Feel Me Flow

"Feel Me Flow"
"Feel Me Flow"
Single by Naughty by Nature
from the album Poverty's Paradise
B-side	"Hang Out and Hustle"
Released	May 23, 1995
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:34
Label	Tommy Boy
Songwriters	Anthony Criss; Vincent Brown; Kier Gist; Ziggy Modeliste; Art Neville; Cyril Neville; Leo Nocentelli; George Porter Jr.;
Producer	Naughty by Nature
Naughty by Nature singles chronology
Music video
	"Feel Me Flow" on YouTube

"Feel Me Flow" is a song by American hip hop group Naughty by Nature, released in May 1995 by Tommy Boy Records as a single from their fourth album, Poverty's Paradise (1995). The song was the most successful single from the album, peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart in mid-June^[1] and at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in mid-July.^[2] The sole rapper on the song is Treach. The accompanying music video shows him near a pool and the ocean in the midst of a heat wave, and also shows clips of the winter and people snowboarding. The winter scene was recorded at Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont. The song was later featured in the 2002 film 8 Mile.^[3]

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Well done naughties! You don't have to check the sample credits. As so much pure swing, the track automatically points to New Orleans soul and its house band the Meters ('Find Yourself')."^[4] Ted Kessler from NME commented, "Treach and co return with a song as hardy and sure-footed as 'Hip Hop Hooray', another call-and-response hip-hop anthem that should ensure Naughty by Nature are not handed the key to that most overcrowded of pop's resting places: the home of the one-hit hip-hop wonder. They're not saying much here, other than they're still here and still fab, but they do it with an elegant East Coast swagger that's intended on the memory as soon as the first chorus has faded out. A hit, Cap'n!"^[5]

Another NME editor, Iestyn George, complimented the song as "a fresh call and response excursion from the Paul Heaton-endorsed East Coast rap crew, featuring the Radio Edit's neat jazzy keyboard loop and a funky bass-line for that smooth summer hit quotient, plus a brace of monstrous subterranean versions for blasting out loud whilst cruising around the 'hood in yo' mutha's Vauxhall Nova."^[6]

Track listing

CD single

"Feel Me Flow" (Original Mix)
"Hang Out and Hustle" (Original Mix)
"Feel Me Flow" (E-A-Ski Remix)
"Feel Me Flow" (Original Instrumental)
"Hang Out and Hustle" (Original Instrumental)

Charts

Usage in Media

In 2025, the song was used in a Starbucks^[7]commercial for the drink called the Iced Lavender Matcha where a barista is shown dancing around to the tune.

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	89
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[9]	11
UK Singles (OCC)^[10]	23
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[11]	60
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	17
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[13]	17
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[14]	3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[15]	12

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[16]	73
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[17]	68

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[18]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Naughty by Nature".
^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p78/charts-awards/billboard-singles
^ More Music from 8 Mile. AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 32. August 12, 1995. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
^ Kessler, Ted (April 22, 1995). "Singles". NME. p. 32. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ George, Iestyn (April 22, 1995). "Groove Check". NME. p. 17. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ Starbucks Iced Lavender Matcha TV spot, 'Ready' Song by Naughty by Nature
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 199.
^ "Naughty by Nature – Feel Me Flow". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). April 8, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
^ "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ "American single certifications – Naughty By Nature – Let Me Flow". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

[1] "Naughty by Nature".

[2] ttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/p78/charts-awards/billboard-singles

[3] More Music from 8 Mile. AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2021.

[4] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 32. August 12, 1995. p. 8. Retrieved March 17, 2025.

[5] Kessler, Ted (April 22, 1995). "Singles". NME. p. 32. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[6] George, Iestyn (April 22, 1995). "Groove Check". NME. p. 17. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[7] Starbucks Iced Lavender Matcha TV spot, 'Ready' Song by Naughty by Nature

[8] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 199.

[sc_New_Zealand_Naughty_by_Nature-9] "Naughty by Nature – Feel Me Flow". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

[sc_UK_-10] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2022.

[11] "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental insert). April 8, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Naughty_by_Nature-12] "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Naughty_by_Nature-13] "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[sc_Billboardrapsongs_Naughty_by_Nature-14] "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Naughty_by_Nature-15] "Naughty by Nature Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[16] "Billboard Top 100 - 1995". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2010.

[17] "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[United_StatesNaughty_By_NatureLet_Me_FlowsingleCertRef-18] "American single certifications – Naughty By Nature – Let Me Flow". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 10, 2024.

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Albums	Independent Leaders Naughty by Nature 19 Naughty III Poverty's Paradise Nineteen Naughty Nine: Nature's Fury IIcons Anthem Inc.
Compilation albums	Nature's Finest Naughty's Nicest
Singles	"O.P.P." "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" "Uptown Anthem" "Hip Hop Hooray" "It's On" "Written on Ya Kitten" "Clap Yo Hands" "Craziest" "Feel Me Flow" "Mourn You Til I Join You" "Dirt All by My Lonely" "Jamboree" "Holiday" "Feels Good (Don't Worry Bout a Thing)"
Related articles	Discography Rottin Razkals Naughty by Nature: Tha Mixtape

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