Released	May 8, 2012
Length	39:55
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Tank (exec.) Christopher Umana The Composer Danja Patrick Hayes Eric Hudson Invisible J-Kits Kevin McCall Rex Rideout T-Minus Troy Taylor
Tank chronology
Now or Never (2010) This Is How I Feel (2012) Stronger (2014)
Singles from This Is How I Feel
"Compliments" Released: October 17, 2011 "Next Breath" Released: January 3, 2012

This is How I Feel is the fifth studio album by the R&B singer Tank. It was released by Atlantic Records on May 8, 2012.^[1]

Singles

The album first single "Compliments" was released on October 17, 2011.^[2] It features Kris Stephens, and on the album version it fellow rapper T.I. The second single "Next Breath" was released on January 3, 2012.^[3]

Critical response

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
PopMatters	[5]

David Jeffries of AllMusic wrote that "Long a cross between Brian McKnight and R. Kelly, R&B's smooth – but chiseled – operator Tank tips the scales toward the [Kelly] side on his 2012 release, filling the album with dreamy, lush productions and 'adults-only' lyrics that sometimes reach the level of 'shameful adults only'."^[4] PopMatters editor David Amidon found that This Is How I Feel "clocks in as Tank’s shortest project yet at just ten tracks and 40 minutes, but somehow it still manages to be something of a trial to get through [...] If you’re just an unabashed fan of male R&B vocals, or the sight of Tank’s pecs on the cover has some sort of brainwashing effect on you, This Is How I Feel might be worth a few cursory spins on Spotify or what have you, but otherwise this is a release that will come and go with very little fanfare."^[5]

Chart performance

This Is How I Feel sold 30,000 copies in its first week of release.^[6]

Track listing

This Is How I Feel – Physical edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lonely" (featuring Chris Brown)	Durrell Babbs Brown Cedric Hailey Donald DeGrate Floyd Bentley Lonny Bereal James Smith Kristina Stephens Melvin Monroe Vincent Watson	Invisible	4:54
2.	"Your One"	Babbs Jerren "J-Kits" Spruill Troy Taylor	J-Kits Taylor	3:47
3.	"Compliments" (featuring T.I. & Kris Stephens)	Babbs Clifford Harris Stephens	T-Minus	4:12
4.	"Don't Give Up"	Babbs	Tank The Composer	3:28
5.	"Nowhere" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Babbs Bentley Bereal Smith Monroe	Tank	3:31
6.	"Off Your Hands"	Babbs Kevin McCall	McCall	3:37
7.	"This Is How I Feel"	Babbs Stephens Luke Boyd Marcella Araica Nate Hills	Danja	4:16
8.	"Next Breath"	Babbs Christopher Umana McCall Micah Powell Sammie Bush	Tank The Composer Christopher "C4" Umana Rex Rideout	3:30
9.	"Better Than Me"	Babbs Eric Hudson	Tank Hudson	3:53
10.	"Lost It All"	Babbs Patrick Hayes Taylor	Hayes Taylor	4:42

This Is How I Feel – Digital edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How I Feel (Intro)"	Babbs	Tank	2:10
2.	"Lonely" (featuring Chris Brown)	Babbs Brown Hailey DeGrate Bentley Bereal Smith Stephens Monroe Watson	Invisible	4:54
3.	"Your One"	Babbs Spruill Taylor	J-Kits Taylor	3:47
4.	"Compliments (Interlude)"	Babbs	Tank	1:27
5.	"Compliments" (featuring T.I. & Kris Stephens)	Babbs Harris Stephens	T-Minus	4:12
6.	"Don't Give Up"	Babbs	Tank The Composer	3:28
7.	"Nowhere" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Babbs Bentley Bereal Smith Monroe	Tank	3:31
8.	"Off Your Hands"	Babbs McCall	McCall	3:37
9.	"This Is How I Feel (Interlude)"	Babbs	Tank	2:03
10.	"This Is How I Feel"	Babbs Stephens Boyd Araica Hills	Danja	4:16
11.	"Next Breath"	Babbs Umana McCall Powell Bush	Tank The Composer Umana Rideout	3:30
12.	"Better Than Me"	Babbs Hudson	Tank Hudson	3:53
13.	"Lost It All"	Babbs Hayes Taylor	Hayes Taylor	4:42

iTunes Store deluxe version^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Underrated"	Babbs Curtis Jackson Andre Young Michael Elizondo	Tank	3:56
15.	"Crazy" (featuring Kevin McCall)	Babbs McCall	McCall	3:39
16.	"Underrated" (music video)			4:02

Samples

• "Lonely" contains elements of "My Heart Belongs to You" as performed by Jodeci.

Personnel

Credits for This Is How I Feel adapted from Allmusic.^[8]

* Rebecca Alexis – stylist Marcella Araica – composer Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – engineer, mixing John Armstrong – engineer Durrell Babbs – composer, executive producer, producer Paul Bailey – engineer Aaron Bay–Schuck – A&R Floyd E. Bentley III Composer Britney Bereal – vocals (Background) Charlie Bereal – guitar Lonny Bereal – composer Josh Berg – engineer Luke Boyd – composer, vocals (Background) Chris Brown – composer, Featured Artist Sammie Bush – composer, vocals (Background) Clifford Harris – composer The Composer – producer Danja – producer Donald DeGrate – composer Dustin Douglass – engineer Lanre Gaba – A&R Doug Geikie – engineer Jimmy Gonzales – engineer Cedric Hailey – composer Trehy Harris – Assistant Nico Hartikainen – engineer Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes Composer, Producer Nate Hills – composer Eric Hudson – composer, producer Jaycen Joshua – mixing

David Kutch – Mastering Christian Lantry – Photography William Marshall – Hair Stylist, Make–Up Kevin McCall – composer, producer, vocals (Background) Peter Mokran – mixing Melvin R. Monroe III Composer Mark Obriski – Art Direction, Design Rhea Pasricha – A&R Micah Powell – composer, vocals (Background) Erik Reichers – engineer Rex Rideout – additional production Poet Ed Sanders – Assistant Phil Scott III – engineer James "J–Doe" Smith – composer Jerren Spruill – composer Jerren "J–Kits" Spruill – producer Marsha St. Hubert – Marketing Kris Stephens – Featured Artist Kristina Stephens – composer T.I. – Featured Artist Tank – Primary Artist, Producer Troy Taylor – composer, producer T–Minus – producer Alex Heme Toval – engineer Carolyn Tracey – Package Production Sergio "Sergical" Tsai – engineer Christopher Umana – composer, producer Vincent Watson – composer Vincent "Invincible" Watson – producer

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for This Is How I Feel Chart (2012) Peak position US Billboard 200[9] 9 US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[10] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for This Is How I Feel Chart (2012) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 63

Release history

This Is How I Feel release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref(s)
Various	May 8, 2012	CD Digital download Streaming	Atlantic	[12]

References

1. "This is How I Feel". Amazon. 2012.
2. "Compliments (feat. Kris Stephens) - Single by Tank". iTunes Store. Apple. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
3. "Next Breath - Single by Tank". iTunes Store. Apple. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
4. "This Is How I Feel – Tank". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
5. Amidon, David (July 1, 2012). "Tank: This Is How I Feel". PopMatters. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
6. "Tank's "This Is How I Feel" First-Week Sales Projections Revealed | SOHH.COM". www.sohh.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13.
7. "This is How I Feel (Deluxe Version) by Tank". iTunes. 8 May 2012.
8. "This Is How I Feel - Tank: Credits: AllMusic". AllMusic.
9. "Tank Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 100 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
10. "Tank Album & Song Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
11. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2014". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
12. "This Is How I Feel by Tank". Apple Music. Retrieved October 25, 2022.